Turlock Municipal Code Art. 1 Scope And Purpose

The recent proliferation of video amusement machines and their attraction to the youth of the City is hereby found to create a condition in which unregulated amusement machine businesses may create a hazard to the health, safety, and well-being of minors and adversely affect school attendance.

For the purpose of this chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases used in this chapter are defined as follows:

(a)

"Amusement machine business"

shall mean any business which maintains on the premises Two (2) or more amusement machines available for use and play by the general public or by patrons of such business. Public school districts shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter.

(b)

"Amusement machine"

shall mean any mechanical, electrical, electronic, or other machine, apparatus, contrivance, or device which may be operated or played by placing or depositing therein a coin, check, slug, ball, token, card, or other article, or by paying for the use thereof in advance or after use, involving in its operation or play either skill or chance. "Amusement machine" shall not include phonographs, jukeboxes, or other music machines.

(c)

"Owner"

shall mean any person engaged in business at a fixed place of business in the City, at or in which place of business there are located two (2) or more amusement machines intended or available for use by the public generally or by patrons of such business, whether the business of amusement machines is conducted as a single business or in conjunction with another business or businesses.

(d)

"Premises"

shall mean any building, lot, parcel, real estate, land, or portion of land, whether improved or unimproved, including adjacent sidewalks, parking strips, streets, and alleys.

No person shall consume alcoholic beverages on the premises of an amusement machine business during operating hours, unless such business is licensed to serve alcoholic beverages for consumption on the business premises. No person shall consume controlled substances on the premises of an amusement machine business.

All the amusement machines available for use and play in or about an amusement machine business shall be plainly visible and accessible to the public and all patrons of the business.

At all times during the operation of any amusement machine at the business premises of an amusement machine business a responsible adult attendant (eighteen (18) years of age or older) shall be present to supervise the conduct of all persons present on the premises, maintain proper order and good behavior, prevent loitering, and guard against any conduct which is, or is reasonably likely to be, detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare.

Minors required to be in school and not accompanied by a parent or guardian shall be prohibited from using or operating, either alone or with other persons, an amusement machine at amusement machine business premises between the hours of 8:00 am. and 3:00 pm. on any day during which a public school is in regular session. Minors unaccompanied by a parent or guardian shall be prohibited from using or operating, either alone or with other persons, an amusement machine at amusement machine business premises after curfew as defined in Section 5-4-01 of Chapter 4 of Title 5 of this Code. This limitation shall be prominently displayed in the proximity of the location of the amusement machines and shall be enforced by supervisory personnel on the site.