§ 122-2. Licenses; registration fees.

A. 

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to hold, operate or conduct or to allow, permit or suffer the holding, operation or conduct of any amusement game in the City of North Wildwood, in the County of Cape May, unless and until a license therefor has been issued by the Council of the City of North Wildwood in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the State Commissioner of Amusement Games Control of the State of New Jersey and pursuant to the authority of this chapter.

B. 

On and after the adoption of this chapter, the annual license fees or charges for the holding, operating or conducting of any of the several classes of permissible amusement games, as fully described and provided for in Regulation No. 7 of the Amusement Games Regulations, shall be as follows:

(1) 

Objects thrown or propelled at target games: one game per license; Permissible Amusement Games Certificate No. 1: $500.

(2) 

All arcade machines or device games (Pokerino, Pinball, Slots, Poker, Skee Ball, etc.) except soda machines.

[Amended 5-7-2002 by Ord. No. 1401]

(a) 

Permissible amusement games under Certificate No. 2: $1,000, plus $5 for each additional redemption game in excess of 50.

(b) 

For amusement arcades where coin-operated amusement machines are operated, payment for the New Jersey Certificate No. 2 Arcade License(s) shall constitute payment for the mercantile license for the arcade only.

(3) 

Nondraw raffle games permitting blind selection of prize: one game per license; Permissible Amusement Games Certificate No. 3: $500.

(4) 

Competitive achievement games (Skillo, Fascination, Bowlo, etc.): one game per license; not more than 100 players per license or fraction thereof; Permissible Amusement Games Certificate No. 4: $1,250.

(5) 

Games of chance incorporating laydown boards, electric push buttons, start and stop, moving indicators and symbols and numbers known as "stop and go games": one game per license; Permissible Amusement Games Certificate No. 5: $1,000.

(6) 

Guessing games known as "guess your weight" or "guess your age": Permissible Amusement Games Certificate No. 6: $500.

(7) 

Ring the bell game or high striker game: Permissible Amusement Games Certificate No. 7: $500.

(8) 

Log roll, rope climb, fishing game, skin the wire game, bottle stand-up, etc.: Permissible Amusement Games Certificate No. 8: $500.

(9) 

A game of chance incorporating a laydown board marked in segments bearing numbers, names or symbols, whereon the player or players place the entry fee as an indication of the choice of expected winner, which is determined by a nonelectrical and nonmechanical device, set in motion by a player or players, coming to rest, generally known as "pan game," "crazy ball" and "crazy block": Permissible Amusement Games Certificate No. 9: $500.

Amended 4-3-1979 by Ord. No. 731; 4-17-1984 by Ord. No. 862; 3-4-1986 by Ord. No. 922; 3-19-1991 by Ord. No. 1086