SEC. 9A-6. EXPIRATION OF LICENSE; DENIAL OF RENEWAL APPLICATION.

   (a)   Each license shall expire one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed only by making application as provided in Section 9A-2. Application for renewal should be made at least 30 days before the expiration date, and when made less than 30 days before the expiration date the expiration of the license will not be affected.

   (b)   When the chief of police denies renewal of a license, the applicant shall not be issued a license for one year from the date of denial unless the chief of police finds that the basis for denial of the renewal license has been corrected or abated, in which case the applicant may be granted a license if at least 90 days have elapsed since the date denial became effective. (Ord. 15552)

SEC. 9A-7. SUSPENSION.

   The chief of police shall suspend a license for a period not exceeding 30 days if he determines that a licensee or an employee of a licensee has:

      (1)   violated Section 9A-3(b), Section 9A-5, Section 9A-10, or Section 9A-11(b) of this chapter;

      (2)   engaged in excessive use of alcoholic beverages while on the billiard hall premises;

      (3)   refused to allow an inspection of the billiard hall premises as authorized by this chapter;

      (4)   knowingly permitted gambling by any person on the billiard hall premises;

      (5)   knowingly permitted an intoxicated person to remain on the premises; or

      (6)   demonstrated inability to operate or manage a billiard hall premises in a peaceful and law abiding manner, thus necessitating action by law enforcement officers. (Ord. 15552)

SEC. 9A-8. REVOCATION.

   (a)   The chief of police shall revoke a license if a cause of suspension in Section 9A-7 occurs and the license has been suspended within the preceding 12 months.

   (b)   The chief of police shall revoke a license upon determining that:

      (1)   a licensee has given false or misleading information in the material submitted to the chief of police during the application process;

      (2)   a licensee or an employee is unable to lawfully operate the billiard hall because of physical or mental impairment;

      (3)   a licensee or an employee has knowingly allowed possession, use, or sale of controlled substances on the premises;

      (4)   a licensee or an employee has knowingly allowed prostitution on the premises;

      (5)   a licensee or an employee knowingly permitted a customer to play billiards during a period of time when the billiard hall license was suspended; or

      (6)   a licensee has been convicted of:

         (A)   a felony; or

         (B)   a misdemeanor involving an offense of:

            (i)   prostitution;

            (ii)   promotion of prostitution;

            (iii)   public lewdness;

            (iv)   gambling;

            (v)   violation of the Texas Controlled Substances and Dangerous Drugs Act; or

            (vi)   unlawfully carrying a weapon;

and five years have not elapsed since the termination of any sentence, parole, or probation. The fact that a conviction is being appealed has no effect.

   (c)   When the chief of police revokes a license, the revocation will continue for one year and the licensee may not be issued a billiard hall license for one year from the date revocation became final. If, subsequent to revocation, the chief of police finds that the basis for the revocation action has been corrected or abated, the applicant may be granted a license if at least 90 days have elapsed since the date the revocation became final. If the license was revoked under Subsection (b)(6), an applicant may not apply for or be granted another license until the appropriate number of years required under that subsection have elapsed. (Ord. Nos. 15552; 16066; 25424)

SEC. 9A-9. APPEAL.

   If the chief of police denies the issuance of a license, or suspends or revokes a license, or denies authority to operate on a 24 hour basis, he shall send to the applicant, or licensee, by certified mail, return receipt requested, written notice of his action and the right to an appeal. The aggrieved party may appeal the decision of the chief of police to a permit and license appeal board in accordance with Section 2-96 of this code. The filing of an appeal stays the action of the chief of police in suspending or revoking a license until the permit and license appeal board makes a final decision. (Ord. Nos. 15552; 16066; 18200)

SEC. 9A-10. TRANSFER OF LICENSE.

   A licensee shall not transfer his license to another, not shall a licensee operate a billiard hall under the authority of a license at any place other than the address designated in the application. (Ord. 15552)

SEC. 9A-11. PERSONS UNDER 17 PROHIBITED.

   (a)   No person under the age of 17 years may enter a billiard hall unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. A person commits an offense if he falsely represents himself to be either a parent or guardian of a person under the age of 17 years for the purpose of gaining the person’s admittance into a billiard hall.

   (b)   A licensee or an employee of a licensee commits an offense if he knowingly allows a person under the age of 17 years to enter or remain upon the premises of a billiard hall unless the person is accompanied by a parent or guardian.

   (c)   A licensee shall post at or near each entrance to a billiard hall a conspicuous sign containing the words “Persons under 17 Prohibited without Parent or Guardian, City of Dallas Ordinance,” or other language that clearly prohibits a person under the age of 17 years from entering the billiard hall unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. (Ord. Nos. 15552; 20199)

SEC. 9A-12. INSPECTION.

   Representatives of the department of code compliance, the fire department, the police department, and the building official may inspect the premises of a billiard hall, for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the law, at any time it is open for business. (Ord. Nos. 15552; 22026; 27697)