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)

SEC. 9A-13. OCCUPATION TAX.

   In addition to the license fees imposed by this article, an occupation tax of one-half the amount levied by the state is levied on every billiard table (whether coin operated or not) on which the state levies such tax. (Ord. 15552)