(a) A person commits an offense if, as owner, exhibitor, lessee, or employee of the owner, exhibitor, or lessee of a coin-operated amusement device located within 500 feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school, he permits a person under the age of 17 years to operate the coin-operated amusement device between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on days during the fall or spring term when students are required to attend school in the school district in which the device is located.
(b) For the purposes of this section COIN-OPERATED AMUSEMENT DEVICE has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 6A-1 of this code.
(c) The owner, exhibitor, or lessee of a coin- operated amusement device located within 500 feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school shall place a sign on the device that reads, “Play by Persons Under 17 Not Allowed during School Hours.”
(d) For purposes of this section measurements shall be made in a straight line without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest entry door in the portion of a building where the coin- operated amusement device is located to the nearest entry door of the school.
(e) A person violating Subsection (a) of this section is deemed to be maintaining a public nuisance and a police officer of the city who observes the violation shall seize all the coin-operated amusement devices in the establishment and upon conviction of the person for violation of Subsection (a), the city shall dispose of the devices in the manner provided by law. (Ord. Nos. 14971; 16585)