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Fairview, MT Code of Ordinances
FAIRVIEW, MONTANA CODE OF ORDINANCES
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 110: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
CHAPTER 111: PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
CHAPTER 112: GAMING BUSINESSES
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
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§ 112.03 HOURS OF OPERATION.
   No game of chance or authorized card game may be operated in any premises, licensed hereunder, during the following hours:
   (A)   Sunday from 2:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; and
   (B)   On any other day between 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
(Prior Code, § 5.10.250) (Ord. 204, passed - -) Penalty, see § 112.99
§ 112.04 GAMING EQUIPMENT.
   (A)   No licensee operating authorized card games or games of chance, pursuant to this chapter, may operate at one time on the premises more than five gaming tables or more than five gaming machines, and may not conduct more than two games of bingo or two raffles at any time, or more than the number of tables and machines authorized by his or her license, whichever is fewer.
   (B)   A licensee may at any time increase the number of gaming tables or gaming machines authorized on his or her premises up to the maximum authorized by this chapter by first paying to the Director of Finance the necessary fees and applying for a license amendment.
   (C)   The amendment shall be granted by the Director of Finance on payment of the requisite fees, and shall be posted with the original license during the balance of the license year.
(Prior Code, § 5.10.360) (Ord. 204, passed - -; Ord. 221, passed 11-8-1982) Penalty, see § 112.99
LICENSING REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS
§ 112.15 LICENSE REQUIRED.
   Gaming licenses may be issued to qualified applicants as herein provided, whereby the licensee shall be authorized and permitted to provide gaming tables for authorized card games and equipment for games of chance and to operate and conduct authorized card games and games of chance. No person shall permit the operation or conduct of any card game or game of chance on his or her premises until he or she has obtained a gaming license.
(Prior Code, § 5.10.020) (Ord. 204, passed - -) Penalty, see § 112.99
§ 112.16 RESTRICTIONS ON INDIVIDUALS.
   No gaming license or temporary license shall be issued to:
   (A)   A person who has been convicted of being a keeper or is keeping a house of ill fame;
   (B)   A person who has been convicted of pandering or other crimes or other misdemeanors opposed to decency and morality under the laws of the federal government or any state of the United States;
   (C)   A person whose license, issued under this chapter or the ordinance or resolution of any other city, town or county in the state relating to gaming, has been revoked for cause;
   (D)   A person who, at the time of application for renewal of any license issued hereunder would not be eligible for such license upon a first application;
   (E)   A person who is not a citizen of the United States and who has not been a resident of the state for at least one year immediately preceding the filing of the application for a license;
   (F)   A person who is not the owner and operator of the business licensed for the sale of liquor, beer, food, cigarettes or other consumable products;
   (G)   Minors; and/or
   (H)   A person who has been convicted of any crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or violence against an individual.
(Prior Code, § 5.10.030) (Ord. 204, passed - -)
§ 112.17 DENIAL OF LICENSE FOR UNSUITABLE PREMISES.
   (A)   A gaming license may be denied if the Town Council deems that the place or location for which the license is sought is unsuitable for the conduct of gaming operations.
   (B)   Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following places or locations may be deemed unsuitable:
      (1)   Premises located within the immediate vicinity of churches, hospitals, schools and children’s public playgrounds;
      (2)   Premises located in a place where gaming would be contrary to a zoning ordinance; and
      (3)   Premises difficult to police by reason of physical layout or construction.
(Prior Code, § 5.10.040) (Ord. 204, passed - -)
§ 112.18 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.
   Prior to the issuance of a license, as herein provided, the applicant shall file with the Director of Finance, an application in writing, signed by the applicant and directed to the Town Council, which application shall specify the location by street and number of the premises where authorized card games and games of chance are to be conducted under the license applied for. The application shall state the names of all individuals and persons financially interested in the promises, the license sought or the business conducted on the premises. The application must be accompanied hy satisfactory evidence that the applicant is currently licensed for the sale of liquor, beer, food, cigarettes or any other consumable product, and the applicant must further authorize the Chief of Police to investigate the applicant’s character, background and associations, and the suitability of the premises for gaming. The license application shall set forth the number of gaming tables, not to exceed five, and the number of gaming machines, not to exceed ten that are to be used on the premises and whether games of chance are to be conducted on the premises.
(Prior Code, § 5.10.050) (Ord. 204, passed - -)
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