731.01 DEFINITIONS.

   When used in this chapter, unless otherwise provided, the following words shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:

   (a)    "Exhibitor" means any person owning and exhibiting or contracting or permitting any mechanical amusement device to be installed, used and exhibited in his own place of business irrespective of the ownership of such devices.

   (b)    "Mechanical" or "electrically operated amusement device" means a machine which, upon the insertion of a coin or slug, operates or may be operated for use as a game, contest of amusement of any description or which may be used for any such game, contest or amusement, and which contains no automatic payoff device for the return of slugs, money, coins, checks, tokens, merchandise or anything of value or which contains no automatic device by the operation of which the player may win at uncertain intervals a free game, free play or any other additional amusement. This definition shall not include any mechanical or electrically operated amusement device which is a gambling device per se. This definition is not intended to and does not include merchandise vending machines.

   (c)   “Owner” means any person having title to any such mechanical amusement device.
(Ord. 33-53. Passed 6-8-53.)