(a) "Mechanical Amusement Device" means any machine or device which may be operated as a game, contest or amusement by the payment of money or anything of value or by the insertion of a coin or token, which is displayed in public within the Village of New London. "Mechanical Amusement Device" includes, but is not limited to, pinball games, mechanical bowling games, electrically operated target games, mechanical baseball and football games, air hockey, skee ball, shuffle alley and shuffle skill games. "Mechanical Amusement Device" does not include juke boxes, photo-booths, those devices designed for use by persons under the age of 18 years such as mechanical horses, miniature cars, buses, space ship, or carousels, or rides, games set up on a temporary basis by legitimate operators or other amusement devices otherwise licensed by the Village of New London.
(b) "Person" or "persons" includes individuals, partnerships, unincorporated associations of every type, and corporations.
(c) "Owner" includes persons holding title to mechanical amusement devices and bailees, franchises, lessees, operators and any other person who may lawfully exercise any degree of control over a mechanical amusement device.
(Ord. 81-8. Passed 6-9-81.)