CHAPTER 112: AMUSEMENTS
Section
   112.01   Bowling alleys
   112.02   Coin-operated amusement devices
   112.03   Carnivals
   112.04   Fortune tellers
   112.05   Outdoor entertainment
   112.06   Poolrooms
   112.07   Theaters
   112.08   Sales, possession and use of aerosol sprayed confetti prohibited
Cross-reference:
   Occupational license requirements, see Ch. 115
§ 112.01 BOWLING ALLEYS.
   It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to operate or engage in the business of operating a bowling alley other than during the times specified below:
   (A)   On Monday through Saturday of each week, the hours of operation shall be from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
   (B)   On Sunday of each week, the hours of operation shall be from 1:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
(Ord. 430.4, passed 9-14-50) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 112.02 COIN-OPERATED AMUSEMENT DEVICES.
   (A)   For the purpose of this section the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
      COIN-OPERATED AMUSEMENT MACHINE. Any lawful coin- or token- operated machine or device which contains no element of chance and which as a result of depositing a coin, token, or other object or amusement of some character with or without vending any merchandise, but in addition to any such merchandise. Such coin-operated amusement machine shall not include any bona fide merchandise vending machine in which there is incorporated no amusement features.
   (B)   There is hereby established a license fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per annum upon each coin-operated amusement machine, and also on any electrically operated machine operated as a game or for pleasure and entertainment by the general public.
(KRS 137.410)
   (C)   The aforesaid fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be due and payable on the first day of July annually. The city shall issue a receipt for same indicating the amount paid and the year for which the license is granted.
§ 112.03 CARNIVALS.
   (A)   For the purpose of this section the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   CARNIVAL . Includes amusement activities, rides, merry-go-rounds, booths for the conduct of games of skill, food dispensing facilities, and side shows.
   (B)   It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to conduct or operate within the city and any exhibitions or carnivals which are open to the public without first securing, in writing, a permit from the Board of Commissioners. The city police or any other peace officers are empowered to prohibit the operation of a carnival without a permit.
   (C)   This section shall not be in lieu of the payment by carnival operators of standard license fees for the city (see § 115.06).
   (D)   The Board of Commissioners may, at their option, require the inspection of mechanical, structural, electrical, or other hazards by the City Codes and Zoning Enforcement Officer before issuing a permit. However, the failure of the city to cause such an inspection, or its waiver, shall not be deemed as approval by the city of any mechanical, structural, or electrical components of any operator. It is the policy of the Board of Commissioners not to grant permission for the operation of a carnival or exhibition within any city park, particularly if the carnival consists in part of trucks, equipment, or pony or horse rides.
(Ord. 710.4, passed 8-9-92) Penalty, see § 10.99
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