(A) Any law enforcement or code enforcement officer charged with the administration of this code shall seal, in a manner that will prevent further operation, any gaming machine upon which the tax and enforcement fee required by this chapter has not been paid or upon which the decal is not properly displayed. The owner or operator of any machine subject to this chapter shall be required to pay a fee equal to the maximum amount permitted under V.T.C.A., Occupations Code § 2153.453, for the release of any machine sealed and any outstanding enforcement fee amounts, as provided herein, for nonpayment of the tax, nonpayment of the enforcement fee, or for failure to properly display the decal evidencing the payment of the tax and proper registration of the machine. Upon proof of payment of the occupation tax fee and the regulatory enforcement license fee, as well as the violation penalty fee, the officer will remove the seal.
(B) Any owner desiring to contest the tax, enforcement fee, or penalty owed to the city to secure the release of a sealed machine may request an appeal as described.
(Ord. 2021-07-01, passed 8-17-2021)