(a) Persons and/or business owning and operating coin-operated merchandise, service, amusement or music devices or vending machines shall obtain annual licenses and pay the fees prescribed in this section.
(b) The liability for the license to operate any type of coin-operated merchandise, service, amusement or music devices or vending machines shall be upon the owner of the machine. The ownership shall be established by either a bill of sale, paid invoice or a conditional sales contract, which has been recorded in the applicable County Clerk’s Office. The leasing of such a machine shall not be considered as a transfer of ownership of the machine and where a lessor- lessee relationship exists, the lessor shall be liable for the applicable license and fees.
(c) The annual license fee to own and operate a coin operated baggage or parcel checking machine or device which is used for the storage of baggage or parcels of any character, to own and operate any coin operated toilet locker or device, to own and operate any coin operated amusement or music device, to own and operate a coin operated merchandise or service device, or nay other type of device which is operated on the coin-in-the-slot principle shall be five dollars ($5.00).
(d) No license fee shall be required of stores or businesses owning and operating machines or devices described in this section and owned by them in their own licensed stores. Provided however, that where the principal business is the operation of the machines or devices, then the licenses shall be obtained as above.
(e) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any pay telephone, postage stamp vending machines or currency changing machines operated on the coin-in-the-slot principle, unless it’s another governmental entity or public utility utilizing vending machines. (Ord. 0-1-02. Passed 2-28-02.)