For the purpose of this chapter, certain terms are defined as follows:
"Applicant" means an individual who is required to file an application for a permit under this chapter, including a fortuneteller, individual, owner, managing partner, managing officer of a corporation, or any other operator, manager, or employee of a fortunetelling establishment.
"For pay" means a fee, reward, donation, loan or receipt of anything of value.
"Fortune telling" means telling of fortunes, forecasting of futures, or furnishing of any information by means of any occult, psychic power, faculty, force, chiromancy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, cartomancy, psychology, psychometery, phrenology, spirits, tea leaves or other such reading, mediumship, telepathy, or other craft art, science, cards, talisman, charm, potion, magnetism, magnetized article or substance, gypsy cunning or foresight, crystal gazing, oriental mysteries, or magic, of any kind or nature, or other means beyond the ordinary process of knowledge.
"Fortunetelling establishments" means any establishment having a fixed place of business where any individual or entity engages in, or carries on, or permits to be engaged in or carried on any activities defined in this section.
"Fortuneteller" means any individual who, for any consideration whatsoever, engages in the practice of fortunetelling as herein defined unless otherwise excepted. (Ord. 9517 § 1 (part), 1995: prior code § 6651)