725.03 LICENSE APPLICATION; REQUIREMENTS.
   (a)   No person, partnership, corporation, or other entity shall operate or conduct an entertainment device arcade or internet café without first obtaining a license therefore from the Chief of Police. Every person, partnership, corporation, organization or other entity shall make an application in writing to the Chief of Police, which application shall set forth:
      (1)   The name under which the business is to be conducted;
      (2)   The location where the business is conducted, with a description of the premises, including a scaled diagram;
      (3)   The name and address of any manager, supervisor, and all other employees;
      (4)   The name and address of the owner or owners of the entertainment devices; and,
      (5)   The name, address, and principal occupation of every person with an interest in the business. If the business is conducted by:
         A.   A sole proprietorship, the name, home address, and principal occupation of that individual.
         B.   A firm or partnership, the names, home addresses, and principal occupations of each member of the firm or partnership.
         C.   A corporation, the names, home addresses, and principal occupations of all officers and shareholders and the statutory agent.
      (6)   The name, description, model number and serial number of each entertainment device on the premises and any other device on the premises that is necessary to the operation of the entertainment device.
      (7)   A.   A list of each separate prize that may be given out and each separate dollar amount that may be given; and;
         B.   The odds of winning any offered prize or dollar amount awarded for the participation in any game, activity, program, scheme or play, use or participation in any way in an entertainment device or participating in any other activity or promotion in the entertainment device arcade, whether or not the determination of the giving of the thing of value or the delivery of the thing of value occurs totally within the confines of the premises or requires some event, occurrence or happening at another location.
      (8)   The name and address of any and all persons, businesses or organizations that provide games, computer software, equipment, or services or operate devices linked to the licensee's entertainment devices or to devices necessary to operate the entertainment devices, whether any such provisions are sold, leased or licensed.
      (9)   The tax account number, obtained by completing and submitting a Regional Income Tax Agency Business Registration Form 48 to the Regional Income Tax Agency prior to obtaining the within license.
   (b)   The person, partnership, corporation, or other entity operating or conducting the business shall have a continuing duty to inform the Village Fiscal Officer as to changes in the information required in this section. No person, partnership, corporation, or other entity shall operate or conduct an entertainment device arcade at any time unless the information on file with the Village Fiscal Officer is current and accurately reports the licensing, information at the time of operation.
   (c)   If an application is not approved, the Chief of Police shall notify the applicant in writing, with reasons for rejection.
   (d)   The Chief of Police shall not issue a license to any person, partnership, corporation, or other entity if any of the persons with an interest in the business or if any of the employees of the business have been convicted of a violation of a federal or state statute or of any local ordinance pertaining to gambling or other crime of moral turpitude within five years preceding the application. Also, as a prerequisite to the issuance of such license, an inspection shall be made of the premises by the Wakeman Fire District and the State of Ohio Building Department to seek and obtain the approval of said agency.
   (e)   The entertainment device arcade shall be open to inspection and viewing of operations by law enforcement officers and fire department personnel at all times that the arcade is open for business. No operator shall fail to immediately permit entry to any such Village officials.
   (f)   Failure to register or pay a license fee for an entertainment device shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of the license for the entertainment device arcade and said device shall be seized and forfeited to the Village.
(Ord. 2012-0-2. Passed 4-9-12.)