(a) The license fee, payable to the city at the time of application and annually thereafter, shall be five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each business location per year or any part thereof ending on December 31 of each year. In the event that an application is denied under this chapter, one-half of the application fee shall be returned to the applicant. In the event that a license is revoked or suspended hereunder, no portion of the license fee shall be returned.
(b) The fee for each computerized sweepstakes device shall be fifty dollars ($50) for each device up to 50 devices and one hundred fifty dollars ($150) each for 51 or more devices on the premises for each year or any part thereof ending on the last day of the year.
(c) The fees, which are paid at the time of application, are not refundable in any case. The license fee shall be paid for each device brought to the facility before the device is put into use. For purposes of determining licensing fees, each device that is operable by one or more persons is a separate device.
(d) Licenses issued under this section shall not be transferable to any other person, partnership, corporation, or other entity and the business may be conducted only at the location for which the license is issued. The license must be so placed as to be made conspicuously visible and shall list each device with serial number.
(e) Failure to register any computerized sweepstakes device before placement on the premises is an unclassified misdemeanor and the operators shall each be liable for a mandatory fine of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for each day the device is not registered, and said fine shall not be reduced or suspended, and may result in forfeiture of license to operate a sweepstakes/internet café.
(Ord. 11-69, passed 11-22-2011)