(A) The owner, operator, lessee, distributor or person, firm or corporation making available for use or play any video poker machine in the unincorporated area of the county must purchase and prominently display on each and every machine a county video poker license.
(B) The county video poker license shall be a biennial license beginning July 1 of odd numbered years and expiring after a period of 24 months. The fee for the county video poker license shall be the maximum amount permitted to be imposed as a video poker license fee by the county under S.C. Code § 12-21-2720(D) or any other statute or law now in force or subsequently enacted or amended from time to time by the South Carolina General Assembly. The fee shall be paid to the county treasurer before any video poker machine shall be used in the unincorporated area of the county.
(C) The proceeds from the collection of the county video poker license fee shall be deposited in the general fund of the county. The license fees shall be expended solely and exclusively for non-recurring capital expenses of the county and the costs incurred in administering the license fee established pursuant to this subchapter.
(‘77 Code, § 5-52) (Ord. 294, passed 1-3-94; Am. Ord. 4499, passed 6-21-99) Penalty, see § 112.99