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311. AMUSEMENT CENTERS 311.010. DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this Chapter, certain terms and words are defined as follows: (A) Amusement Center. Any room, place, or area, open to the public, located within any building or structure, including, but not limited to, a bar, restaurant, lounge, supper club, or bowling establishment, the purpose and use of which is to provide amusement or entertainment through the operation of four (4) or more amusement devices. (B) Amusement Device. Any electronic or mechanical machine or device, which operates or may be operated by the public by inserting a coin, coins, token, or tokens, therein, which is intended for entertainment or amusement. This definition includes, but is not limited to, such devices as billiard tables, pinball machines, table shuffleboard games, table hockey and soccer games, video games, motion picture machines, and all other electronic and mechanical machines and devices, which operate or are operated for the entertainment or amusement of the public. An "amusement device" is not a "gambling device" as defined by Minnesota Statutes. (C) Operate. To conduct, manage, supervise, maintain or keep. 811.020. LICENSE REQUIRED. No person, firm or corporation shall operate an amusement center within the City of Little Canada without first having applied for and received an amusement center license as hereinafter provided. Operation of any amusement devices in a. business establishment is prohibited, unless the area occupied by the amusement devices is licensed as an amusement center. 811.030. APPLICATION. Each applicant for an amusement center license shall apply to the City Administrator upon such forms as are provided by the City and shall answer all questions and provide all information required on said. application. The application shall include a description of the area within which the amusement devices are to be located. 811.040. LICENSE FEE. Amusement center licenses shall be issued for one (1) year periods commencing July 1 of each year. The annual license fee shall be $15 per site plus $15 per machine, and shall be paid at the time of making application. In the event said appiication is rejected, the full fee shall be refunded. 811.050. INSURANCE. The applicant for an amusement center license shall provide the City with a Certificate of Insurance evidencing liability coverage in the amount of $100,000/$300,000, with a provision that the City be held harmless. 811.060. REVOCATION. The Council may, after notice and hearing, revoke any license 311 -1 Page 14