§ 9-494. Enforcement, penalty.

(a)

The Westfield Police Department shall serve as agent to the license commission for the enforcement of this article.

(b)

All licenses for automatic amusement devices granted by the license commission shall be subject to inspection by the Westfield Police Department to ensure conformance with submitted application information and the requirements of this article and M.G.L.A. c. 140, § 177A.

(c)

Any unlicensed automatic amusement device or any licensed automatic amusement device used in violation of this ordinance or of M.G.L.A. c. 140, § 177A shall be subject to immediate seizure by the Westfield Police Department. In the event of such seizure, the police department shall promptly provide a written report to the license commission. Upon receipt of the report, the license commission shall schedule a hearing at its next following regular meeting to which the owner, if known, of the automatic amusement device and the licensee at whose premises said device was seized, shall be summoned to appear. Failure to appear after receipt of notice shall be deemed a waiver of the right to challenge the seizure of the automatic amusement device.

(d)

A violation of this article or M.G.L.A. c. 140, § 177A shall be ground for revocation of any license issued by the City of Westfield and held by the violator, including a license to sell alcoholic beverages and may otherwise be punished as allowed by law.

(Ord. No. 1371, § 9-22, 3-18-04)