IN GENERAL

Miami City Code ch. 5, art. I

in effect

Miami City Code § 5-1 Pool rooms—Midnight closing; exceptions.

Sec. 5-1. - Pool rooms—Midnight closing; exceptions. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep open, between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. of any day, a room or saloon containing any billiard or pool tables, except such a room operated in conjunction with and incidental to a bowling establishment, or as a principal use in conjunction with an accessory restaurant (1,500 square foot minimum restaurant area) and where the main entrance is through the restaurant, and the billiard or pool room is not to be open for play unless the requisite restaurant is also open and serving food at the same time. (Code 1967, § 4-1; Ord. No. 10640, § 1, 9-28-89; Code 1980, § 5-1)

Miami City Code § 5-2 Same—Minors prohibited; exceptions; permits for minors.

Sec. 5-2. - Same—Minors prohibited; exceptions; permits for minors. It shall be unlawful for any person, his/her servant or employee to permit anyone under the age of 18 years to visit or frequent or play in any billiard parlor in the city, provided that this shall not apply to any person on active duty in the armed services of the United States, or who has a written permit or card signed and notarized by his/her parent or guardian and filed in the establishment to which the permit or card is given by the parent or guardian of the minor involved, or a married minor, or when accompanied by parent or guardian. Such permit card shall be valid only in the establishment to which it is issued, and such permit card may be revoked at any time by the parent or guardian, or by the operator of such billiard parlor by returning the card to the parent or guardian, or by any law enforcement officer upon conviction of the party of a crime. No written permit shall be valid in any establishment which sells or permits consumption on its premises of intoxicating or alcoholic beverages. (Code 1967, § 4-2; Code 1980, § 5-2; Ord. No. 13676, § 2, 4-27-17)

Miami City Code § 5-3 Same—Order to minor to leave; calling police.

Sec. 5-3. - Same—Order to minor to leave; calling police. (a) In case any minor shall enter any pool or billiard room or parlor in violation of section 5-2, it shall be the duty of the person in charge of or owning or operating any such pool or billiard room or parlor to order such minor to vacate such place, and, in case the minor refuses to vacate such place, it shall be the duty of such person in charge of or owning or operating such pool or billiard room or parlor to call a police officer, whose duty it shall be to take such minor out of such place. (b) In case any such minor is directed or ordered to vacate or move out of any such pool room or parlor by the person in charge of or owning or operating the same, unless such minor shall be excepted by the provisions of section 5-2, it shall be the duty of such minor to comply immediately with the order, direction or request of such person. (Code 1967, § 4-3; Code 1980, § 5-3)

Source: City of Miami, Florida, City Code, City Charter, Special Acts and Related General Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/miami/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIITHCO_CH5AM_ARTIINGEFetched: 11/1/2026