Bowling Centers; Pool Halls

Saint Paul Legislative Code tit. XXIX, ch. 322

in effect

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 322.01 License required.

Sec. 322.01. - License required. No person shall keep or have for public use in Saint Paul any bowling center or any billiard or pool table, including any coin-operated billiard or pool table, wherein or whereon such person shall permit, for reward or otherwise, any other person to play at any game of billiards, pool, tenpins or to bowl thereon, or any other game or games whatever, without a license. No person licensed to sell on-sale nonintoxicating and intoxicating liquor who has any coin-operated billiard or pool table used on the premises licensed for the sale of liquor shall be required to have a license hereunder for said coin-operated billiard or pool table. (Code 1956, § 406.01; Ord. No. 17557, § 1, 5-10-88)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 322.02 Fee.

Sec. 322.02. - Fee. (a) Billiard or pool tables. The fee required for a license shall be established by ordinance as specified in section 310.09(b) of the Legislative Code. (b) Bowling centers. The fee required for a license shall be established by ordinance as specified in section 310.09(b) of the Legislative Code. (Code 1956, § 406.03; Ord. No. 16883, 2-11-83; Ord. No. 17557, § 1, 5-10-88; C.F. No. 99-503, § 1, 7-7-99)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 322.03 Hours of operation; cause for revocation.

Sec. 322.03. - Hours of operation; cause for revocation. The keeper of any such pool or billiard room shall not allow the same to be kept open or used by any person later than 12:00 of any night and the same shall thereafter remain closed until 7:00 each morning. There shall be no limit on the hours of operation for bowling centers. Any bowling center that has an on-sale intoxicating liquor license or on-sale nonintoxicating malt liquor license must, during the hours of prohibited sale of such liquors as set forth in section 409.07 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, cover all liquor and liquor dispensing devices and must secure them from public view and accessibility by a locking device. Any violation of this requirement as well as any disorderly or improper conduct on the premises shall be sufficient ground for revocation of such license by the council of the City of Saint Paul. (Code 1956, § 406.04; Ord. No. 17557, § 1, 5-10-88)

Source: City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, City Charter, Legislative Code and Administrative Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/st._paul/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIILECO_TITXXIXLI_CH322BOCEPOHAFetched: 11/1/2026