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AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ARTICLE IV, CHAPTER 10A, OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE, 1959, AS AMENDED, PERTAINING TO PADDLEWHEELS.
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BY COUNCILOR FOSLE:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Article IV, Chapter 10A, of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, be repealed in its entirety.
Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its passage and publication.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This ordinance repeals Article IV, Chapter 10A of the City Code. The article contains only one Section (10A-17) and prohibits the use of paddlewheels. The paddlewheel is a game that is a form of lawful gambling in the State of Minnesota. The use of the game is regulated by the State of Minnesota. Section 10A-17 currently provides as follows:
Sec. 10A-17. Paddlewheels prohibited.
No person shall conduct lawful gambling in the city of Duluth by the operation or use of a paddlewheel as defined in Minnesota Statutes 349.12. (Ord. No. 9049, 10-7-1991, § 1; Ord. No. 9156, 9-13-1993, § 14; Ord. No. 9438, 2-14-2000, § 26.)