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Section 5B.02. Rules and Regulations. (Ord. No. 01 –s- 1997)a) It is hereby prohibited for any places of amusement to admit primary, secondaryor tertiary students in their establishments during class hours.b) All students enrolled in any school in the Municipality of Sigma who may be foundin places of amusements during their class hours shall be entrusted to their respectiveschool principals for disciplinary action or guidance.c) All establishments catering to this form of business are hereby required to postnotices within their respective business establishments with regards to the prohibition ofstudents from watching such shows during class hours.d) Places of amusements covered by this article that are situated within 100 metersfrom the school perimeters are permanently prohibited from engaging in this kind ofbusiness.e) All business establishments engaged in this kind of business located more than100 meters from the school perimeters are prohibited from admitting students to theirestablishments during class hours.Section 5B.03. Penal Provisions. Any person who violates any provision of Section5B.02 shall be penalized as follows: (Ord. No. 01 –s- 1997)a) Business establishments shall be fined Two Hundred Pesos [P200.00] to ThreeHundred Pesos [P300.00] for the first offense. For each succeeding offense, they shall befined Five Hundred Pesos [P500.00] to Six Hundred Pesos [P600.00] or their Mayor’sPermit to operate shall be cancelled for one year, or both fine and cancellation of Mayor’sPermit, at the discretion of the Court.b) Failure to comply with the requirements stated in paragraph c. of Section 5B.02[Posting of Notices] shall result in the immediate cancellation of the Mayor’s Permit of thesubject establishment.Article C. Playing of TaksiSection 5C.01. Definition of Terms. As used in this Article: (Ord. No. 04 –s- 1997)Taksi – a game played with coins wherein the objective is to eject as many coins as possiblefrom a square outline on the ground using another coin as a projectile. <strong>The</strong> coinssuccessfully ejected from the square outline belong to the player launching the projectile.Minor – persons below eighteen [18] years of age.Apprehending Authority – refers to the members of the Philippine National Police [PNP],local officials, school teachers and barangay officials or any responsible person or adult.MSWDO – Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office.Section 5C.02. Prohibited Acts. <strong>The</strong> playing of “taksi” in the Municipality of Sigmais prohibited. (Ord. No. 04 –s- 1997)Section 5C.03. Administrative Provisions. -a) Confiscation of Game Paraphernalia. When making an apprehension of minor offenders,the apprehending authority shall confiscate the game paraphernalia and turn these over infavor of the municipality.b) Handling of Minor Offenders. If the offender is a minor, the apprehending authorityshall refer him/her to the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office [MSWDO] forcounseling. <strong>The</strong> MSWDO shall then invite the parents/guardian of the offending minor for aconference regarding the actuation of the said minor. (Ord. No. 04 –s- 1997)159