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Amending Chapter 402 of the Legislative Code pertaining to raffle events.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1
For the purpose of expanding the number of allowable raffle events conducted by state-licensed persons or organizations, Saint Paul Legislative Code section 402.03 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 402.03. - General regulations.
(a) The following regulations and restrictions shall apply to lawful gambling conducted within the city and shall apply to organizations licensed by the state pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349, and to organizations issued permits pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Prize limits. Prize limits for lawful gambling shall not exceed the limits permitted by state law.
(c) Liquor and minors/bingo. No intoxicating liquor, 3.2 percent malt liquor, wine or beer shall be sold, served or consumed in the room where the bingo game is conducted, except as permitted under a valid license issued under chapter 409 or 410 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code.
(d) Bingo-Game conduct and procedure:
(1) Public view of proceedings: All bingo games shall be conducted in full view of the public and all accounting for and changing of money shall take place in the game room or hall in full view of game participants.
(2) Numbers: The selection and calling of numbers shall be in view of game participants and all numbers called shall be determined by chance by use of a fix-proof device of a kind approved by the inspector.
(3) Record of numbers: The organization shall maintain in full public view a record of the number of bingo games played or that is being played at all times during each bingo session.
(e) Time and place limitations. All such organizations shall comply with the requirements of state law as to the allowable number of bingo occasions and other time and place limitations, and such reasonable conditions and restrictions, including, but not limited to, by reason of this specification, restrictions on the number of occasions and/or hours of operation, as may be imposed on the applicable bingo, gambling or bingo hall license.
(f) Bingo regulations-State licenses. The following regulations apply only to charitable organizations licensed by the state charitable gambling control board for the conduct of bingo.
(1) Limitation of number of bingo licenses: No more than seventy (70) bingo licenses shall be issued or permitted to be issued in the city. This restriction shall apply only to bingo licenses issued for more than five (5) bingo occasions during a twelve-month period issued by the state charitable gambling control board.
(g) Raffle regulation. No person or organization, unless licensed by the statewhether or not licensed by the state or issued a permit under this chapter, shall conduct or allow to be conducted under its name more than five (5) raffles in any calendar year. A person or organization holding a license from the state to conduct charitable raffles may do so without limit as to number.
(h) Pull-tabs; information required to be posted. In accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, § 349.172, organizations selling pull-tabs must post in a prominent place at the point of sale all major prizes that have been awarded from each deal of pull-tabs. Posting of major prizes shall be done immediately upon awarding of the prize.
SECTION 2
For the purpose of including raffles in the types of charitable gambling operations required to pay proceeds into the Youth Program Fund, Saint Paul Legislative Code section 402.10 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 402.10. - Use of gambling profits.
Profits from lawful gambling may be expended only for lawful purposes as authorized at a regular meeting of the conducting organization. Organizations holding a State of Minnesota Charitable Gambling License to conduct raffles, bingo and/or the sale of pull-tabs, tipboards and paddlewheels shall pay to the Youth Program Fund, or to one (1) or more eligible recipients on the list established pursuant to section 409.235, following the procedures established therein, ten (10) percent of the monthly net profits from each Saint Paul site at which charitable gambling operations are conducted from the sale of raffle tickets, pull-tabs, tipboards and paddlewheels.
SECTION 3
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its passage, approval and publication.