CHAPTER 538
H.P. 1512 - L.D. 2015
An Act to Amend Certain Statutes Regarding Beano and Games of Chance
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §316, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 307, §2, is amended to read:
The Chief of the State Police may require such evidence as he the chief may deem determine necessary to satisfy him the chief that an applicant or organization licensed to conduct beano conforms to the restrictions and other provisions of this chapter. Charters, organizational papers, bylaws or other such written orders of founding which that outline or otherwise explain the purpose for which organizations were founded shall must, upon request, be forwarded to the Chief of the State Police. The Chief of the State Police may require such evidence as the chief may determine necessary regarding the conduct of beano by a licensee to determine compliance with this chapter.
Sec. 2. 17 MRSA §332, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 730, §1, is further amended to read:
1. Organizations eligible. Notwithstanding other provisions of law, the Chief of the State Police may issue a license to operate a game of chance to an agricultural society eligible for the state stipend under Title 7, section 62, or to a bona fide nonprofit charitable, educational, political, civic, recreational, fraternal, patriotic or religious organization, or to a volunteer fire department or to an auxiliary of any of these organizations, any of which must be founded, chartered or organized in this State for a period of not less than 2 consecutive years before applying for a license.
Sec. 3. 17 MRSA §334, as amended by PL 1981, c. 593, §3, is further amended to read:
The Chief of the State Police may require such evidence as he the chief may deem determine necessary to satisfy him the chief that an applicant or organization licensed to conduct games of chance conforms to the restrictions and other provisions of this chapter. Charters, organizational papers, bylaws or other such written orders of founding which that outline or otherwise explain the purpose for which such organization was founded, shall must, upon request, be forwarded to the Chief of the State Police. The Chief of the State Police may require of any licensee or of any person operating, conducting or assisting in the operation of a licensed game of chance evidence as he the chief may deem determine necessary to satisfy him the chief that the person is a duly authorized member of the licensee, or a person employed by the licensee as a bartender, as required by section 332, subsection 2. Upon request, this evidence shall must be forwarded to the Chief of the State Police. The Chief of the State Police may require such evidence as the chief may determine necessary regarding the conduct of games of chance by a licensee to determine compliance with this chapter.
Sec. 4. 17 MRSA §341, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 384, §1 and affected by §3, is further amended to read:
4. Games conducted at agricultural fairs by members of agricultural society or bona fide nonprofit. Beginning January 1, 2002, games of chance operated and conducted solely by members of an agricultural fair society or games of chance operated and conducted by members of bona fide nonprofit organizations on the grounds of the agricultural society and during the annual fair of the agricultural society may use cash, tickets, tokens or other device approved by the Chief of the State Police by rule.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the tickets, tokens or other device approved by the Chief of the State Police must be unique to the agricultural society and may be in denominations from of 25¢ to, 50¢ or $1. The tickets, tokens or device approved by the Chief of the State Police may be sold and redeemed only by a person who has been a member or active volunteer of the agricultural society for at least 2 fair seasons. The agricultural society has the burden of proof for demonstrating the qualification of members or active volunteers.
Effective July 25, 2002, unless otherwise indicated.
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