HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-05 03-26 CCO CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER
ORDINANCE NO. 79 -5
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 23 REGARDING THE OPERATION
OF CERTAIN GAMBLING DEVICES BY LICENSED ORGANIZATIONS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 23 of the City Ordinances of the City of Brooklyn Center
is hereby amended as follows:
Section 23 -1901. LICENSE REQUIRED. No person, except a fraternal,
religious, veterans or other nonprofit organization covered by Minnesota Statutes
Section 290.05 Subd 1, Clause I or K, which organization has been in existence
for at least three years and has at least 30 present, active members, all of whose
membership dues are fully paid and who have been members for at least six months,
shall possess, keep, use, control or operate any gambling device or have any
interest in the operation, possession, use or control of gambling devices or conduct
or operate a raffle or have any interest in the operation or conduct of a raffle includ-
ing possession of raffle apparatus or sale of tickets. No fraternal, religious,
veterans or other nonprofit organization as described herein, shall possess, keep,
use, control or operate any gambling devices or conduct or operate a raffle or have
N any interest in the operation or conduct of a raffle including possession of raffle
apparatus or the sale of tickets without being duly and lawfully licensed as set
forth herein. There shall be a class A aamblinq license and a class B gambling
license, eligibility for which shall be determined by the annual gross receipts,
actual or proiected of the organization's gambling operation. A class A license
must be obtained by organizations whose annual gross receipts, actual or projected,
as determined by the City Council are less than $3,000. A class B license must be
obtained by organizations whose annual gross receipts, actual or proiected, as
determined by the City Council are eaual to or exceed $3,000.. If the annual gross
receipts of an organization holding a class A license exceed the maximum permitted
under said class A license, that organization must then apply for, pay the fees for,
and be issued a class B license in the future.
Section 23 -1903. LICENSE FEES, LICENSE INVESTIGATIONS LICENSE
YEARS. [The annual license fee is $25 and the fee for the investigation for the
purposes of issuing a license is $50.1 The annual license fee for a class A
license is $5 and the fee for investigation for 'the purposes of issuing this license
is $5. The annual license fee for a class B license is $25 and the fee for investi-
ga•tion for the purposes of issuing this license is $50. The license fee and fee for
'the investigation for issuance of a license shall be paid when the application is
filed. In the event that 'the application is denied or in 'the event that the license
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once issued is revoked, canceled or surrendered, no part of the annual license
fee or fee for 'the investigation for the issuance of a license shall be returned 'to
'the applicant unless by express action of the City Council. Only one license
shall be granted to each organization for each year. The licensee shall display 'the
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license in a prominent place remises at all times. Gambling P
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devices, raffles and all apparatus related to either shall be kept, maintained,
operated or conducted by licensed organizations only upon the premises which it
owns or leases except •that tickets for raffles may be sold off the premises. A
license, unless revoked, suspended or canceled is for the calendar year or part
'thereof for which it has been issued. The fee for the investigation for issuance
of a license must be tendered with each new application for a license and must
also be paid at anytime when there is a proposed change of ownership, change
of gambling manager or reapplication for a license wherein additional or different
parties other than the original licensee, parties and gambling manager are pro-
posing to be licensed. All licenses granted herein are nontransferable. The City
Council shall act upon a license application within 180 days from the date of
application, but shall not issue a license until at least 30 days after the date of
application.
Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon
thirty (30) days following its legal publication.
Adopted this 26th day of March 19
May
ATTEST: t x,
Clerk
Date of Publication March 8, 1979
Effective Date April 6. 1979
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