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(A) Any organization seeking to obtain a premises permit from the Board shall file with the City Clerk/Treasurer an executed, complete duplicate application together with all exhibits and documents accompanying the application as filed with the Board.
(B) Upon receipt of an application for issuance of a premises permit, the City Clerk/Treasurer shall transmit the application to the Chief of Police for review and recommendation.
(C) The Chief of Police shall investigate the matter and make a recommendation to the City Council as soon as possible, but in no event later than 45 days following receipt of the notification by the city.
(D) The City Council may impose an investigation fee, which organizations applying for a state-issued premises permit must pay. The fee, if imposed, shall be refunded if the application is withdrawn before the investigation commences.
(E) The applicant shall be notified of the date on which the City Council will consider the recommendation.
(F) The City Council shall receive the Police Chief’s report and consider the application within 45 days of the date the application was submitted to the City Clerk/Treasurer.
(G) The City Council shall, by resolution, approve or disapprove the application within 60 days of receipt of the application.
(H) (1) The City Council shall deny an application for issuance of a premises permit for any of the following reasons:
(a) Violation by the gambling organization of any state statute, state rule, or city ordinance relating to gambling within the last three years;
(b) Violation by the on-sale establishment or organization leasing its premises for gambling, of any state statute, state rule, or city ordinance relating to operation of the establishment, including, but not limited to, laws relating to alcoholic beverages, gambling, controlled substances, suppression of vice, and protection of public safety within the last three years;
(c) Failure of the applicant to pay the investigation fee, if one is imposed; and/or
(d) Operation of gambling at the site would be detrimental to health, safety, and welfare of the community.
(2) Otherwise, the City Council shall approve the application.
All permits issued under state law shall be prominently displayed during the permit year at the premises where gambling is conducted.
Penalty, see § 130.99
An organization holding a state-issued premises permit shall notify the city within ten days in writing whenever any material change is made in the information submitted on the application.
Penalty, see § 130.99
(A) Each organization licensed to conduct lawful gambling within the city pursuant to M.S. § 349.16, as it may be amended from time to time, shall contribute 10% of its net profits derived from lawful gambling, except bingo and raffles, in the city to a fund administered and regulated by the city without cost to the fund. The city shall disburse the funds for lawful purposes as defined by M.S. § 349.12, subd. 25, as it may be amended from time to time. For the purpose of this requirement, NET PROFITS are defined as gross profit less sums actually expended for allowable expenses as reported to the State Department of Revenue. Such contributions shall be made to the city within 30 days of the end of the organization’s fiscal year.
(B) The city shall use such funds to assist in the operations of the City Police Department or for other emergency services as deemed lawful by the state.
Penalty, see § 130.99
Organizations conducting lawful gambling shall file with the City Clerk/Treasurer one copy of all records and reports required to be filed with the Board, pursuant to M.S. Chapter 349, as it may amended from time to time and rules adopted pursuant thereto, as they may be amended from time to time. The records and reports shall be filed on or before the day they are required to be filed with the Board.
Penalty, see § 130.99
Lawful gambling shall not be conducted between 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on any day of the week.
Penalty, see § 130.99
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter; M.S. §§ 609.75 through 609.763, inclusive, as they may be amended from time to time; or M.S. §§ 349.11 through 349.21, as they may be amended from time to time, or any rules promulgated under those sections, as they may be amended from time to time, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days or both, plus in either case, the costs of prosecution. In addition, violations shall be reported to the Board and recommendation shall be made for suspension, revocation, or cancellation of an organization’s license.