(A) No organization shall conduct lawful gambling excluded or exempted from state licensure requirements by M.S. § 349.166, as it may be amended from time to time, without a valid local permit. This section shall not apply to lawful gambling exempted from local regulation by § 131.05.
(B) Applications for issuance or renewal of a local permit shall be on a form prescribed by the city. The application shall contain the following information:
(1) Name and address of the organization requesting the permit;
(2) Name and address of the officers and person accounting for receipts, expenses, and profits for the event;
(3) Dates of gambling occasion for which permit is requested;
(4) Address of premises where event will occur;
(5) Copy of rental or leasing arrangement, if any, connected with the event, including rent to be charged to the organization;
(6) Estimated value of prizes to be awarded.
(C) The fee for a local permit shall be set by the Fee Schedule Ordinance on file in the city offices. The fee shall be submitted with the application for a local permit. This fee shall be refunded if the application is withdrawn before the investigation is commenced.
(D) Upon receipt of an application for issuance or renewal of a local permit, the City Clerk shall transmit the notification to the Chief of Police for review and recommendation.
(E) The Chief of Police shall investigate the matter and make review and 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.
(F) The applicant shall be notified in writing of the date on which the Council will consider the recommendation.
(G) The Council shall receive the public safety department's report and consider the application within 45 days of the date the application was submitted to the City Clerk.
(H) Any and all gambling functions must comply with state regulations.
(I) Local permits shall be valid for one year after the date of issuance unless suspended or revoked.
(Ord. 502, passed 9-4-1984)