(A) Only a distributor licensed by the county may sell tip jars or punchboards for use in Frederick County.
(B) A distributor is ineligible to apply for or possess a license if the applicant or any of the applicant’s officers, directors, or employees directly responsible for the distribution of tip jars or punchboards has been:
(1) Convicted of a felony; or
(2) Convicted of a misdemeanor in any way related to gambling or gaming within 5 years of the submission of the license application.
(C) To obtain a distributor’s license, a person must annually submit the appropriate application to the county agency along with the license fee. The applicant must also establish that it maintains an office in Frederick County.
(D) The annual license fee for a distributor shall be $2,000.
(E) Each distributor must maintain records for at least 5 years showing all sales, including, but not limited to:
(1) The names and addresses of the purchasers;
(2) Date of the sale; and
(3) Serial numbers of the tip jars or punchboards sold.
(F) Each distributor shall submit monthly reports and the appropriate issuance fee to the Director of Permits and Inspections within 45 days after the end of each month.
(1) The reports shall detail the number of bags sold, the name and address of each purchaser of each bag, the date of sale, and the serial numbers of each bag sold.
(2) The issuance fee will be determined as described in § 1-2-107(D).
(Ord. 92-21-056, 9-22-1992; Ord. 93-02-066, 1-19-1993; Ord. 03-15-338, 10-7-2003; Ord. 14-23-678, 11-13-2014)