(A) Applications for a raffle license shall be made to the City Clerk, in writing, and shall contain a sworn statement attesting to the not-for-profit character of the applicant, signed by the presiding officer and the secretary of the organization.
(B) The application and license must specify the area or areas within the city in which the raffle chances will be sold or issued, the time period during which raffle chances will be sold or issued, the time of determination of winning chances and the location or locations at which winning chances will be determined.
(C) A license authorizes the licensee to conduct raffles as defined in this subchapter.
(D) The following persons are ineligible for any license under this subchapter:
(1) Any person who has been convicted of a felony;
(2) Any person who is or has been a professional gambler or gambling promoter;
(3) Any person who is not of good moral character;
(4) Any firm or corporation in which a person defined in divisions (D)(1), (D)(2) or (D)(3) above has a proprietary, equitable or credit interests, or in which such a person is active or employed;
(5) Any organization in which a person defined in divisions (D)(1), (D)(2) or (D)(3) above is an officer, director or employee, whether compensated or not; or
(6) Any organization in which a person defined in divisions (D)(1), (D)(2) or (D)(3) above is to participate in the management or operation of a raffle as defined by this subchapter.
(E) Licenses issued shall be for six raffles during a calendar year, from the issuance of the license. The aggregate retail value of all prizes or merchandise awarded by a licensee during a single raffle shall not exceed $25,000. The maximum retail value of each prize awarded by a licensee in a single raffle shall not exceed $10,000. The maximum price which may be charged for each raffle chance issued or sold shall be $100. The maximum number of days during which chances for a specific prize may be sold is 270 days.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 12- -1995)