(A) The County Clerk shall receive all raffle or poker run license applications on behalf of the County Board. The County Clerk is hereby expressly given authority to approve or deny any such applications which are received. The County Clerk shall examine applications for compliance with this chapter and with applicable state law and shall grant all applications which are submitted by eligible persons or entities when issuing a license would not contravene this chapter or applicable state law.
(B) In the event that the County Clerk denies an application, he or she shall immediately inform the applicant of said denial. He or she shall also inform the applicant that the applicant may appeal the County Clerk’s denial to the County Board.
(C) An appeal to the County Board shall be considered at its next regularly scheduled meeting or at any special meeting called for the purpose of hearing the appeal. Additionally, the Chair of the County Board, in his or her discretion, may refer the appeal to the Environmental, Education, Health, & Welfare (EEHW) Committee for the purposes of reviewing the appeal and making a recommendation to the full County Board on whether to affirm or reverse the County Clerk’s denial of an application.
(D) If the County Board reverses the County Clerk’s denial of an application, the County Clerk shall forthwith cause to be issued a raffle or poker run license, as appropriate.
(E) A raffle or poker run license shall show the following:
(1) The area or areas in which raffle chances may be sold or issued or a poker run will be conducted;
(2) The time period during which raffle chances may be sold or issued or a poker run will be conducted;
(3) (Raffles only) The time of determination of winning chances on or at which winning chances will be determined; and
(4) (Raffles only) The location or locations at which winning chances will be determined.
(Ord. O-118-1-15, passed 1-8-2015)