(A) No person, firm, or corporation shall conduct raffles or chances without having first obtained a license therefor pursuant to this chapter.
(B) The license and application for license must specify the area or areas within the county in which 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) The license application must contain a sworn statement attesting to the not-for-profit character of the prospective licensee organization, signed by the presiding officer of that organization.
(D) The following are ineligible for any license under this chapter:
(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 of this section has a proprietary, equitable, or credit interest, 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; and/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 in this chapter.
(Res. 95.24, passed 7-12-1995)