(A) Licenses shall be issued only to:
(1) Bona fide religious, charitable, labor, business, fraternal, educational, or veterans’ organizations that operate without profit to their members, and which have been in existence continuously for a period of five years immediately before making application for a license, and which have had during that entire five-year period, a bona fide membership engaged in carrying out their objects; or
(2) To a non-profit fund-raising organization that the licensing authority determines is organized for the sole purpose of providing financial assistance to an identified individual or group of individuals suffering extreme financial hardship as the result of an illness, disability, accident, or disaster.
(B) The duration of the license shall be limited to one year or less, depending on the type of raffle and frequency.
(C) Licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for one raffle or for a specified number of raffles to be conducted during a specified period not to exceed one year and may be suspended or revoked for any violation of this act.
(Res. 95.24, passed 7-12-1995)