(A) No person, firm or corporation shall conduct a raffle without having first obtained a license therefor pursuant to this subchapter.
(B) Each application for a license shall be in writing upon forms provided by the city and shall contain, at minimum, the following:
(1) Name and address of individual making application;
(2) Name and address of organization applying for a license;
(3) Approximate number of members of the organization that reside in the city and the length of existence of the organization;
(4) Name and address of the raffle administrator;
(5) The location(s) at which raffle chances are to be sold or issued;
(6) The time period during which raffle chances will be sold or issued;
(7) The maximum number of raffle chances will be sold or issued;
(8) The time of determination of winning chances;
(9) The key location at which winning chances will be determined;
(10) A sworn statement, signed by the presiding officer, and secretary if there is one, of the organization attesting to the not-for-profit character of the organization, and attesting to the fact the organization is not otherwise ineligible to receive a license;
(11) If the applicant intends to contract with a third-party raffle operator/vendor the pertinent portions of the application shall be completed and also signed by the third-party raffle operator/vendor, which contains information regarding the role and activities of the third-party raffle operator/vendor in relative to the raffle. The third-party operator/vendor’s name, authorized representative, principal place of business, and contact information shall be disclosed;
(12) The application shall also contain sworn statements to be signed by the presiding officer and the secretary (if any) of the applicant and an authorized representative of the third-party raffle operator/vendor (if any) that certify the applicant and the third-party raffle operator/vendor agree to comply with all applicable statutes, ordinances, city code provisions and regulations regarding the conduct of raffles; and
(13) The application completed by the applicant and the third-party operator/vendor (if any) shall be on a form prepared by the city in accordance with this section. The raffle application forms may be amended from time to time by the City Administrator or the City Administrator’s designee.
(C) Each application for a license shall be accompanied by payment of a license fee of $25.
(D) The City Council hereby delegates the authority to approve or to deny an application to conduct a raffle to the City Administrator or to the City Administrator’s designee.
(Ord. 2023-06-0979O, passed 6-13-2023)