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PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE*
Title 3 RESERVED
Title 4 BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS*
Chapter 4.04 GENERAL PROVISIONS*
Chapter 4.10 SOLICITORS, PEDDLERS, PAWNBROKERS, SECONDHAND DEALERS, AND OTHER BUSINESSES REGULATED BY POLICE
Chapter 4.12 SIDEWALK VENDORS
Chapter 4.18 LICENSE OBTAINED BY APPLICATION TO POUNDMASTER
Chapter 4.30 SOLICITING FUNDS*
Chapter 4.32 SOLICITING INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES
Chapter 4.34 CLOSING OUT SALES
Chapter 4.38 RESERVED
Chapter 4.39 PRIVATE INTRUSION AND FIRE ALARMS*
Chapter 4.42 TAXICABS AND OTHER FOR-HIRE VEHICLES
Chapter 4.46 RESERVED*
Chapter 4.48 RESERVED*
Chapter 4.51 BINGO GAMES
Chapter 4.52 BILLIARD ROOMS, CARDROOMS AND BOWLING ALLEYS*
Chapter 4.54 MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
Chapter 4.55 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS
Chapter 4.56 HOT TUB/SAUNA ESTABLISHMENTS
Chapter 4.57 FIREARMS DEALERS*
Chapter 4.58 NARCOTICS PARAPHERNALIA SALE AND DISPLAY*
Chapter 4.59 PET SHOPS*
Chapter 4.60 BUSINESS REGISTRATION PROGRAM
Chapter 4.62 CITYWIDE MINIMUM WAGE
Chapter 4.64 PERMITS FOR RETAILERS OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Title 5 HEALTH AND SANITATION*
Title 6 ANIMALS
Title 7 RESERVED
Title 8 TREES AND VEGETATION
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND SAFETY*
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC*
Title 11 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT PROCEDURE
Title 12 PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES
Title 13 IMPROVEMENT PROCEDURE*
Title 14 RESERVED
Title 15 FIRE PREVENTION*
Title 16 BUILDING REGULATIONS*
Title 17 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS STORAGE*
Title 18 ZONING*
Title 19 MASTER PLAN*
Title 20 PRECISE PLANS*
Title 21 SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER DIVISIONS OF LAND*
Title 22 PARKS*
ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE
Chapter 4.51
BINGO GAMES
Sections:
   4.51.010   Purpose and authority.
   4.51.020   Bingo defined.
   4.51.030   Organizations permitted to conduct bingo games.
   4.51.040   Applications.
   4.51.050   Minors.
   4.51.060   Where bingo may be conducted.
   4.51.070   Open to the public.
   4.51.080   Staffing and operation.
   4.51.090   Financial interest.
   4.51.100   Separate fund.
   4.51.110   Physical presence at bingo game required.
   4.51.120   Total value of prizes.
   4.51.130   Time of operation.
   4.51.140   Authority to inspect.
   4.51.150   Notice to police.
   4.51.160   Individual license requirements.
   4.51.170   Term and transferability of licenses.
   4.51.180   Grounds for disciplinary action.
   4.51.190   Attendance limited to occupancy capacity.
   4.51.200   Size of game.
   4.51.210   Wage, profit or salary.
   4.51.220   Annual report.
   4.51.230   Prohibited locations.
   4.51.240   Equipment.
   4.51.250   Required parking.
4.51.010   Purpose and authority.
   This chapter is enacted pursuant to Article IV, Section 19(c), and Article XI, Sections 5 and 7 of the Constitution of the state, and Section 326.5 of the California Penal Code, or successor legislation, as the same may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. 2969 § 1 (part), 1977)
4.51.020   Bingo defined.
   As used in this chapter, "bingo" means a game of chance in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card which conform to numbers or symbols selected at random.
(Ord. 2969 § 1 (part), 1977)
4.51.030   Organizations permitted to conduct bingo games.
   No person, organization or other legal entity shall conduct, share in the profits from, authorize, supervise, promote, or provide any service to a bingo game within the city, with or without compensation, except under license from the chief of police, as provided in this chapter. Only an organization furnishing a certificate or other formal indicia from the California Franchise Tax Board and the United States Internal Revenue Service stating that such organization is exempted from the payment of the bank and corporation tax by Section 23701d of the Revenue and Taxation Code and a contribution or gift to which would be a charitable contribution under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is entitled to apply for such a license.
(Ord. 2969 § 1 (part), 1977)
4.51.040   Applications.
   All applications and other proceedings shall be made to the chief of police, between eight a.m. and five p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays, pursuant to and subject to Chapter 4.04. Any license which is issued shall be subject to this chapter, in addition to any requirements or conditions of Chapter 4.04 and the laws of the state of California.
(Ord. 2969 § 1 (part), 1977)
4.51.050   Minors.
   No minors shall be allowed to participate in any bingo game.
(Ord. 2969 § 1 (part), 1977)
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