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§ 113.09 FINANCIAL INTEREST.
   No individual, corporation, partnership, or other legal entity, except the organization authorized to conduct a bingo game, shall hold a financial interest in the conduct of a bingo game.
(Ord. 1019, passed 1-20-98)
§ 113.10 SPECIAL FUND.
   With respect to organizations exempt from payment of the bank and corporation tax by Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 23701d, all profits derived from a bingo game shall be kept in a special fund or account and shall not be commingled with any other fund or account. Those profits shall be used only for charitable purposes.
(Ord. 1019, passed 1-20-98)
§ 113.11 PROCEEDS.
   With respect to other organizations authorized to conduct bingo games pursuant to this chapter, all proceeds derived from a bingo game shall be kept in a special fund or account and shall not be commingled with any other fund or account. Proceeds are the receipts of bingo games conducted by organizations described in § 113.10. These proceeds shall be used only for charitable purposes, except as follows:
   (A)   The proceeds may be used for prizes.
   (B)   A portion of the proceeds, not to exceed 20% of the proceeds before the deduction for prizes or $2,000 per month, whichever is less, may be used for the rental of property and for overhead, including the purchase of bingo equipment, administrative expenses, security equipment, and security personnel.
   (C)   The proceeds may be used to pay license fees.
   (D)   If the monthly gross receipts from bingo games of an organization within this chapter exceed $5,000, a minimum percentage of the proceeds shall be used only for charitable purposes not relating to the conducting of bingo games and that the balance shall be used for prizes, rental of property, overhead, administrative expenses, and payment of license fees. The amount of proceeds used for rental of property, overhead and administrative expenses is subject to the limitations specified in subsection (B) above.
(Ord. 1019, passed 1-20-98)
§ 113.12 LICENSE FEES.
   (A)   A fee not exceeding $50 annually, except as provided in subsection (B) below, shall be charged to those organization conducting bingo games. If an application for a license is denied, one-half of any license fee shall be refunded to the organization.
   (B)   In lieu of the license fee permitted under subsection (A) above, the city may impose a license fee of $50 upon application. If an application for a license is denied, one-half of the application fee shall be refunded to the organization. An additional fee for law enforcement and public safety costs incurred by the city that are directly related to bingo activities may be imposed and shall be collected monthly by the city; however, the fee shall not exceed the actual costs incurred in providing the service.
(Ord. 1019, passed 1-20-98)
§ 113.13 PARTICIPANTS.
   No person shall be allowed to participate in a bingo game, unless the person is physically present at the time and place where the bingo game is being conducted.
(Ord. 1019, passed 1-20-98)
§ 113.14 PRIZES.
   The total value of prizes awarded during the conduct of any bingo games shall not exceed $250 in cash or kind, or both, for each separate game which is held.
(Ord. 1019, passed 1-20-98)
§ 113.99 PENALTY.
   A violation of § 113.02 shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000, which fine shall be deposited in the general fund of the city. A violation of any provision of this chapter, other than § 113.02 is a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 1019, passed 1-20-98)