(A) Class A: general raffle license. A Class A raffle license shall permit an organization the ability to conduct a raffle that may include multiple drawings to award prizes, but all drawings must occur on the same day and at the same location and within the confines of the same raffle event. The following limitations shall apply as to prizes, merchandise and chances in connection with any Class A raffle event conducted within the city:
(1) The aggregate retail value of all prizes or merchandise awarded by a licensee in connection with a single raffle shall not exceed $50,000.
(2) The maximum retail value of each prize awarded by a licensee in a single raffle shall not exceed $25,000 unless special City Council permission is obtained.
(3) The maximum price which may be charged for each raffle chance issued or sold shall not exceed $100.
(4) The maximum number of days during which chances may be issued or sold shall not exceed 180 consecutive days.
(5) No raffle tickets shall be sold on city-owned property without special City Council approval to do so.
(B) Class B: financial hardship raffle license. A Class B raffle license allows a not-for-profit fundraising organization or group, organized for the sole purpose of providing financial hardship assistance to an identified individual or group of individuals suffering severe financial hardship as a result of an injury, disability, accident, or disaster, to conduct one raffle event for that purpose. The following limitations shall apply as to prizes, merchandise and chances in connection with any Class B raffle event conducted within the city:
(1) The aggregate retail value of all prizes or merchandise awarded by a licensee in connection with a single raffle shall not exceed $50,000.
(2) The maximum retail value of each prize awarded by a licensee in a single raffle shall not exceed $25,000 unless special City Council permission is obtained.
(3) The maximum price which may be charged for each raffle chance issued or sold shall not exceed $100.
(4) The maximum number of days during which chances may be issued or sold shall not exceed 180 consecutive days.
(5) No raffle tickets shall be sold on city-owned property without special City Council approval to do so.
(C) Class C: 54 week raffle license. A Class C 54 week raffle license permits an organization to regularly conduct raffles as defined herein within a maximum of 54 consecutive calendar weeks. Such license shall permit no more than 54 raffle events, and the raffle event must conclude no later than week 54. The following limitations shall apply as to prizes, merchandise and chances in connection with any Class C raffle event conducted within the city:
(1) The maximum number of pins permitted for a Class C 54 week raffle license shall not exceed 5,000.
(2) For raffle events with 2,000 pins or less, the aggregate retail value of all prizes or merchandise awarded by a licensee in connection with a single raffle event shall not exceed $500,000.
(3) For raffle events with 2,001 - 5,000 pins, the aggregate retail value of all prizes or merchandise awarded by a licensee in connection with a single raffle event shall not exceed $1,000,000.
(4) The maximum price which may be charged for each raffle chance issued or sold shall not exceed $100.
(5) The maximum number of days during which chances may be issued or sold shall not exceed 54 consecutive calendar weeks.
(6) No raffle tickets shall be sold on city-owned property without special City Council approval to do so.
(7) No raffle tickets shall be sold in any location other than the location where the drawing(s) for the raffle event(s) or conclusion of the raffle event(s) will take place according to the raffle license.
(8) A Class C 54 week raffle license with 2,000 pins or less shall require a raffle license application, and may be issued by the Raffle Administrator.
(9) A Class C 54 week raffle license with 2,001 - 5,000 pins shall require a raffle license application, which must be approved by City Council.
(10) The maximum number of pins permitted for a Class C 54 week raffle license with 2,001 - 5,000 pins will be determined by the Raffle Administrator and recommended to City Council for approval according to an approved raffle license application.
(11) A determination of how many pins may be permitted by the Raffle Administrator for any raffle event may be based in part on how many vehicles can be safely parked at the location of the raffle event, as well as other health and safety factors to be considered by the Raffle Administrator.
(12) No licensee has any property right to any license issued by city, and all Class C 54 week raffle licenses expire at the end of the raffle event, or on week 54 of the license, whichever occurs first.
(13) There are no automatic Class C 54 week raffle license renewals, and city reserves the right to refuse to renew a Class C 54 week raffle license.
(14) For Class C 54 week raffle events, "roll-over" proceeds from a raffle event are permitted according to the rules of licensee's raffle event.
(15) A copy of the rules of licensee's raffle event is required to filed with the 54 week raffle license application.
(16) For raffle events with 2,000 pins or less, as long as no information on the raffle license application changes in any way, and with consent of the Raffle Administrator:
(a) Licensee shall have five days to renew an expired Class C 54 week raffle license. If licensee fails to renew the expired Class C 54 week raffle license within five days, this division (C)(16) of this section is inapplicable, and licensee will be required to submit a new raffle license application for consideration by the Raffle Administrator.
(b) During the five day interim between the expiration of licensee's Class C 54 week raffle license and the anticipated renewal of licensee's Class C 54 week raffle license, licensee may sell raffle event tickets for the anticipated next raffle event.
(c) Raffle Administrator may refuse to allow renewal of Class C 54 week raffle licenses based on health, safety, economic welfare and/or general welfare of city.
(d) If for any reason licensee's Class C 54 week raffle license is not renewed, city bears no responsibility for any raffle event proceeds, and it will be licensee's sole responsibility to return said proceeds as licensee sees fit.
(e) Licensee shall be responsible for showing proof of a fidelity bond in the amount of $5,000 and paying a license fee to city for each Class C 54 week raffle license obtained.
(17) A Class C 54 week raffle license fee shall be $100.
(Ord. 2019-06, passed 6-17-2019)