(a) An authorized organization shall conduct a bingo game only on property both owned or leased by it, or on property whose use is donated to the organization, and which property is used by such organization for an office or for the performance of the purposes for which the organization is organized.
(a-1) No authorized organization shall conduct bingo games in excess of the following time limits:
(1) Weekly maximum. No authorized organization shall conduct bingo games at any one location in excess of four (4) hours per week.
(2) More frequent operators. No authorized organization conducting bingo games more frequently than set forth in subsection (3) of this subsection shall conduct a bingo game for more than one hour for each ten (10) hours of service by its volunteers or employees at that property to run the office or for the performance of the purposes for which the organization is organized (exclusive of conducting bingo games). The hours of service shall be within the same calendar month in which the bingo game is conducted.
(3) Less frequent operators. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2) of this subsection, if:
(i) An authorized organization conducts no more than four (4) bingo games per year; and
(ii) The property owned or leased by it or whose use is donated to the organization will be the location of no more than three (3) bingo games conducted within the same calendar week by any operator, the authorized organization may conduct a bingo game for no more than two (2) hours for each ten (10) hours of service by its volunteers or employees at that property to run the office or for the performance of the purposes for which the organization is organized (exclusive of conducting bingo games). The hours of service shall be within the same calendar month in which the bingo game is conducted. No such authorized organization shall conduct bingo games in excess of such limit.
(4) Sole location. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3) of this subsection, an authorized organization which conducts a bingo game only on property which is also the sole location used by it for an office or for the performance of the purposes for which it is organized may conduct bingo games for up to four (4) hours per week.
(5) Additional hours. Notwithstanding the limit set forth in subsection (1) of this subsection, once per each calendar year the Sheriff-Coroner may permit a licensee who is a more frequent operator to conduct bingo games for additional time up to four (4) hours; provided, however, such permission shall be limited to bingo games.
(b) No minor shall be allowed to participate in any bingo game.
(c) All bingo games shall be open to the public, not just to members of the authorized organization.
(d) A bingo game shall be operated and staffed only by the members of the authorized organization which organized it. Such members shall be approved by the Sheriff-Coroner and shall not receive a profit, wage, or salary from any bingo game. Only the organization authorized to conduct a bingo game shall operate such game or participate in the promotion, supervision, or any other phase of such game. This subsection shall not preclude the employment of security personnel who are not members of the authorized organization at such bingo games by the organization conducting the games. No person who has been convicted of any crime involving fraud or theft shall participate in the operation of a bingo game.
(e) No individual, corporation, partnership, or other legal entity, except the organization authorized to conduct a game, shall hold a financial interest in the conduct of a bingo game.
(f) With respect to organizations exempt from the payment of the bank and corporation tax by Section 23701d of the Revenue and Taxation Code of the State, 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. Such profits shall be used only for charitable purposes.
(f-1) 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. For the purposes of this subsection, “proceeds” shall mean the receipts of bingo games conducted by organizations not coming within the provisions of subsection (f)of this section. Such proceeds shall be used only for charitable purposes, except as follows:
(1) Such proceeds may be used for prizes.
(2) A portion of such proceeds, not to exceed twenty (20%) percent of the proceeds before the deduction for prizes, or One Thousand and no/100ths ($1,000.00) Dollars per month, whichever is less, may be used for the rental of property, overhead, including the purchase of bingo equipment, administrative expenses, security equipment, and security personnel.
(3) Such proceeds may be used to pay license fees.
(g) No person shall be allowed to participate in a bingo game unless the person is physically present at the time and place in which the bingo game is being conducted.
(h) The total value of the prizes awarded during the conduct of any bingo game shall not exceed Two Hundred Fifty and no/100ths ($250.00) Dollars in cash or kind, or both, for each separate game which is held.
(i) No bingo game shall be conducted between the hours of midnight and 8:00 a.m.
(j) The licensee shall report to the Sheriff-Coroner in writing each change in officers or directors and shall furnish in writing such information as to each new officer or director as is required of officers or directors in a license application.
(k) No intoxicated person shall be allowed to participate in a bingo game.
(l) No alcoholic beverages shall be served or consumed on the premises on which a bingo game is conducted.
(m) Within thirty (30) days following the close of each calendar month, the licensee shall file with the Sheriff-Coroner a report, on forms prescribed by the Sheriff-Coroner, setting forth all moneys collected from games held during the month, all moneys deposited in connection therewith, the moneys remaining for charitable purposes, the number of hours per week bingo games were conducted, and the number of hours of service per week by its volunteers or employees at the location where bingo games were conducted, exclusive of conducting bingo games.
(n) No bingo game shall be conducted unless a person designated as responsible for operating the game is present physically on the premises at all times at the time and place in which the bingo game is being operated.
(o) The licensee shall report to the Sheriff-Coroner in writing each change in designation of such information as to each new responsible person as required of responsible persons in a license application. (§ 1, Ord. 769, eff. January 27, 1977, as amended by §§ 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, Ord. 993, eff. December 20, 1984)