45-35-150.02
Section 45-35-150.02 Bingo games - Permits. (a) No qualified organization or club shall be permitted to operate a bingo game unless the sheriff of the county first issues a permit to the organization or club authorizing it to do so. The permit described in this article is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other business licenses which may be required by law, and no bingo game shall be operated until all required licenses have been obtained. A permit holder may hold only one permit and that permit is valid for only one location. The location may not be a location where any other permit holder conducts bingo sessions. A permit is not assignable or transferable. (b) Any qualified organization or club desiring to obtain a permit to operate bingo games in a calendar year shall apply to the sheriff, on forms provided by that office, and shall pay an annual fee of one hundred dollars ($100). Renewal applications shall also be filed with the sheriff. The sheriff shall refuse to grant a...
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45-49-150.03
Section 45-49-150.03 Bingo games - Permit required. (a) No qualified organization shall be permitted to operate a bingo game unless the sheriff first issues a permit to the organization authorizing it to do so. The permit described in this part is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other business licenses which may be required by law, and no bingo game shall be operated until such time as all required licenses have been obtained. A copy of each license shall be required and attached to the application. A permit holder may hold only one permit and that permit is valid for only one location. A permit is not assignable or transferable. (b) Any qualified organization desiring to obtain a permit to operate bingo games in a calendar year shall make application to the sheriff on forms prescribed by the sheriff and shall pay an annual fee of fifty dollars ($50). Renewal applications shall also be filed with the sheriff. (c) The sheriff shall refuse to grant a bingo permit to any applicant...
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45-20-150.02
Section 45-20-150.02 Bingo games - Permits. (a) No qualified organization may conduct a bingo session unless the sheriff of the county issues a permit to the organization authorizing it to do so. The permit described in this article is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other business licenses which may be required by law, and no bingo session may be conducted until all required licenses have been obtained. A permit holder may hold only one permit and that permit is valid for only one location. A permit is not assignable nor transferable. (b) Any qualified organization desiring to obtain a permit to operate bingo sessions in a calendar year shall apply to the sheriff, on forms provided by that office, and shall pay an annual fee of one hundred dollars ($100). Renewal applications shall also be filed with the sheriff. The sheriff shall refuse to grant a bingo permit to any applicant who fails to fully provide the information required by this subsection. Each applicant for a permit...
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45-37-150.02
Section 45-37-150.02 Bingo games - Permit required. (a) Any provisions of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, no qualified organization shall be permitted to operate a bingo game until the sheriff issues a permit to the organization authorizing it to do so. In the event of any controversy concerning whether or not certain activity constitutes bingo for which a permit may be issued, the decision of the sheriff shall control. The permit described in this law is in addition to and not in lieu of any other permits or licenses which may be required by the county or any political subdivision thereof, and no bingo game shall be operated until such time as all requisite permits and licenses have been obtained, including any permit that may be required by any municipality having jurisdiction over the place where the bingo is proposed to be played. A permitholder may hold only one permit and that permit is valid for only one location. A permit is not assignable or transferable. (b) Any...
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45-49-150.09
Section 45-49-150.09 Bingo games Management and operation. (a) Bingo may not be conducted with any equipment which is not owned, being purchased, or being rented at a reasonable rate by the bingo permit holder. (b) Prizes given by any organization for the playing of bingo games shall not exceed four thousand dollars ($4,000) in cash or gifts or prizes of equivalent value during any bingo session, and shall not exceed eight thousand dollars ($8,000) for any calendar week. (c) A bingo permit holder may not advertise bingo except with the written permission of the sheriff and then only to the extent and in the manner authorized by rule of the sheriff. If the sheriff allows a bingo permit holder to advertise bingo, the bingo permit holder shall indicate in the advertisement the purposes for which the net proceeds will be used by the bingo permit holder. (d) A bingo permit holder shall display its bingo permit conspicuously at the location where the bingo game is conducted. Only the permit...
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45-42-150
Section 45-42-150 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) BINGO. The game, commonly known as bingo, where numbers or symbols on a card are matched with numbers or symbols selected at random. (2) BINGO SESSION. A consecutive period of time not to exceed five consecutive hours during which bingo is played in a given day not to exceed one day in a given week. (3) EQUIVALENT VALUE. The fair market value of the gift on the date the gift is given as the prize in a bingo game. (4) LOCATION. A single building, hall, enclosure, or outdoor area used for the purpose of playing bingo pursuant to a permit or license issued under this article. (5) PERMIT HOLDER. A qualified organization or qualified club which has a permit or license pursuant to this article. (6) PERSON. Any human being, corporation, association, or other legal entity. (7) QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION. A bona fide religious, educational, service, senior citizens, fraternal, or...
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45-8-150
Section 45-8-150 Definitions. For purposes of this article the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) BINGO. The game commonly known as bingo, which is a game of chance played with cards printed with five rows of five squares each. Participants place markers over randomly called numbers on the cards in an attempt to form a preselected pattern such as a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line, or all four corners. The first participant to form the preselected pattern wins the game. The term "bingo" means any game of bingo of the type described above in which wagers are placed, winners are determined, and prizes or other property is distributed in the presence of all persons placing wagers in that game. The term "bingo" does not refer to any game of chance other than the type of game described in this subdivision. (2) BINGO SESSION. A consecutive period of time not to exceed 10 consecutive hours during which bingo is played in a given day. (3) CALHOUN COUNTY BINGO...
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45-37-150.01
Section 45-37-150.01 Definitions. As used in this article: (1) BINGO. That specific kind of game commonly known as bingo in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card or electronic marking machine conforming to numbers or symbols selected at random. (2) CHIEF OF POLICE. The chief of police of any municipality electing to establish a bingo ordinance parallel, or similar, to this article to apply in the municipality. (3) EDUCATION ORGANIZATION. An organization within this state, not for pecuniary profit, whose primary purpose is education in nature and designed to develop the capabilities of individuals by instruction in any public or private elementary or secondary school, or any private college, not for pecuniary profit, and approved by the State Department of Education. (4) EQUIPMENT. The receptacle and numbered objects drawn from it, the master board upon which such objects are placed as drawn, the cards or sheets bearing numbers or other...
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45-28-150.03
Section 45-28-150.03 Bingo games - Permits. (a) No qualified organization shall be permitted to operate a bingo game unless the sheriff first issues a permit to the organization authorizing it to do so. The permit described in this article is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other business licenses which may be required by law, and no bingo game shall be operated until such time as all required licenses have been obtained. A permit holder may hold only one permit and that permit is valid for only one location. A permit is not assignable or transferable. (b) Any qualified organization desiring to obtain a permit to operate bingo games in a calendar year shall make application to the sheriff on forms prescribed by the sheriff and shall pay an annual fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for such issuance, to be used by the sheriff to help offset the cost of administration. Renewal application shall also be filed with the sheriff. The sheriff shall refuse to grant a bingo permit to any...
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45-42-150.02
Section 45-42-150.02 Bingo games - Permits. (a) No qualified organization or club shall be permitted to operate a bingo game unless the bingo game is located in the confines of Limestone County. The permit described in this article is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other business licenses which may be required by law. No bingo game shall be operated until all required licenses have been obtained. A permit holder may hold only one permit and the permit shall be valid for only one location. A permit shall not be assignable or transferable. (b) Any qualified organization or club desiring to obtain a permit to operate bingo games in a calendar year shall apply to the county commission, on forms provided by that office, and shall pay an annual fee of one hundred dollars ($100). Renewal applications shall also be filed with the county commission. The county commission shall refuse to grant a bingo permit to any applicant who fails to fully provide the information required by this...
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