Inyo County Municipal Code Ch. 5.32 Nonprofit Charitable Bingo Games

It is unlawful for any organization or person to conduct a bingo game, as defined by and under the provisions of the California Penal Code, Section 326.5, without first being licensed so to do as provided in this chapter. Any license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall permit bingo games only for the benefit of organizations exempted from the payment of the bank and corporation tax by Section 23701d of the California Revenue and Taxation Code and a contribution or gift to which would be a charitable contribution under Section 170(c)(2) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

(Ord. 321 § 1, 1977)

A. Every organization seeking to conduct a bingo game as set forth in Section 5.32.010 shall through an officer duly elected and authorized, and every person seeking to conduct such a bingo game shall, obtain, complete, and file an application for a license with the tax collector on a form prepared and approved by the tax collector.

B. The fee for the license shall be twenty-five dollars a year.

C. The county auditor shall cause to be prepared, with the approval of the tax collector, suitable blanks to be used by the tax collector as licenses required in this chapter and known as bingo licenses, with a blank receipt attached for the tax collector when licenses are sold; and the county auditor must number all blanks prior to delivery by him to the tax collector. Delivery may be in such quantities as may be required, the auditor taking the tax collector's receipt therefor and charging him therewith, giving in the entries of his books the number and amounts thereof. The auditor must also keep a ledger account debiting the tax collector and crediting the tax collector with all moneys paid into the county treasury on the license account and with all blank licenses returned by him unsold to the auditor.

D. Before the issuance of any license, the tax collector shall require and receive from the applicant a declaration, made under penalty of perjury, that the proposed bingo games will not violate the provisions of the California Penal Code, Section 326.5.

(Ord. 321 § 1, 1977)

A. Any person violating the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. As used in this chapter, "person" shall include public entities and agencies thereof, corporations, and natural persons.

B. Any bingo game conducted without a license first having been obtained under the provisions of this chapter, or after any such license has been revoked, is a public nuisance and the district attorney is authorized to commence proceedings for the abatement and enjoinment thereof.

(Ord. 321 § 1, 1977)

A. Any violation of the provisions of California Penal Code Section 326.5 shall be cause for the summary revocation of any license issued under the provisions of this chapter.

B. Notice of the revocation of a license previously issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be sent by first-class mail to the last known mailing address of the license holder. Revocation shall be effective upon the date of mailing the notice thereof.

(Ord. 321 § 1, 1977)