Chapter 10 — BINGO GAMES

As used in this chapter, "bingo" shall mean a game of chance in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card, which numbers or symbols conform to numbers or symbols selected at random.

(Part 1, Ord. 531, eff. October 28, 1976, as renumbered by § 2, Ord. 800, eff. August 8, 2008)

Bingo games may be conducted in the City only by organizations exempted from the payment of bank and corporation taxes by Sections23701(a), 23701(b), 23701(d), 23701(e), 23701(f), 23701(g), and 23701(1) of the Revenue and Taxation Code of the State and by mobile home park associations and senior citizens organizations provided the proceeds of such games are used only for charitable purposes.

(Part 1, Ord. 531, eff. October 28, 1976, as amended by Part 1, Ord. 559, eff. June 22, 1978, as renumbered by § 2, Ord. 800, eff. August 8, 2008)

Each qualified organization desiring to conduct bingo games shall first obtain from the City a license authorizing such organization to conduct bingo games. The application for such license shall be executed under penalty of perjury by two officers of the organization and shall include a statement that the applicant is a qualified organization in good standing, the names of all officers and directors or trustees of the organization, the location of the property owned or leased by the organization to be used for bingo games, and the proposed days and hours each week when such games will be conducted. The license shall be approved for issuance by the Council on an annual basis or such lesser period as the Council deems appropriate. The Council may impose a license fee not to exceed the actual cost of issuing such license.

(Part 1, Ord. 531, eff. October 28, 1976, as renumbered by § 2, Ord. 800, eff. August 8, 2008)

Qualified organizations conducting bingo games shall observe the following regulations:

• (a) No person shall receive a profit, wage, or salary from any bingo game.

• (b) No minor shall be allowed to participate in any bingo game.

• (c) A nonprofit charitable organization shall conduct a bingo game only on property owned or leased by it, and which property is used by such organization for an office or for the performance of the purposes for which the organization is organized.

• (d) All bingo games shall be open to the public, not just to the members of the nonprofit charitable organization.

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City of Ojai, CA

PUBLIC WELFARE, MORALS, AND CONDUCT

§ 4-10.04

§ 4-10.05

• (e) A bingo game shall be operated and staffed only by members of the nonprofit charitable organization which organized the bingo game. Such members 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.

• (f) 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 such bingo game.

• (g) 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.

• (h) 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.

• (i) The total value of prizes awarded during the conduct of any bingo game shall not exceed $250 in cash or kind, or both, for each separate game which is held.

• (Part 1, Ord. 531, eff. October 28, 1976, as amended by Part 1, Ord. 533, eff. November 25, 1976, as renumbered by § 2, Ord. 800, eff. August 8, 2008)

Any bingo game conducted in violation of any provision of this chapter shall be a public nuisance and may be enjoined or abated by the City in addition to any other remedies or penalties available for such violations.

(Part 1, Ord. 531, eff. October 28, 1976, as renumbered by § 2, Ord. 800, eff. August 8, 2008)

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City of Ojai, CA § 4-11.01

PUBLIC WELFARE, MORALS, AND CONDUCT

§ 4-11.03