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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 99B.9, subsection 1, unnumbered 1 2 paragraph 1, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 Except as otherwise permitted by section 99B.3, 99B.5, 1 4 99B.6, 99B.7, 99B.8,or99B.11, or 99B.12A, it is unlawful to 1 5 permit gambling on any premises owned, leased, rented, or 1 6 otherwise occupied by a person other than a government, 1 7 governmental agency or subdivision, unless all of the 1 8 following are complied with: 1 9 Sec. 2. Section 99B.10, Code 2003, is amended by adding 1 10 the following new subsection: 1 11 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. Each electrical and mechanical 1 12 amusement device in operation or distributed in this state is 1 13 licensed by the department as provided by this subsection. 1 14 Each person engaging in business as a distributor of 1 15 electrical and mechanical amusement devices in this state 1 16 shall obtain a license tag for each electrical and mechanical 1 17 amusement device distributed. Upon receipt of an application 1 18 and a fee of twenty-five dollars for each device, the 1 19 department shall issue a biennial license tag which tag shall 1 20 be displayed as required by rules adopted by the department. 1 21 The application shall be submitted on forms designated by the 1 22 department and contain the information required by rule of the 1 23 department. A license may be renewed biennially upon payment 1 24 of the biennial license fee and compliance with this chapter 1 25 and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. 1 26 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 99B.10A MANUFACTURERS AND 1 27 DISTRIBUTORS OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT DEVICES – 1 28 LICENSE. 1 29 A person shall not engage in business as a manufacturer or 1 30 a distributor of electrical and mechanical amusement devices 1 31 in this state without first obtaining a license from the 1 32 department. Upon receipt of an application and a fee of two 1 33 thousand dollars for a manufacturer's license or a fee of one 1 34 thousand dollars for a distributor's license, the department 1 35 shall issue an annual license. The application shall be 2 1 submitted on forms designated by the department and contain 2 2 the information required by rule of the department. A license 2 3 may be renewed annually upon payment of the annual license fee 2 4 and compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted 2 5 pursuant to this chapter. 2 6 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 99B.12A BINGO EXCEPTION. 2 7 An organization that is exempt from federal income taxes 2 8 under section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), 501(c)(6), 2 9 501(c)(7), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) of the 2 10 Internal Revenue Code as defined in section 422.3, shall be 2 11 authorized to conduct a bingo occasion without a license as 2 12 otherwise required by this chapter if all of the following 2 13 requirements are met: 2 14 1. Participants in the bingo occasion are not charged to 2 15 enter the premises where bingo is conducted. 2 16 2. Participants in the bingo occasion are not charged to 2 17 play. 2 18 3. Any prize awarded at the bingo occasion shall be 2 19 donated to the organization. 2 20 4. The bingo occasion is conducted as an activity and not 2 21 for fundraising purposes. 2 22 EXPLANATION 2 23 This bill amends provisions in Code chapter 99B governing 2 24 games of skill and chance. 2 25 Code section 99B.10, governing electrical and mechanical 2 26 amusement devices, is amended to provide that the devices are 2 27 required to be licensed. The Code section is amended to 2 28 provide for a $25 biennial license tag for each device, which 2 29 tag shall be displayed on each device in use. New Code 2 30 section 99B.10A is created to provide that a person shall not 2 31 engage in business as a distributor or manufacturer of 2 32 electrical and mechanical amusement devices without a license. 2 33 The new Code section provides for a $2,000 manufacturer's 2 34 license and a $1,000 distributor's license, which shall be 2 35 issued on an annual basis. 3 1 New Code section 99B.12A provides an exception to the 3 2 licensing requirements for a nonprofit organization conducting 3 3 a bingo game if the participants in the game are not charged 3 4 to enter the premises where the game is played and are not 3 5 charged to play the game, any prize awarded is donated to the 3 6 organization, and the bingo game is conducted as an activity 3 7 and not a fundraiser. 3 8 LSB 1315DP 80 3 9 ec/cf/24
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