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CA Bus & Prof Code § 19961.06 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - The Gambling Control Act|ARTICLE 13 - Local Governments|Section 19961.06.

19961.06.  (a) Notwithstanding Sections 19961 and 19962, a city, county, or city and county may amend an ordinance to increase by two the number of gambling tables that may be operated in a gambling establishment in the city, county, or city and county, above the number of tables authorized in the ordinance that was in effect on January 1, 2010. A city, county, or city and county may exercise the authority provided by this subdivision only one time, but this authority shall be in addition to any authorization under any other law for a city, county, or city and county to increase the number of gambling tables that may be operated in a gambling establishment in the city, county, or city and county.(b) Notwithstanding Sections 19961 and 19962, and in addition to the authorization granted by subdivision (a), a city, county, or city and county may amend an ordinance to increase by two the number of gambling tables that may be operated in a gambling establishment in the city, county, or city and county, above the number of tables authorized in the ordinance that was in effect on January 1, 2013. A city, county, or city and county may exercise the authority provided by this subdivision only one time, but this authority shall be in addition to any authorization under any other law for a city, county, or city and county to increase the number of gambling tables that may be operated in a gambling establishment in the city, county, or city and county.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 745, Sec. 1. (AB 1039) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19961.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - The Gambling Control Act|ARTICLE 13 - Local Governments|Section 19961.1.

19961.1.  Any amendment to a city or county ordinance relating to gambling establishments, or the Gambling Control Act, shall be submitted to the department for review and comment, before the ordinance is adopted by the city or county.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 176, Sec. 44. Effective August 24, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19962 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - The Gambling Control Act|ARTICLE 13 - Local Governments|Section 19962.

19962.  (a) Neither the governing body nor the electors of a county, city, or city and county that has not authorized legal gaming within its boundaries prior to January 1, 1996, shall authorize legal gaming.(b) An ordinance in effect on January 1, 1996, that authorizes legal gaming within a city, county, or city and county may not be amended to expand gaming in that jurisdiction beyond that permitted on January 1, 1996.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2023, deletes or extends that date.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 744, Sec. 1. (AB 1168) Effective January 1, 2019. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19963 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - The Gambling Control Act|ARTICLE 13 - Local Governments|Section 19963.

19963.  (a) In addition to any other limitations on the expansion of gambling imposed by Section 19962 or any provision of this chapter, the commission may not issue a gambling license for a gambling establishment that was not licensed to operate on December 31, 1999, unless an application to operate that establishment was on file with the department prior to September 1, 2000.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2023, deletes or extends that date.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 744, Sec. 2. (AB 1168) Effective January 1, 2019. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19964 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - The Gambling Control Act|ARTICLE 13 - Local Governments|Section 19964.

19964.  No city, county, or city and county may grant, or permit to continue in effect, a license to deal, operate, carry on, conduct, maintain, or expose for play any controlled game to any applicant or holder of a local license unless the applicant or local licensee is an owner licensee as defined in this chapter. However, the issuance of a state gambling license to a person imposes no requirements upon the city, county, or city and county to issue a license to the person.(Added by renumbering Section 19951 by Stats. 2002, Ch. 738, Sec. 114. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19965 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - The Gambling Control Act|ARTICLE 13 - Local Governments|Section 19965.

19965.  Notwithstanding Sections 19961 and 19962, a city, county, or city and county may amend an ordinance to increase the number of gambling tables that may be operated in a gambling establishment as follows:(a) If the ordinance in effect on July 1, 2007, provided for five to eight tables, inclusive, the amended ordinance may allow an increase of three tables.(b) If the ordinance in effect on July 1, 2007, provided for nine to 12 tables, inclusive, the amended ordinance may allow an increase of four tables.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 647, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19966 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - The Gambling Control Act|ARTICLE 13 - Local Governments|Section 19966.

19966.  If a gambling establishment is located in an unincorporated area annexed by a city, notwithstanding Section 19960 or 19962, without a local election other than the election to approve the annexation, the city acquiring jurisdiction may adopt an ordinance permitting and regulating controlled gaming in the existing gambling establishment, providing hours of operation, the games to be played, wagering limits, the maximum number of gambling establishments, and the maximum number of tables permitted in each gambling establishment, the same as those limits in any ordinance or resolutions that formerly applied to the gambling establishment. Where this article refers to an expansion of gaming as compared to that permitted on January 1, 1996, for the purposes of this section, that reference shall be to the ordinance or resolutions that governed the gambling establishment as of that date.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 233, Sec. 21. (AB 293) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19970 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - The Gambling Control Act|ARTICLE 14 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 19970.

19970.  If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter, for any reason, is adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this chapter and the application thereof to other persons or circumstances, but shall be confined to the operation of the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment was rendered and to the person or circumstances involved.(Added by renumbering Section 19956 by Stats. 2002, Ch. 738, Sec. 117. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19971 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - The Gambling Control Act|ARTICLE 14 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 19971.

19971.  This act is an exercise of the police power of the state for the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the State of California, and shall be liberally construed to effectuate those purposes.(Added by renumbering Section 19957 by Stats. 2002, Ch. 738, Sec. 118. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19972 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - The Gambling Control Act|ARTICLE 14 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 19972.

19972.  For the purposes of Section 3482 of the Civil Code, the issuance of a state gambling license shall not be construed to authorize any conduct or activity other than the conduct of controlled gambling.(Added by renumbering Section 19958 by Stats. 2002, Ch. 738, Sec. 119. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19980 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - The Gambling Control Act|ARTICLE 15 - Additional Restrictions Related to Fair Elections and Corruption of Regulators|Section 19980.

19980.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is a compelling governmental interest in ensuring that elections conducted pursuant to Section 19960 are conducted fairly and that electors in those elections are presented with fair and balanced arguments in support of and in opposition to the existence of gambling establishments. Large contributions by gambling operators or prospective gambling operators who will be financially interested in the outcome of the election often unfairly distort the context in which those elections take place.(b) In California, in other states, and in other countries, there is ample historical evidence of the potential for revenues derived from gambling to be used to corrupt political officials in the regulation or prosecution of crimes related to gambling activities, embezzlement, and money laundering.(c) This article is an exercise of the police power of the state for the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state.(Added by renumbering Section 19959 by Stats. 2002, Ch. 738, Sec. 122. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19981 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - The Gambling Control Act|ARTICLE 15 - Additional Restrictions Related to Fair Elections and Corruption of Regulators|Section 19981.

19981.  (a) A member of the commission, the executive director, the chief, and any employee of the commission or department designated by regulation, shall not, for a period of three years after leaving office or terminating employment, for compensation, act as agent or attorney for, or otherwise represent, any other person by making any formal or informal appearance, or by making any oral or written communication, before the commission or the department, or any officer or employee thereof, if the appearance or communication is for the purpose of influencing administrative action, or influencing any action or proceeding involving the issuance, amendment, awarding, or revocation of a permit, license, or approval.(b) A member of the commission shall not solicit or accept campaign contributions from any person, including any applicant or licensee.(c) A member of the commission, the executive director, the chief, any employee of the commission, and any employee of the department who works on or supervises over gambling issues shall not, for a period of two years after leaving office or terminating employment, hold a direct or indirect interest in, hold employment with, represent, appear for, or negotiate on behalf of, a gambling establishment, gambling enterprise, registrant, or licensee.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 245, Sec. 1. (SB 666) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19983 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - The Gambling Control Act|ARTICLE 15 - Additional Restrictions Related to Fair Elections and Corruption of Regulators|Section 19983.

19983.  It is the intent of the Legislature that if any provision of this article is adjudged by a court to be invalid because of any conflict or inconsistency with the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000) of the Government Code), as amended, that judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate any other provision of this chapter and the application thereof to other persons or circumstances, but shall be confined to the operation of the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment was rendered and to the person or circumstances involved.(Added by renumbering Section 19960.4 by Stats. 2002, Ch. 738, Sec. 125. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19984 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - The Gambling Control Act|ARTICLE 16 - Additional Contracts: Proposition Players|Section 19984.

19984.  Notwithstanding any other law, a licensed gambling enterprise may contract with a third party for the purpose of providing proposition player services at a gambling establishment, subject to the following conditions:(a) Any agreement, contract, or arrangement between a gambling enterprise and a third-party provider of proposition player services shall be approved in advance by the department, and in no event shall a gambling enterprise or the house have any interest, whether direct or indirect, in funds wagered, lost, or won.(b) (1) The commission shall establish reasonable criteria for, and require the licensure and registration of, any person or entity that provides proposition player services at gambling establishments pursuant to this section, including owners, supervisors, and players. The commission may impose licensing requirements, disclosures, approvals, conditions, or limitations as it deems necessary to protect the integrity of controlled gambling in this state, and may assess, and the department may collect, reasonable fees and deposits as necessary to defray the costs of providing this regulation and oversight.(2) A person who owns or is employed by a third-party provider of proposition player services, including, but not limited to, an owner, supervisor, observer, or player, shall wear a badge that clearly identifies them as providing proposition player services, in a location that allows for public view, at all times while in a gambling establishment for which their third-party proposition player services company has a current contract.(c) The department, pursuant to regulations of the commission, is empowered to perform background checks, financial audits, and other investigatory services as needed to assist the commission in regulating third-party providers of proposition player services, and may assess and collect reasonable fees and deposits as necessary to defray the costs of providing this regulation and oversight. The department may adopt emergency regulations in order to implement this subdivision.(d) No agreement or contract between a licensed gambling enterprise and a third party concerning the provision of proposition player services shall be invalidated or prohibited by the department pursuant to this section until the commission establishes criteria for, and makes determinations regarding the licensure or registration of, the provision of these services pursuant to subdivision (b).(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 553, Sec. 5. (SB 819) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19985 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - The Gambling Control Act|ARTICLE 17 - Nonprofit Organization Fundraisers|Section 19985.

19985.  The Legislature finds and declares the following:(a) Nonprofit organizations provide important and necessary services to the people of the State of California with respect to educational and social services and there is a need to provide methods of fundraising to nonprofit organizations so as to enable them to meet their stated purposes.(b) The playing of controlled games for the purpose of raising funds by nonprofit organizations is in the public interest.(c) Uniform regulation for the conduct of controlled games is in the best interests of nonprofit organizations and the people of this state.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 707, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19987 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - The Gambling Control Act|ARTICLE 17 - Nonprofit Organization Fundraisers|Section 19987.

19987.  (a) The department, by regulation or order, may require any person or entity set forth in subdivision (b), to register with the department.(b) “Person or entity” means one who, directly or indirectly, manufactures, distributes, supplies, vends, leases, or otherwise provides, supplies, devices, or other equipment designed for use in the playing of controlled games by any nonprofit organization registered to conduct controlled games.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 176, Sec. 50. Effective August 24, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 20000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Franchise Relations|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 20000.

20000.  This chapter shall be known and may be referred to as the California Franchise Relations Act.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1355, Sec. 1. Effective October 1, 1980. Operative January 1, 1981, by Sec. 6 of Ch. 1355.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 20001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Franchise Relations|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 20001.

20001.  As used in this chapter, “franchise” means a contract or agreement, either expressed or implied, whether oral or written, between two or more persons by which:(a) A franchisee is granted the right to engage in the business of offering, selling or distributing goods or services under a marketing plan or system prescribed in substantial part by a franchisor; and(b) The operation of the franchisee’s business pursuant to that plan or system is substantially associated with the franchisor’s trademark, service mark, trade name, logotype, advertising, or other commercial symbol designating the franchisor or its affiliate; and(c) The franchisee is required to pay, directly or indirectly, a franchise fee.(d) “Franchise” does not include any of the following:(1) Any franchise governed by the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (P.L. 95-297).(2) Lease departments, licenses, or concessions at or with a general merchandise retail establishment where the lease department, licensee, or concessionaire is incidental and ancillary to the general commercial operation of the retail establishment. Sales of a leased department, license, or concessionaire are incidental and ancillary to the general commercial operation of the retail establishment if they amount to less than 10 percent of the establishment’s sales.(3) A nonprofit organization operated on a cooperative basis by and for independent retailers which wholesales goods and services primarily to its member retailers and in which all of the following is applicable:(A) Control and ownership of each member is substantially equal.(B) Membership is limited to those who will use the services furnished by the organization.(C) Transfer of ownership is prohibited or limited.(D) Capital investment receives no return.(E) Substantially equal benefits pass to the members on the basis of patronage of the organization.(F) Members are not personally liable for obligations of the organization in the absence of a direct undertaking or authorization by them.(G) Services of the organization are furnished primarily for the use of the members.(H) Each member and prospective member is provided with an offering circular which complies with the specifications of Section 31111 of the Corporations Code. (I) No part of the receipts, income, or profit of the organization are paid to any profitmaking entity, except for arms-length payments for necessary goods and services and members are not required to purchase goods or services from any designated profitmaking entity.(J) The nonprofit organization is subject to an action for rescission or damages under Section 3343.7 of the Civil Code if the organization fraudulently induced the plaintiff to join the organization.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1380, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 20002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Franchise Relations|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 20002.

20002.  A “franchisee” is a person to whom a franchise is granted.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1355, Sec. 1. Effective October 1, 1980. Operative January 1, 1981, by Sec. 6 of Ch. 1355.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 20003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Franchise Relations|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 20003.

20003.  A “franchisor” is a person who grants or has granted a franchise.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1355, Sec. 1. Effective October 1, 1980. Operative January 1, 1981, by Sec. 6 of Ch. 1355.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 20004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Franchise Relations|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 20004.

20004.  “Area franchise” means any contract or agreement between a franchisor and a subfranchisor whereby the subfranchisor is granted the right, for consideration given in whole or in part for such right, to sell or negotiate the sale of franchises in the name or on behalf of the franchisor.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1355, Sec. 1. Effective October 1, 1980. Operative January 1, 1981, by Sec. 6 of Ch. 1355.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 20005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Franchise Relations|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 20005.

20005.  A “subfranchisor” is a person to whom an area franchise is granted.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1355, Sec. 1. Effective October 1, 1980. Operative January 1, 1981, by Sec. 6 of Ch. 1355.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 20006 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Franchise Relations|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 20006.

20006.  “Franchise” includes “area franchise.”(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1355, Sec. 1. Effective October 1, 1980. Operative January 1, 1981, by Sec. 6 of Ch. 1355.)