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CT Gen Stat § 7-169d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 98 - Municipal Powers|Section 7-169d - Bingo products. Registration of manufacturer or equipment dealer. Fee. Approval of products. Revocation of registration. Regulations.

 (a) For the purposes of this section, (1) “bingo game” has the same meaning as provided in section 7-169, and (2) “bingo products” means bingo ball equipment, bingo cards or bingo paper.(b) Each group or organization authorized to operate or conduct a bingo game or series of bingo games pursuant to sections 7-169 to 7-169c, inclusive, shall use bingo products that are (1) owned in full by such group or organization, (2) used without compensation by such group or organization, or (3) rented or purchased from a bingo product manufacturer or equipment dealer who is registered with the Commissioner of Consumer Protection in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.(c) Each applicant for registration as a bingo product manufacturer or equipment dealer shall apply to the Commissioner of Consumer Protection on such forms as the commissioner prescribes. The application shall be accompanied by an annual fee of two thousand five hundred dollars payable to the State Treasurer. Each applicant for an initial registration shall submit to state and national criminal history records checks conducted in accordance with section 29-17a before such registration is issued.(d) No registered bingo product manufacturer or equipment dealer shall rent or sell any type of bingo product that has not been approved by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.(e) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may revoke for cause any registration issued pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.(f) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.(P.A. 07-36, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 147; P.A. 11-51, S. 210; P.A. 17-231, S. 4.)History: P.A. 07-36 effective January 1, 2008; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (c) to increase annual fee from $1,500 to $1,750; P.A. 11-51 substituted “Commissioner of Consumer Protection” for “Division of Special Revenue” and “executive director of the Division of Special Revenue”, and increased annual fee from $1,750 to $2,500, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 17-231 amended Subsec. (a) to substitute “bingo game” for “bingo”, amended Subsec. (b) to delete reference to Sec. 7-169a, and made technical changes, effective January 1, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 7-169e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 98 - Municipal Powers|Section 7-169e - Recreational bingo for parent teacher associations or organizations. Requirements. Definitions. Records. Exemption.

 (a) For the purposes of this section, “bingo game” and “municipal official” have the same meaning as provided in subsection (a) of section 7-169.(b) Any parent teacher association or organization may operate and conduct bingo games for the amusement and recreation of such association's or organization's members and guests without a permit, as required by section 7-169, provided (1) such association or organization registers annually with the municipal official and pays an annual registration fee of not more than seventy-five dollars, (2) such association or organization obtains an identification number from the municipal official, (3) such association or organization charges an admission fee of not more than one dollar, (4) each individual prize of cash or merchandise offered does not exceed fifty dollars in value, and (5) only active members of such association or organization assist in the operation of the games of bingo and assist without compensation. The municipal official may revoke any such registration for cause.(c) Each such association or organization shall keep accurate records of receipts and disbursements related to such bingo games, and such records shall be available for inspection by the municipal official.(d) Each such association or organization shall be exempt from the requirements of sections 7-169 and 7-169a.(P.A. 08-62, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 148; P.A. 11-51, S. 211; P.A. 13-299, S. 54; P.A. 17-231, S. 5.)History: P.A. 08-62 effective May 12, 2008; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (a) to increase annual registration fee from $20 to $40; P.A. 11-51 changed “Division of Special Revenue” to “Department of Consumer Protection”, changed “executive director of the Division of Special Revenue” and “executive director” to “Commissioner of Consumer Protection”, increased annual registration fee from $40 to $80 and increased individual prize amount from $20 to $50, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-299 amended Subsec. (d) to delete reference to consultation with Gaming Policy Board, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 17-231 added new Subsec. (a) re definitions of “bingo game” and “municipal official”, redesignated existing Subsecs. (a) to (c) as Subsecs. (b) to (d), amended redesignated Subsec. (b) to replace “games of bingo, as defined in section 7-169” with “bingo games”, replace “Department of Consumer Protection” with “municipal official”, replace “fee of eighty dollars” with “fee of not more than seventy-five dollars” in Subdiv. (1) and delete provision re registration fees to be remitted to the state, deleted former Subsec. (d) re adoption of regulations, and made technical and conforming changes, effective January 1, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 7-169i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 98 - Municipal Powers|Section 7-169i - Sealed ticket machine. Registration of manufacturer or dealer. Fee. Revocation. Regulations.

 (a) No permittee pursuant to section 7-169h may use a mechanical or electronic ticket dispensing machine to sell sealed tickets unless such machine is owned in full by the permittee or is rented or purchased from a manufacturer or dealer who is registered with the Department of Consumer Protection.(b) Each applicant for registration as a manufacturer or dealer in sealed ticket dispensing machines shall apply to the commissioner on such forms as the commissioner prescribes. The application for manufacturer shall be accompanied by an annual fee of one thousand two hundred fifty dollars payable to the State Treasurer. The application for dealer shall be accompanied by an annual fee of six hundred twenty-five dollars payable to the State Treasurer. Each applicant for initial registration shall submit to state and national criminal history records checks conducted in accordance with section 29-17a before such registration is issued.(c) The Department of Consumer Protection may revoke for cause any registration issued in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.(d) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.(P.A. 07-36, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 149; P.A. 11-51, S. 213.)History: P.A. 07-36 effective January 1, 2008; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (b) to increase annual fee from $500 to $625; P.A. 11-51 replaced “Division of Special Revenue” with “Department of Consumer Protection” and “executive director” with “commissioner”, increased manufacturer annual application fee from $625 to $1,250 and added provision re dealer annual application fee of $625, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 7-170 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 98 - Municipal Powers|Section 7-170 - Bazaars and raffles; definitions.

 Wherever used in sections 7-171 to 7-186, inclusive, unless otherwise provided, “bazaar” means a place maintained by a sponsoring organization for the disposal of merchandise awards by means of chance; “raffle” means an arrangement for raising money by the sale of tickets, certain among which, as determined by chance after the sale, entitle the holders to prizes; “applicant” means the sponsoring organization; and “coupon” means a ticket, form or document which the holder may redeem in exchange for merchandise, tangible personal property, services or transportation on a common carrier, or a discount in the purchase price of merchandise, tangible personal property, services or transportation on a common carrier.(1955, S. 291d; P.A. 11-34, S. 1.)History: P.A. 11-34 added definition of “coupon”.Cited. 33 CS 169.
CT Gen Stat § 7-175a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 98 - Municipal Powers|Section 7-175a - Marketability of title to real property as prize under “Class No. 6” permit.

 Section 7-175a is repealed.(P.A. 82-462, S. 2, 3; P.A. 89-214, S. 25, 26.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-176 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 98 - Municipal Powers|Section 7-176 - Permit fees.

 The fees to be charged for permits issued pursuant to section 7-175 shall be as follows: A “Class No. 1” permit, not to exceed seventy-five dollars; a “Class No. 2” permit, not to exceed thirty dollars; a “Class No. 3” permit, not to exceed sixty dollars for each day of the bazaar; a “Class No. 4” permit, not to exceed fifteen dollars; a “Class No. 5” permit, not to exceed one hundred twenty dollars; a “Class No. 6” permit, not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars; and a “Class No. 7” permit, not to exceed three hundred dollars.(1955, S. 297d; 1961, P.A. 115, S. 3; P.A. 80-297, S. 2, 20; P.A. 81-383, S. 2; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-17, S. 6, 59; P.A. 14-24, S. 3; P.A. 15-60, S. 2; P.A. 17-231, S. 9.)History: 1961 act added “Class No. 4” permit; P.A. 80-297 increased Class 1 permit fee from $35 to $50, Class 2 fee from $10 to $20 and Class 3 fee from $15 to $20 and raised proportionate amount of fee accruing to state; P.A. 81-383 added fees for “Class No. 5” and “Class No. 6” permits; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-17 added fee for “Class No. 7” permit; P.A. 14-24 required fees be submitted to Commissioner of Consumer Protection at the time of application and required the state to remit to the municipality a portion of the fee; P.A. 15-60 deleted “and submitted to the Commissioner of Consumer Protection at the time of application” and added provisions re fees retained by the state at the time application for permit is made and re fees remitted to municipality upon issuance of permit; P.A. 17-231 added reference to Sec. 7-175 re issuance of permits, deleted provisions re dollar amounts to be retained by the state and remitted to municipality, replaced $50 with fee not to exceed $75 re Class No. 1 permit, replaced $20 with fee not to exceed $30 re Class No. 2 permit, replaced $20 with fee not to exceed $60 re Class No. 3 permit, replaced $5 with fee not to exceed $15 re Class No. 4 permit, replaced $80 with fee not to exceed $120 re Class No. 5 permit, replaced $100 with fee not to exceed $150 re Class No. 6 permit and replaced $100 with fee not to exceed $300 re Class No. 7 permit, effective January 1, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 7-177 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 98 - Municipal Powers|Section 7-177 - Prizes.

 (a) All prizes given at any bazaar or raffle shall be merchandise, tangible personal property or a ticket, coupon or gift certificate, entitling the winner to merchandise, tangible personal property, services, transportation on a common carrier by land, water or air and to any tour facilities provided in connection therewith, or to participation in a lottery conducted under chapter 226. Such ticket, coupon or gift certificate shall not be refundable or transferable. No cash prizes or prizes consisting of alcoholic liquor shall be given, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and section 7-177a, and no prize shall be redeemed or redeemable for cash, except tickets for a lottery conducted under chapter 226 or gift certificates awarded in accordance with subsection (e) of section 7-185a. For the purposes of this section, coins whose trading value exceeds their face value and coins not commonly in circulation shall not be deemed a cash prize.(b) Any sponsoring organization authorized to conduct a bazaar pursuant to section 7-172 may award cash prizes not to exceed fifty dollars each in connection with the playing of a blower ball game. For purposes of this subsection “blower ball game” means a game of chance where the players wager on a color or number and the winner is determined by the drawing of a colored or numbered ball from a mechanical ball blower that mixes ping pong balls with blown air.(1955, S. 295d; 1957, P.A. 328; P.A. 73-239, S. 2, 3; P.A. 81-383, S. 3; P.A. 89-214, S. 7, 26; P.A. 90-15, S. 1, 2; P.A. 07-36, S. 6; P.A. 09-34, S. 1; P.A. 10-132, S. 2.)History: P.A. 73-239 allowed prizes to consist of lottery tickets; P.A. 81-383 added real property as a permissible prize under a “Class No. 6” permit; P.A. 89-214 deleted reference to prizes of real property in the case of a raffle conducted under a “Class No. 6” permit; P.A. 90-15 allowed prizes to consist of gift certificates entitling winner to merchandise, tangible personal property or services and specified that certain coins would not be deemed a cash prize; P.A. 07-36 made technical changes and added exception to the cash prize prohibition; P.A. 09-34 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), made a conforming change therein and added Subsec. (b) re prizes for blower ball games, effective May 20, 2009; P.A. 10-132 amended Subsec. (a) to add gift certificates as an exception to prohibition against prizes redeemable for cash.
CT Gen Stat § 7-177a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 98 - Municipal Powers|Section 7-177a - Cash prizes permitted. Special checking account.

 (a) Any sponsoring organization with a “Class No. 1”, “Class No. 2”, or “Class No. 4” permit that is qualified to conduct a raffle under section 7-172 or 7-185a may conduct a frog-race, duck-race or traditional raffle and may award cash prizes to participants in such a raffle in addition to those prizes authorized under section 7-177.(b) Any sponsoring organization with a “Class No. 6” permit that is qualified to conduct a raffle under section 7-172 or 7-185a may conduct a golf ball-drop raffle and may award cash prizes to participants in such a raffle in addition to those prizes authorized under section 7-177.(c) Any raffle described in subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall conform to the requirements of sections 7-170 to 7-186, inclusive. Each organization conducting a raffle described in this section shall deposit all proceeds from such raffle in a special checking account established and maintained by the organization which shall be subject to audit by the municipal official, as defined in section 7-173. Any expense incidental to the conduct of such raffle shall be paid from the gross receipts of raffle tickets and only by checks drawn from such checking account. All cash prizes awarded shall be paid from such checking account.(P.A. 07-36, S. 5; P.A. 11-51, S. 182; 11-226, S. 2; P.A. 17-231, S. 10.)History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Division of Special Revenue” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Consumer Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-226 designated existing provisions as Subsecs. (a) and (c), made a technical change in Subsec. (c), and added Subsec. (b) permitting sponsoring organization with a “Class No. 6” permit that is qualified to conduct a golf ball-drop raffle to award cash prizes to participants; P.A. 17-231 amended Subsec. (c) to substitute “municipal official, as defined in section 7-173” for “Department of Consumer Protection”, effective January 1, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 7-179 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 98 - Municipal Powers|Section 7-179 - Certain advertising prohibited. Exceptions.

 Section 7-179 is repealed, effective October 1, 2014.(1955, S. 300d; P.A. 10-10, S. 1; P.A. 14-24, S. 7.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-180 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 98 - Municipal Powers|Section 7-180 - Change in facts on application to be reported.

 If there is any change in the facts set forth in the application for a permit to conduct a bazaar or raffle subsequent to the making of such application, the applicant shall immediately notify the municipal official of such change. The municipal official may, if he or she deems such action advisable in the public interest, revoke such permit.(1955, S. 301d; P.A. 89-214, S. 9, 26; P.A. 11-51, S. 182; P.A. 17-231, S.11.)History: P.A. 89-214 substituted “executive director of the division of special revenue” for “authority granting such permit”, making technical changes as necessary; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “executive director of the Division of Special Revenue” and “executive director” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Consumer Protection” and “commissioner”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 17-231 added “to conduct a bazaar or raffle” re application for permit, substituted “municipal official” for “Commissioner of Consumer Protection” and made technical changes, effective January 1, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 7-183 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 98 - Municipal Powers|Section 7-183 - Examination of reports.

 Each such report may be examined by the municipal official, as defined in subsection (a) of section 7-181, and compared with the original application. The municipal official may refer any violation of sections 7-170 to 7-182, inclusive, to the office of the state's attorney having jurisdiction over the municipality in which the sponsoring organization is located and, if the bazaar or raffle was located in a different municipality than the municipality in which the sponsoring organization is located, to the office of the state's attorney having jurisdiction over the municipality in which the bazaar or raffle was located. Such state's attorney office shall investigate and take such action as the facts require.(1955, S. 304d; 1959, P.A. 24; 1961, P.A. 115, S. 5; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 13, 127; P.A. 86-419, S. 12, 25; P.A. 89-214, S. 12, 26; P.A. 11-8, S. 6; 11-51, S. 182; P.A. 14-24, S. 5; P.A. 16-138, S. 1; P.A. 17-231, S. 14.)History: 1959 act required referral of violation of statutes or regulations to prosecutor in lieu of referral of “discrepancy”; 1961 act made technical change re prosecuting attorney; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of public safety for commissioner of state police, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-280 deleted reference to prosecuting attorney and made violations referable to office of state's attorney; P.A. 86-419 substituted executive director of division of special revenue for commissioner of public safety, effective October 1, 1987; P.A. 89-214 specifically permitted executive director to refer any violation of Secs. 7-170 to 7-185, inclusive, to state's attorney, deleting reference to “7-186”; P.A. 11-8 substituted “chief executive officer” for “first selectman”, effective May 24, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “executive director of the Division of Special Revenue” and “executive director” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Consumer Protection” and “commissioner”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 14-24 deleted provision re report to be examined by chief of police or chief executive officer, added provision re violations referable to office of state's attorney having jurisdiction over municipality where the bazaar or raffle was located and made technical changes; P.A. 16-138 changed “shall” to “may” in provision re examination of report by commissioner and made a conforming change; P.A. 17-231 substituted municipal official for Commissioner of Consumer Protection, substituted reference to Sec. 7-182 for reference to Sec. 7-185, and deleted provision re administrative regulations, effective January 1, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 7-184 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 98 - Municipal Powers|Section 7-184 - Rescission of adoption.

 Any town, city or borough which has adopted the provisions of sections 7-170 to 7-186, inclusive, may, by referendum in the same manner as is provided in section 7-171, vote to rescind its action in adopting the provisions of said sections.(1955, S. 305d.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-185 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 98 - Municipal Powers|Section 7-185 - Regulations.

 Section 7-185 is repealed, effective January 1, 2018.(1955, S. 306d; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 82-472, S. 13, 183; P.A. 86-419, S. 13, 25; P.A. 87-44, S. 2; P.A. 07-36, S. 7; P.A. 11-51, S. 182; P.A. 13-299, S. 57; P.A. 17-231, S. 18.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-186 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 98 - Municipal Powers|Section 7-186 - Penalty.

 Any person who violates any provision of sections 7-170 to 7-185b, inclusive, or who makes any false statement in any application for a permit or in any report required by the provisions of said sections shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or be both fined and imprisoned.(1955, S. 307d; P.A. 89-214, S. 14, 26; P.A. 17-231, S. 17.)History: P.A. 89-214 provided that violation of any provision of administrative regulations would subject violator to penalty; P.A. 17-231 deleted “7-185, inclusive, or administrative regulations issued pursuant thereto” and inserted “7-185b, inclusive”, effective January 1, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 7-186m (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 98 - Municipal Powers|Section 7-186m - Exceptions for certain sponsoring organizations.

 Section 7-186m is repealed.(1972, P.A. 60, S. 17; P.A. 88-364, S. 122, 123.)
CT Gen Stat § 7-187 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 99 - Municipal Charters and Special Acts|Section 7-187 - Definitions.

 Whenever used in sections 7-188 to 7-193, inclusive:(a) “Appointing authority” means the body having authority to appoint a charter commission, charter revision commission or home rule ordinance revision commission, which shall be the board of selectmen of a town not having a council or board of directors, the council or board of directors of a town having such a council or board, the common council or other body empowered to make ordinances of a city or the board of burgesses of a borough;(b) “Commission” means any such charter commission, charter revision commission, or home rule ordinance revision commission;(c) “Home rule ordinance” means any ordinance or resolution which has been adopted by a municipality prior to October 1, 1982, in substitution for a special act relating to its government, which ordinance or resolution may contain the provisions of such special act with or without amendments and which ordinance or resolution shall not be inconsistent with the Constitution of the state or the general statutes;(d) “Municipality” means a town, city, borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough.(1957, P.A. 465, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 678, S. 1; P.A. 81-451, S. 1, 10; P.A. 85-253, S. 1, 10.)History: 1959 act added home rule ordinance commission; P.A. 81-451 added definitions of “commission”, “home rule ordinance” and “municipality” and rephrased definition of “appointing authority”, effective October 1, 1982; P.A. 85-253 redefined “home rule ordinance” to include resolutions.Cited. 150 C. 26; 188 C. 276; 190 C. 39; 193 C. 1; 196 C. 623.