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AL Code § 45-42-150 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-42-150 - Definitions.

Section 45-42-150Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) BINGO. The game, commonly known as bingo, where numbers or symbols on a card are matched with numbers or symbols selected at random. (2) BINGO SESSION. A consecutive period of time not to exceed five consecutive hours during which bingo is played in a given day not to exceed one day in a given week. (3) EQUIVALENT VALUE. The fair market value of the gift on the date the gift is given as the prize in a bingo game. (4) LOCATION. A single building, hall, enclosure, or outdoor area used for the purpose of playing bingo pursuant to a permit or license issued under this article. (5) PERMIT HOLDER. A qualified organization or qualified club which has a permit or license pursuant to this article. (6) PERSON. Any human being, corporation, association, or other legal entity. (7) QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION. A bona fide religious, educational, service, senior citizens, fraternal, or veterans' organization or club which qualifies as an exempt organization under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and operates without profit to its members and which has been in existence continuously as that organization for a period of three years and which has owned or leased real property in Limestone County for at least three years immediately prior to making application for operating bingo.  (8) REASONABLE EXPENSES. Includes customary and usual business overhead expenses. (Act 2000­124, p. 179, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-42-150.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-42-150.01 - Bingo Games Authorized.

Section 45-42-150.01Bingo games authorized. The operation of bingo games for prizes or money by qualified organizations or qualified clubs for bona fide charitable, educational, or other lawful purposes shall be legal in Limestone County subject to this article. (Act 2000­124, p. 179, § 2.)
AL Code § 45-42-150.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-42-150.02 - Bingo Games - Permits.

Section 45-42-150.02Bingo games - Permits. (a) No qualified organization or club shall be permitted to operate a bingo game unless the bingo game is located in the confines of Limestone County. The permit described in this article is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other business licenses which may be required by law. No bingo game shall be operated until all required licenses have been obtained. A permit holder may hold only one permit and the permit shall be valid for only one location. A permit shall not be assignable or transferable. (b) Any qualified organization or club desiring to obtain a permit to operate bingo games in a calendar year shall apply to the county commission, on forms provided by that office, and shall pay an annual fee of one hundred dollars ($100). Renewal applications shall also be filed with the county commission. The county commission shall refuse to grant a bingo permit to any applicant who fails to fully provide the information required by this subsection. Each applicant for a permit shall prove its length of existence and the ownership of real property in the county for at least three years immediately preceding the application and provide the following information: (1) The name and home address of the applicant and, if the applicant is a corporation, association, private club, or other similar legal entity, the names and home addresses of each of the officers of the organization or club. (2) The names and home addresses of persons, organizations, clubs, or other legal entities that shall be the surety for the applicant. (3) The location at which the applicant shall conduct the bingo games. Bingo games shall be held only on premises owned or leased by a qualified permit holder. (4) A statement showing the convictions, if any, for criminal offenses, other than minor traffic offenses, of each of the persons listed in subdivisions (1) and (2). (c) Permits may be amended upon resubmission of application, surrender of permit, and payment of a twenty-five dollar ($25) fee. (Act 2000­124, p. 179, § 3.)
AL Code § 45-42-150.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-42-150.03 - Bingo Games - Permit Requirements.

Section 45-42-150.03Bingo games - Permit requirements. (a) Each bingo permit shall contain the name and address of the permit holder, the location at which the permit holder is permitted to conduct bingo, and the day or days of the week on which the permit holder is permitted to conduct bingo. (b) The bingo permit holder shall display the permit conspicuously at the location where bingo is being conducted at all times during the conduct of the games. (Act 2000­124, p. 179, § 4.)
AL Code § 45-42-150.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-42-150.04 - Bingo Games ­ Legislative Intent; Prize Limits; Deductions for Expenses; Consulting Fees.

Section 45-42-150.04Bingo games ­ Legislative intent; prize limits; deductions for expenses; consulting fees. (a) It is the intention of the Legislature that only qualified organizations or qualified clubs which are properly issued permits or licenses pursuant to this article, shall be allowed to operate bingo games. A qualified organization or qualified club shall not lend its name or allow its identity to be used by any other person in operating or promoting a bingo game in which that person has a substantial financial interest. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, with the consent of the sponsoring organization, any individual participant may use his or her personal card, but that individual is not exempt from any fees or charges. (c) It shall be unlawful for two or more qualified organizations to pyramid the valuation of prizes in a manner to exceed the limits in cash, or gifts of equivalent value, as provided in Section 45­42­150.05. (d) Except as otherwise provided by this article, a qualified organization or qualified club may deduct the reasonable expenses of operating and conducting its bingo games. (e) No person shall pay consulting fees to any person for any services performed in relation to the operation or conduct of a bingo game. (Act 2000­124, p. 179, § 5.)
AL Code § 45-42-150.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-42-150.05 - Bingo Games ­ Equipment; Prize and Conduct Limitations.

Section 45-42-150.05Bingo games ­ Equipment; prize and conduct limitations. (a) Bingo may not be conducted with any equipment which is not owned, being purchased, or being rented at a reasonable rate by the permit holder, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of Section 45­42­150.04. (b) Prizes given by any qualified nonprofit organization for the playing of bingo games shall not exceed the cash amount or gifts of equivalent value of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) during any bingo session. (c) A permit holder shall not advertise a bingo session except by announcement at a regular session of bingo. (d) A permit holder shall display its bingo license conspicuously at the location where the bingo game is conducted. (e) A permit holder shall conduct bingo games only at the single location specified in the application of the permit holder. (f) A permit holder, pursuant to Section 45­42­150.02, shall not conduct more than one bingo session during any one calendar week not to exceed five hours in duration and no session shall be played after 11:30 p.m. All bingo sessions shall be held Monday to Saturday, inclusive, and no bingo shall be played on a Sunday. No alcoholic beverages shall be served during any bingo session. (g) No person under the age of 19 years shall be permitted to play any game or games of bingo conducted pursuant to any permit issued under this article. No person under the age of 19 years shall be permitted to conduct or assist in conducting any game of bingo pursuant to this article. (Act 2000­124, p. 179, § 6.)
AL Code § 45-42-150.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-42-150.06 - Bingo Games - Recordkeeping.

Section 45-42-150.06Bingo games - Recordkeeping. Each permit holder shall maintain the following records pertaining to each bingo session for at least one year from the date of the session: (1) An itemized list of gross receipts for each session. (2) An itemized list of all expenses, including the name of each person to whom the expenses are paid, and a receipt or invoice for all expenses. (Act 2000­124, p. 179, § 7.)
AL Code § 45-42-150.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-42-150.07 - Bingo Games - Filing of Records; Inspection.

Section 45-42-150.07Bingo games - Filing of records; inspection. (a) On or before April 15, after this article has been in effect for one year, and on or before April 15 of each calendar year thereafter, each permit holder shall file with the county commission a copy of the records required in Section 45­42­150.06 relating to the operation of bingo sessions in the previous calendar year. (b) The records required to be kept pursuant to Section 45­42­150.06 by the permit holder for the preceding year shall be open to inspection by the sheriff during reasonable business hours. (c) The location at which bingo is being conducted, or at which an applicant or permit holder intends to conduct bingo, shall be open to inspection during regular business hours by the sheriff. (Act 2000­124, p. 179, § 8.)
AL Code § 45-42-150.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-42-150.08 - Revocation of Bingo Permit - Procedures.

Section 45-42-150.08Revocation of bingo permit - Procedures. The sheriff may revoke any permit if the permit holder or any officer, director, agent, member, or employee of the permit holder violates this article or rules promulgated pursuant to this article. The revocation shall become effective 10 days after the notice, by certified mail, to the permit holder unless within the 10–day period the permit holder makes a written request for a hearing to the county commission. All existing rules and procedures for meetings and hearings before the county commission shall apply unless in direct conflict with this article. Following a full hearing and the rendering of a written decision by the county commission, either party may appeal the decision directly to the Circuit Court of Limestone County and request a trial by jury. The rendering of a decision adverse to the permit holder by the county commission shall result in the immediate revocation of the permit. (Act 2000­124, p. 179, § 9.)
AL Code § 45-42-150.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-42-150.09 - Revocation of Bingo Permit ­ Eligibility; Effect of Convictions.

Section 45-42-150.09Revocation of bingo permit ­ Eligibility; effect of convictions. (a) A permit holder whose permit or special permit is revoked for a violation of this article or a rule promulgated under this article is ineligible to apply for a permit for a period of one year after the revocation. (b) A person convicted of an offense under Section 45­42­150.11 or any other gambling offense is ineligible to serve as an officer, a permit holder, or to participate in conducting bingo for a period of one year after the conviction becomes final. If the person is licensed pursuant to this article, the person shall forfeit the permit and is ineligible to apply for the issuance or reissuance of the permit for a period of one year from the date of conviction. (c) If the permit is revoked, in addition to any other penalties which may be imposed, the police chief may declare the violator ineligible to conduct a bingo game or apply for a permit under this article for a period not exceeding one year. (d) The permit holder shall return its permit to the sheriff on or before the effective date of a revocation or forfeiture. Whether returned or not, the permit shall not be valid beyond the effective date of the revocation or forfeiture. (Act 2000­124, p. 179, § 10.)
AL Code § 45-42-150.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-42-150.10 - Revocation of Bingo Permit ­ Jurisdiction to Restrain or Enjoin.

Section 45-42-150.10Revocation of bingo permit ­ Jurisdiction to restrain or enjoin. The circuit court of the county shall have jurisdiction to restrain or enjoin violations of this article and shall afford trial by jury for all appeals directed to it for alleged violations of this article leading to revocations of existing permits. (Act 2000­124, p. 179, § 11.)
AL Code § 45-42-150.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-42-150.11 - Violations.

Section 45-42-150.11Violations. Any person who violates this article shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor upon first conviction under this article. Any subsequent conviction shall be a Class A misdemeanor. (Act 2000­124, p. 179, § 12.)
AL Code § 45-42-150.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-42-150.12 - Seizure and Forfeiture of Contraband.

Section 45-42-150.12Seizure and forfeiture of contraband. Any device, equipment, record, money, or stakes used in any bingo game or operation in violation of this article, may be contraband and may be seized and be forfeited. Property forfeited may be sold, destroyed, or retained for official use by the municipal, county, state, or law enforcement agencies, as the circuit court directs following a full due process hearing. (Act 2000­124, p. 179, § 13.)
AL Code § 45-42-150.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-42-150.13 - Applicability of Other Laws.

Section 45-42-150.13Applicability of other laws. Any other law providing a penalty or disability on a person who conducts or participates in bingo games, who possesses equipment used in conducting bingo, who permits bingo to be conducted on his or her premises, or who performs other acts in connection with bingo, shall not apply to the conduct when done pursuant to this article or rules or regulations promulgated under this article. (Act 2000­124, p. 179, § 14.)
AL Code § 45-42-180 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 18 - Highways and Bridges.|Section 45-42-180 - Regulation of Advertisement Signs on Right-of-Way of County.

Section 45-42-180Regulation of advertisement signs on right-of-way of county. (a) No person or business entity shall erect a sign, any portion of which is on the right-of-way of Limestone County without obtaining approval. (b) Any person or business entity who fails to secure approval from the county commission for the erection of an advertisement sign in violation of this section, upon conviction, shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100). (c) Each municipality in Limestone County may regulate by ordinance advertisement signs along any street or road in the municipality. (d) This section shall not be interpreted to conflict with any state or federal law regulating advertisement signs. Nor shall this section apply to signs or markers designating or marking the location or presence of underground utility or telecommunication facilities.  (Act 93­867, p. 127, §§ 1­4.)
AL Code § 45-42-220 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 22 - Parks, Historic Preservation, Museums, and Recreation.|Section 45-42-220 - Preservation of Ancient Cemeteries or Burial Grounds.

Section 45-42-220Preservation of ancient cemeteries or burial grounds. (a) In Limestone County, the county commissioners, upon appropriate request, may provide assistance in the maintenance, restoration, care, and protection of any ancient cemetery or burial ground, as herein defined, located within the geographical perimeters of such county, and may appropriate funds for that purpose.  (b) As used herein, the term ancient cemetery or burial ground means any land or structure located in Limestone County dedicated to and used for the interment of human remains, and which at the time Limestone County assists in the maintenance, restoration, care, and protection thereof has two or more graves therein which are at least 100 years old.  (Act 92­237, p. 586, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-42-250 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 25 - Utilities.|Section 45-42-250 - Transfer of Water From Tennessee River Basin.

Section 45-42-250Transfer of water from Tennessee River Basin. (a) This section shall apply only in Limestone County. (b) The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds the following: (1) It is in the best interest of the State of Alabama and the people of Limestone County to protect the Tennessee River and its watershed to promote the beneficial purposes of maintaining a clean drinking water supply, hydroelectric power generation, navigation, industry, agriculture, environmental quality, and recreation. (2) The Tennessee River has been identified by the people of Alabama and the nation as a unique resource lying in seven states and by Congress through the establishment of a special authority known as the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for the promotion of the best interests of the Tennessee Valley. (3) That it is in the best interest of the people of the State of Alabama and Limestone County to protect and preserve the Tennessee River as set forth in this section in the absence of statewide legislation and that this section shall remain in effect until statewide legislation addressing interbasin transfers of water becomes effective. (c) This section shall be known as the "Limestone County Tennessee River Preservation Act." (d) For the purposes of this section, the term Tennessee River Basin means the entire topographic extent of the watershed of the Tennessee River and all of its tributaries. (e)(1) In Limestone County, no water may be withdrawn from the Tennessee River Basin for transfer to any other river basin outside of the Tennessee River Basin in an amount greater than the amount being withdrawn on April 14, 2006. (2) For the purpose of this section, the amount of the existing transfer of water from the Tennessee River is 150 percent the average daily amount calculated for the highest continuous 90­day period from January 1, 2000, until April 14, 2006.  (Act 2006­361, p. 956, §§ 1­5; Act 2006­593, p. 1622, §§ 1­5.)
AL Code § 45-42-260 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 42 - Limestone County.|Article 26 - Zoning and Planning.|Section 45-42-260 - Authority to Zone County Property Outside Corporate Limits of Municipality.

Section 45-42-260Authority to zone county property outside corporate limits of municipality. (a) The Limestone County Commission may divide any territory at its discretion within the county, but outside of the corporate limits of any municipality in the county into business, industrial, and residential zones or districts including, but not limited to, zones or districts where blasting may be carried out and the terms and conditions under which blasting may be carried out and may provide the kind, character, and use of structures and improvements that may be erected or made within the several zones or districts established and, from time to time, may rearrange or alter the boundaries of the zones or districts and may also adopt ordinances as necessary to carry into effect and make effective this section; provided, however, agricultural and forest property assessed for ad valorem tax purposes at current use value as defined in Section 40­7­25.1, shall be zoned as agricultural and forest property. (b) Any zoning ordinance adopted pursuant to this section may be enforced by the county commission by an action for injunctive relief in the Circuit Court of Limestone County. (Act 99­179, p. 205, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-43-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 43 - Lowndes County.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverages.|Section 45-43-20 - Regulation of Sale of Alcoholic Beverages on Sunday.

Section 45-43-20Regulation of sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday. (a)(1) The sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages in Lowndes County for off-premises consumption on Sunday is permissible. The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board may issue a license to licensed clubs and other retail alcoholic beverage licensees within the county or any municipality located therein to sell or dispense alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption on Sundays, any other law to the contrary notwithstanding. Licensed clubs and retail licensees granted such a license may sell or dispense alcoholic beverages pursuant to the requirements of the license and applicable regulations of the board. (2) If sales of alcoholic beverages are to be allowed on Sundays within Lowndes County, before such sales shall commence, the County Commission of Lowndes County, by resolution, shall call for a referendum within Lowndes County to determine if the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays will be allowed in Lowndes County. Thereafter, the Lowndes County Commission or the governing body of any municipality located within the county, as applicable, by resolution or ordinance passed by a simple majority, may regulate, but may not prohibit, the sale for off-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages on Sunday by licensed clubs and retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to the general public. (b) The provisions of this section are cumulative and supplemental to the present power and authority of the Lowndes County Commission and any municipal governing body in the county, and are not intended to, nor shall it be interpreted so as to repeal any existing power or authority of those governing bodies consistent with this section that are now permitted under the general laws of the state, or under any local or special act of the Legislature.  (Act 2004­551, p. 1189, §§ 1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-43-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 43 - Lowndes County.|Article 4 - Buisness, Labor, and Occupations.|Section 45-43-40 - Branch Banking.

Section 45-43-40Branch banking. Any bank, either incorporated or unincorporated, whose principal place of business is located in Lowndes County shall have the power to establish, to maintain, and to operate within the limits or boundaries of the county one or more branches or branch banks, branch offices, branch agencies, additional offices, or branch places of business for the receipt of deposits, payment of checks, lending of money, and the conduct of a general banking business, provided that such bank, before establishment of any such branch or branches, shall first secure the written consent of the State Superintendent of Banks.  (Act 90­309, p. 425, § 1.)