Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 7 - Municipalities › 185 - Operation of Bazaars and Raffles › Section 7-185-1b - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
When used in sections 7-185-1b to
				7-185-17b,
				inclusive, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning herein
				allocated to them:
(a) "Aggregate
			 value of prizes offered" means the amount paid by the applicant for the prize
			 or prizes, or the retail value of the same if donated.
(b) "Applicant" means the sponsoring
			 organization.
(c) "Bazaar and
			 raffle act" means sections
			 7-170
			 to
			 7-186, inclusive, of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes, as amended.
(d) "Chance", by which it is determined that
			 certain tickets entitle the holders to prizes at a raffle, means the drawing
			 from a container having therein counterparts or stubs of all tickets sold, or,
			 in the case of a cow-chip raffle authorized pursuant to subsection (d) of
			 section
			 7-185a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a drawing utilizing an adequately marked
			 land area with consecutively numbered plots which correspond to the
			 consecutively numbered raffle tickets, or, in the case of a "duck-race raffle"
			 authorized pursuant to subsection (f) of section
			 7-185a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, or a "frog-race raffle" authorized
			 pursuant to subsection (g) of section
			 7-185a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a drawing utilizing a naturally moving
			 stream of water at a designated starting point and in which the ticket
			 corresponding to the number of the first duck or frog to pass a designated
			 finishing point is the winning ticket.
(e) "Executive director" means the executive
			 director of the division of special revenue.
(f) "Dealer" means any supplier of equipment
			 used in a bazaar or raffle for a rental fee therefor, or without charge, if the
			 free use of such equipment carries with it an agreement or condition that the
			 gifts, wares or merchandise will be purchased or obtained from the supplier, or
			 who for the loan of such equipment receives consideration, compensation or
			 reward directly or indirectly in any form.
(g) "Equipment" means any implement,
			 instrument, device, wheel or machine designed or intended to be used, or used,
			 in the conduct of a bazaar or raffle, and includes coupons, tickets or other
			 evidence of right to participate in a bazaar or raffle.
(h) "Gift certificate" means a certificate,
			 ticket, or coupon which entitles the holder to exercise his option in the
			 choice of an article of merchandise or any item of service; provided, in the
			 case of a raffle, an order for a specific item of merchandise describing such
			 merchandise in detail shall not come within the term "gift certificate." Such
			 certificates, tickets, or coupons may be used as a medium of exchange, barter
			 or purchase in any transaction, and are not refundable in money or cash, or
			 redeemable or convertible into cash, directly or indirectly.
(i) "Goods, wares and merchandise" means all
			 prizes, articles, supplies and commodities necessary to the conduct of a bazaar
			 or raffle.
(j) "Means of chance,"
			 by which merchandise may be disposed of at a bazaar, means a game, sport,
			 amusement, diversion, scheme, plan, project, contest, undertaking or enterprise
			 wherein chance, fortune, luck or lot is the predominating factor or element in
			 the winning or awarding of a prize, including the drawing for a prize or prizes
			 from a container or containers having therein tickets, counterparts or stubs of
			 tickets sold, but shall not include any game, sport, amusement, diversion,
			 scheme, plan, project, contest or undertaking where the skill, accomplishment,
			 art or adroitness of the operator or participant is the primary factor in the
			 winning or awarding of a prize.
(k)
			 "Net profit" means the gross income from the sale of tickets or shares of
			 rights to participate in a bazaar or raffle, less only actual expenses incurred
			 for bona fide items in reasonable amounts for goods, wares or merchandise
			 furnished or services rendered which are reasonably necessary to be purchased
			 or furnished for the holding, operating or conducting of a bazaar or
			 raffle.
(l) "Nonprofit
			 organization" means an organization of which any officer, member or employee
			 does not receive, and shall not receive, any pecuniary profit from the
			 operations thereof, except reasonable compensation for services rendered in the
			 conduct of its affairs.
(m)
			 "Organization" or "sponsoring organization" means a nonprofit
			 organization.
(n) "Services
			 rendered" means janitorial services, purchase, construction and repair of
			 equipment, rental of premises, utilities, rental of tents, booths, tables,
			 wheels and games of chance, permit fees, accounting fees, necessary police or
			 security service, necessary fire service, insurance protection and advertising,
			 which services rendered shall not be an authorized expense unless rendered
			 solely in and for the conduct of the bazaar or raffle.