Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 961 CMR - STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION › Title 961 CMR 3.00 - Beano Regulations › Section 3.03 - Licensing

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
Application.
(a)
Form for Application
. Application for a license to
			 conduct the game of Beano shall be made on form B.C.I. which is hereby adopted.
			 The application must be complete in all details and must be approved by the
			 Local Licensing Authority. All applications must be accompanied by the
			 appropriate fee in the form of a check payable to the Massachusetts State
			 Lottery Commission. The application shall be signed by the proposed member in
			 charge of Beano and the head of the organization who shall be: in the case of a
			 religious organization or an affiliate thereof, the Rabbi, Pastor, Rector, or
			 Superior or the President or Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
			 Congregation or the chief executive officer; in the case of a veterans
			 organization, by the Commander; in the case of an organization of volunteer
			 firemen, by the President; in the case of a fraternal organization, by the duly
			 elected head of the organization; in the case of a non-profit organization
			 furnishing ambulance service, by the Presidentor Director; in the case of a
			 corporation organized under the provisions of M.G.L. c. 180 by the Principal
			 Officer . Notwithstanding the above, it is the intent of 961 CMR 3.03 that the
			 legally responsible official of the applicant organization shall sign in his or
			 her representative capacity.
(b)
Information to be Furnished
. In addition to the
			 information required to be furnished on the application, every organization
			 desiring to conduct Beano may be required, by either the Local Licensing
			 Authority or by the Director, to furnish such information as is considered
			 necessary to satisfy the Director that the applicant organization is fully
			 qualified and eligible for a Beano license. This information, if so required
			 and deemed necessary by the Local Licensing Authority and/or the Director, may
			 include such information as: copy of the corporate charter, statement of
			 purpose, copy of organizational charter, articles of organization, by-laws and
			 evidence to the Local Licensing Authority's satisfaction that the organization
			 was in existence for at least five years immediately prior to the date of
			 application. The applicant, upon request of either the Local Licensing
			 Authority o r the Director, may be required to furnish a statement as to
			 whether the organization has engaged in serving one or more of the Lawful
			 Purposes as defined in
			 961 CMR 3.02(7)
			  for a period of at least five years
			 immediately prior to the date of making application for such license.
			 Notwithstanding the above, it is the intention of 961 CMR 3.03(1) that no
			 license application be forwarded to the Commission for its approval until the
			 Local Licensing Authority is certain that the applicant organization is fully
			 qualified under the Beano Law.
(c)
Issuance of License
. Unless specifically requested to
			 do otherwise by the Local Licensing Authority, the Commission will send
			 licenses issued on approved applications to the licensee.
(d)
Denial of
			 Application
. The Director may deny the application in which case
			 the fee will be returned with the denial to the Applicant.