[Adopted 7-10-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-6-6]
No person, firm, group, association or organization whatsoever
shall operate or conduct any game of chance as the same is defined
in the Raffles Licensing Law, N.J.S.A. 5:8-50 et seq., or as may hereafter
be amended and supplemented, without first obtaining a license therefor
from the Township of Hainesport, which license shall be issued to
bona fide organizations or associations of veterans of any war in
which the United States has been engaged; churches or religious congregations
and religious organizations; charitable, educational and fraternal
organizations; civic and service clubs; senior citizens' associations
and clubs; officially recognized volunteer fire companies; and officially
recognized volunteer first aid or rescue squads, to hold and operate
the specific kind of game or games of chance commonly known as a "raffle"
or "raffles," pursuant to and subject to the provisions of the aforementioned
statute and the rules and regulations of the Legalized Games of Chance
Control Commission of the State of New Jersey.
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:47-4.10, the Township Clerk shall charge
a fee in the amount equal to the amount charged by the Control Commission
as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:47-4.9(b) at the time the application
is filed.
No license for the holding, operation or conduct of any game
or games of chance shall be issued under this article which shall
be effective for a period of more than one year.
No application for the issuance of a license shall be refused
by the governing body until after a hearing is held on due notice
to the applicant, at which time the applicant shall be entitled to
be heard upon the qualifications of the applicant and the merits of
the application.
Each license shall be in such form as shall be prescribed in
the rules and regulations promulgated by the Legalized Games of Chance
Control Commission and shall contain a description of the kind or
kinds of raffle or raffles authorized to be held, operated and conducted
thereunder; a statement of the name and address of the licensee, of
the names and addresses of the member or members of the applicant
under whom such raffle or raffles will be held, operated and conducted,
of the number of times, or the hours during which, such raffle or
raffles are authorized to be conducted and the place or places where
and the date or dates and time or times when such raffle or raffles
are to be conducted and of the specific purposes to which the entire
net proceeds of such raffle or raffles are to be devoted; a statement
of the value and character of the prizes authorized to be offered
and given, and any other information which may be required by said
rules and regulations, to be contained therein, and each license issued
for the conduct of any raffle shall be conspicuously displayed at
the place where any game is to be conducted thereunder at all times
during the conduct thereof.
Raffles are permitted to be held on the first day of the week,
commonly known and designated as a "Sunday."
Any person violating any provision of the aforementioned statute
and/or the rules and regulations of the Legalized Games of Chance
Control Commission of the State of New Jersey shall be penalized in
accordance with N.J.S.A. 5:8-57 et seq.