[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Mountain Lakes 1-28-2002 by Ord. No. 02-02. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 5:8-51,
the Council of the Borough of Mountain Lakes may issue a license to
any qualified organization, as that term is defined in N.J.A.C. 13:47-1.1,
to hold and operate the specific kind of game or games of chance commonly
known as a "raffle" or "raffles," played by drawing for prizes or
the allotment of prizes by chance, by the selling of shares or tickets
or rights to participate in such game or games and by conducting the
game or games accordingly when the entire net proceeds of such games
of chance are to be devoted to educational, charitable, patriotic,
religious or public-spirited uses and, in the case of senior citizen
associations and clubs, to the support of these organizations and
for any such organization or association, church, congregation, society,
club, company or squad when so licensed (or without any license when
a senior citizen association or club holds, operates and conducts
games of chance solely for the amusement and recreation of its members
under a special license issued pursuant to N.J.S.A. 5:8-51.1) to hold,
operate and conduct such game of chance by its active members pursuant
to law and such license in the Borough of Mountain Lakes and to sell
shares or tickets or rights to participate in such game or games of
chance therein and under such conditions and regulations for the supervision
and conduct thereof as shall be prescribed by the rules and regulations
duly adopted from time to time by the Legalized Games of Chance Control
Commission, but only when the entire net proceeds thereof are devoted
to the uses afore stated, and for any person or persons to participate
in and play such games of chance conducted under any such license.
Each applicant for a license shall file with
the Borough Clerk a written application as provided for in N.J.S.A.
5:8-52 and N.J.A.C. 13:47-3.2 (Form 2R-A).
License application shall be filed in quadruplicate
with the Municipal Clerk in accordance with the provision of N.J.A.C.13:47-3.3,
or as such regulations may be amended. One copy shall be retained
by the Municipal Clerk, the second copy shall be returned to the applicant
after a license has been granted or denied; third copy shall be forwarded
to the Control Commission by the Municipal Clerk and the fourth copy
shall be delivered to the Police Department. The application shall
be submitted to the Borough Clerk not later than during her regular
business hours on the Tuesday preceding any regular meeting of the
Mayor and Council. License fees shall be set as set forth in N.J.S.A.
5:8-53.
On-premises raffle, as defined by law and the
rules and regulations of said Legalized Games of Chance Commission,
shall not be conducted after midnight of the day for which a license
has been issued to conduct said games of chance.
Licenses for raffles are hereby authorized to
be issued covering operation of said games on Sunday, under the authority
of N.J.S.A. 5:8-31 and 5:8-58.
[Amended 4-24-2006 by Ord. No. 05-06]
[Added 2-12-2007 by Ord. No. 01-07]
The Borough Clerk is hereby delegated the authority
to approve the granting of raffle licenses within the Borough of Mountain
Lakes.
