[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Montgomery 7-7-1977 by L.L. No. 3-1977. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority of Article
9-A of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, and shall
be known as the "Games of Chance Law of the Town of Montgomery."
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The words and terms used in this chapter shall have the same meanings
as such words and terms are used in Article 9-A of the General Municipal
Law, unless otherwise provided herein or the context requires a different
meaning.
Games of chance may be conducted in the Town by an authorized
organization, after obtaining a license therefor, in accordance with
the provisions, requirements and limitations of Article 9-A of the
General Municipal Law, the rules and regulations of the New York State
Racing and Wagering Board and this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering
and Breeding § 101.
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The conduct of games of chance on Sundays is authorized, except as
otherwise provided in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law.
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In addition to the restrictions contained in § 189 of the
General Municipal Law, the conduct of games of chance in the Town
shall be subject to restrictions which may hereafter be enacted by
the Town Board.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant
to the Penal Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not
exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense
against the provisions of this chapter shall constitute, for each
day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.
