[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Groton 2-20-1989
as L.L. No. 1-1989. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Bingo — See Ch. 67.
A.
The Legislature of the State of New York has declared
and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Groton hereby declares that the
raising of funds for the promotion of a bona fide charitable, educational,
scientific, health, religious and patriotic causes and undertakings where
the beneficiaries are undetermined is in the public interest.
B.
The Legislature of the State of New York has declared
and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Groton hereby declares it to be
the policy of said Legislature and Board of Trustees that all phases of the
supervision, licensing and regulations of games of chance and the conduct
of games of chance should be closely controlled and the laws and regulations
pertaining thereto should be strictly construed for the purpose of discouraging
commercialism in such games and to ensure a maximum availability of the net
proceeds of games of chance exclusively for the application of worthy causes.
C.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Groton deems
it in the best interests of the citizens of the Village of Groton that said
games of chance should be permitted in the Village of Groton as authorized
by Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law.
This chapter shall apply only within the corporate limits of the Village
of Groton, County of Tompkins and State of New York.
All terms used herein shall be given their ordinary and common meaning,
unless said terms are specifically defined by Article 9-A of the General Municipal
Law or the rules and regulations of the State of New York Racing and Wagering
Board regulating games of chance, which regulations are currently located
in 9 NYCRR 5600.
This chapter shall be deemed to include all of the provisions of Article
9-A of the General Municipal Law and the rules and regulations of the State
of New York Racing and Wagering Board adopted pursuant to said Article 9-A,
as such may from time to time be amended, except as otherwise provided in
this chapter.
Authorized organizations may, upon obtaining a license from the Village
Clerk, conduct games of chance within the corporate limits of the Village
of Groton. Such games of chance shall be conducted in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York, the rules and regulations adopted by the New
York State Racing and Wagering Board and this chapter.
Games of chance may be conducted on the first day of the week, commonly
known and designated as "Sunday." The games of chance commencing on Sunday
shall be conducted only between the hours of 12:00 noon and 12:00 midnight,
unless the succeeding Monday is a legal holiday, in which case such games
of chance may be conducted until 2:00 a.m. on such legal holiday.
The chief law enforcement officer of the Village of Groton shall exercise
control over and supervise all games of chance conducted under a duly authorized
license, and such chief law enforcement officer shall have all the powers
and duties set forth in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law, including
the power to temporarily suspend any license to conduct games of chance pending
a hearing by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Groton on the alleged
violation.
A.
Except as provided below, any violation of Article 9-A
of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, the rules and regulations
of the State of New York Racing and Wagering Board as it applies to games
of chance or of this chapter may be punishable by the forfeiture of any license
issued pursuant to this chapter and a fine not to exceed $1,000 for any such
violation and, in addition, may be punishable by the licensee being ineligible
to apply for a license to conduct games of chance for up to one year after
the violation.
B.
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or organization
who or which shall commit any of the acts enumerated in § 195-j,
Subdivisions (1) through (5), of the General Municipal Law shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall forfeit any license issued under this chapter and
be ineligible to apply for a license under this chapter for at least one year
after such conviction.
The responsibility for the administration and enforcement of this chapter
shall be as follows:
A.
The Village Clerk and the chief law enforcement officer
of the Village shall be responsible for the initial investigation of each
applicant for a license to be issued under this chapter.
B.
The Village Clerk shall be responsible for the issuance
or denial of such a license and shall be further responsible for all administrative
tasks relating to the issuance, denial, revocation, suspension or amendment
of such a license.
C.
The chief law enforcement officer of the Village shall
be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of Article 9-A of the
General Municipal Law, the regulations promulgated under that law and this
chapter and shall also have the authority to temporarily suspend any license
to conduct games of chance pending a hearing on the alleged violation by the
Board of Trustees of the Village of Groton.
D.
The Board of Trustees shall hear and determine any proceedings
respecting the suspension or revocation of licenses or imposition of fines
and shall hear and determine any appeals from the decision of the Village
Clerk regarding the denial of the issuance or amendment of a license.
