[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Red Hook 9-30-1976
(Ch. 31 of the 1976 Code). Section 81-2E amended at time of adoption of Code;
see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law, the Town of Red
Hook, New York, hereby authorizes the conduct of games of chance by authorized
organizations, as described in § 186, Subdivision 4, of the General
Municipal Law, upon any such organization obtaining a license therefor, as
provided in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law.
The conduct of such games of chance, in addition to the provisions or
restrictions contained in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law, shall
be subject to the following restrictions:
A.
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization,
other than a licensee under the provisions of the General Municipal Law, shall
conduct such game or shall lease or otherwise make available for conducting
games of chance a hall or other premises for any consideration whatsoever,
direct or indirect, except as provided in § 190 of the General Municipal
Law.
B.
No game of chance shall be held, operated or conducted
on or within any leased premises if rental under such lease is to be paid,
wholly or partly, on the basis of a percentage of receipts or net profits
derived from the operation of such game.
C.
No authorized organization licensed under the provisions
of the General Municipal Law shall purchase or receive any supplies or equipment
specifically designated or adopted for use in the conduct of games of chance
from other than a supplier licensed by the New York State Racing and Wagering
Board or from another authorized organization.
D.
The entire net profits of any game of chance and of any
rental shall be exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization
permitted to conduct the same.
F.
No series of prizes on any one occasion of games of chance
shall aggregate more than $1,000, as provided in § 186 of the General
Municipal Law.
G.
No person, except a bona fide member of any such organization,
shall participate in the management or operation of such game as set forth
in § 195-c of the General Municipal Law.
H.
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating
in the management or operation of any such game.
I.
The unauthorized conduct of a game of chance shall constitute
and be punishable as a misdemeanor.
The powers and duties, as provided in Subdivision 1 of § 194
of the General Municipal Law, shall be exercised by the chief law enforcement
officer of the County of Dutchess (Sheriff's office).
