[Amended 12-4-1995 by Ord. No. 10-95;
amended in its entirety 3-10-2008 by Ord. No. 08-06]
As provided for by the Bingo Licensing Law,
N.J.S.A. 5:8-24 et seq. and the Raffles Licensing Law, N.J.S.A. 5:8-50
et seq., qualifying organizations may conduct games of chance known
as "bingo" and "raffles" within the Township of Cranbury.
No qualifying organization shall conduct a bingo
or raffle within the Township without first having secured a license
therefor pursuant to state law.
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:47-1.1, the Township
Clerk is hereby designated as the issuing authority responsible for
approving bingo and raffle licenses in the Township of Cranbury.
All applications for bingo or raffle licenses
must be filed with the Township Clerk, together with a processing
fee of $5 per application and written evidence of compliance with
all applicable provisions of N.J.S.A. 5:8-24 et seq., and N.J.S.A.
5:8-50 et seq. pertaining to qualifications, applications, regulations
and licensing.
A bingo or raffle license may be issued for
any day of the year without limitation as provided for by N.J.S.A.
5:8-31 and N.J.S.A. 5:8-58.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 5:8-30 and N.J.S.A. 5:8-57,
and in accordance with the requirements set forth therein, the Township
Committee may, after a public hearing thereon, suspend or revoke any
issued bingo or raffle license for any violation of this article or
state law and may suspend the operation of a bingo or raffle pending
said public hearing, which hearing shall be held no later than five
days following said suspension of operation.