REPRESENTATIVES Husted, Faber, Setzer, Collier, Latta, Williams, Webster, Britton

To amend sections 173.121, 1531.01, 1711.09, 2915.01,

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2915.02, 2915.05, 2915.07 to 2915.10, 2915.12,

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3763.01, 4301.03, and 4303.17 and to enact sections

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2915.081, 2915.082, 2915.091, and 2915.092 of the

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Revised Code to define "bingo" to include bingo,

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instant bingo, seal cards, punch boards, and

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raffles; to create a license that authorizes

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charitable organizations to conduct bingo, instant

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bingo, seal cards, and punch boards; to require the

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licensing of manufacturers and distributors of

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bingo supplies; to regulate the conduct of instant

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bingo and raffles; to authorize charitable

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organizations that hold D-4 and D-5 liquor permits

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to conduct certain types of bingo and serve beer or

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intoxicating liquor at the same time; to increase

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the amount that certain charitable organizations

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may retain from gross receipts as consideration for

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use of the premises; to allow fraternal, civic, and

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veteran's organizations to use 45% of the net

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profits generated from instant bingo; and to make

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other changes in the Charitable Gambling Law.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1.  That sections 173.121, 1531.01, 1711.09, 2915.01,	22
2915.02, 2915.05, 2915.07, 2915.08, 2915.09, 2915.10, 2915.12,	23
3763.01, 4301.03, and 4303.17 be amended and sections 2915.081,	24
2915.082, 2915.091, and 2915.092 of the Revised Code be enacted to	25
read as follows:	26

Sec. 173.121.  (A) As used in this section, "bingo," "bingo	27
game operator," and "participant" have the same meanings as in	28
section 2915.01 of the Revised Code.	29

(B) Notwithstanding sections 2915.07 to 2915.12 of the	30
Revised Code, a multipurpose senior center may conduct bingo games	31
described in division (S)(1) of section 2915.01 of the Revised	32
Code, but only if it complies with all of the following	33
requirements:	34

(1) All bingo games are conducted only on the premises of	35
the facility;.	36

(2) All participants are sixty years of age or older;.

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(3) All bingo game operators are sixty years of age or older	38
and receive no compensation for serving as operators;.	39

(4) No participant is charged an admission fee, and no	40
participant is charged more than twenty-five cents to purchase a	41
bingo card or a card, sheet, or other device described in division	42
(S)(2)(a) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code;.	43

(5) All proceeds from games are used only for any of the	44
following:	45

(a) To pay winners monetary or nonmonetary prizes;

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(b) To provide refreshments;

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(c) To defray any costs directly related to conducting the	48
games;	49

(d) To defray costs of services the facility provides in	50
accordance with section 173.12 of the Revised Code.	51

Sec. 1531.01.  As used in this chapter and Chapter 1533. of	52
the Revised Code:	53

(A) "Person" means individual, company, partnership,	54
corporation, municipal corporation, association, or any	55
combination of individuals, or any employee, agent, or officer	56
thereof.	57

(B) "Resident" means any individual who has resided in this	58
state for not less than six months next preceding the date of	59
making application for a license.	60

(C) "Nonresident" means any individual who does not qualify	61
as a resident.	62

(D) "Division rule" or "rule" means any rule adopted by the	63
chief of the division of wildlife under section 1531.10 of the	64
Revised Code unless the context indicates otherwise.	65

(E) "Closed season" means that period of time during which	66
the taking of wild animals protected by this chapter and Chapter	67
1533. of the Revised Code is prohibited.	68

(F) "Open season" means that period of time during which the	69
taking of wild animals protected by this chapter and Chapter 1533.	70
of the Revised Code is permitted.	71

(G) "Take or taking" includes pursuing, shooting, hunting,	72
killing, trapping, angling, fishing with a trotline, or netting	73
any clam, mussel, crayfish, aquatic insect, fish, frog, turtle,	74
wild bird, or wild quadruped, and any lesser act, such as	75
wounding, or placing, setting, drawing, or using any other device	76
for killing or capturing any wild animal, whether it results in	77
killing or capturing the animal or not. "Take or taking" includes	78
every attempt to kill or capture and every act of assistance to	79
any other person in killing or capturing or attempting to kill or	80
capture a wild animal.	81

(H) "Possession" means both actual and constructive	82
possession and any control of things referred to.	83

(I) "Bag limit" means the number, measurement, or weight of	84
any kind of crayfish, aquatic insects, fish, frogs, turtles, wild	85
birds, and wild quadrupeds permitted to be taken.	86

(J) "Transport and transportation" means carrying or moving	87
or causing to be carried or moved.	88

(K) "Sell and sale" means barter, exchange, or offer or	89
expose for sale.	90

(L) "Whole to include part" means that every provision	91
relating to any wild animal protected by this chapter and Chapter	92
1533. of the Revised Code applies to any part of the wild animal	93
with the same effect as it applies to the whole.	94

(M) "Angling" means fishing with not more than two hand	95
lines, not more than two units of rod and line, or a combination	96
of not more than one hand line and one rod and line, either in	97
hand or under control at any time while fishing. The hand line or	98
rod and line shall have attached to it not more than three baited	99
hooks, not more than three artificial fly rod lures, or one	100
artificial bait casting lure equipped with not more than three	101
sets of three hooks each.	102

(N) "Trotline" means a device for catching fish that consists	103
of a line having suspended from it, at frequent intervals,	104
vertical lines with hooks attached.	105

(O) "Fish" means a cold-blooded vertebrate having fins.

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(P) "Measurement of fish" means length from the end of the	107
nose to the longest tip or end of the tail.	108

(Q) "Wild birds" includes game birds and nongame birds.

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(R) "Game" includes game birds, game quadrupeds, and	110
fur-bearing animals.	111

(S) "Game birds" includes mourning doves, ringneck pheasants,	112
bobwhite quail, ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, pinnated	113
grouse, wild turkey, Hungarian partridge, Chukar partridge,	114
woodcocks, black-breasted plover, golden plover, Wilson's snipe or	115
jacksnipe, greater and lesser yellowlegs, rail, coots, gallinules,	116
duck, geese, brant, and crows.	117

(T) "Nongame birds" includes all other wild birds not	118
included and defined as game birds.	119

(U) "Wild quadrupeds" includes game quadrupeds and	120
fur-bearing animals.	121

(V) "Game quadrupeds" includes cottontail rabbits, gray	122
squirrels, black squirrels, fox squirrels, red squirrels, flying	123
squirrels, chipmunks, groundhogs or woodchucks, white-tailed deer,	124
wild boar, and black bears.	125

(W) "Fur-bearing animals" includes minks, weasels, raccoons,	126
skunks, opossums, muskrats, fox, beavers, badgers, otters,	127
coyotes, and bobcats.	128

(X) "Wild animals" includes mollusks, crustaceans, aquatic	129
insects, fish, reptiles, amphibians, wild birds, wild quadrupeds,	130
and all other wild mammals, but does not include domestic deer.	131

(Y) "Hunting" means pursuing, shooting, killing, following	132
after or on the trail of, lying in wait for, shooting at, or	133
wounding wild birds or wild quadrupeds while employing any device	134
commonly used to kill or wound wild birds or wild quadrupeds	135
whether or not the acts result in killing or wounding. "Hunting"	136
includes every attempt to kill or wound and every act of	137
assistance to any other person in killing or wounding or	138
attempting to kill or wound wild birds or wild quadrupeds.	139

(Z) "Trapping" means securing or attempting to secure	140
possession of a wild bird or wild quadruped by means of setting,	141
placing, drawing, or using any device that is designed to close	142
upon, hold fast, confine, or otherwise capture a wild bird or wild	143
quadruped whether or not the means results in capture. "Trapping"	144
includes every act of assistance to any other person in capturing	145
wild birds or wild quadrupeds by means of the device whether or	146
not the means results in capture.	147

(AA) "Muskrat spear" means any device used in spearing	148
muskrats.	149

(BB) "Channels and passages" means those narrow bodies of	150
water lying between islands or between an island and the mainland	151
in Lake Erie.	152

(CC) "Island" means a rock or land elevation above the waters	153
of Lake Erie having an area of five or more acres above water.	154

(DD) "Reef" means an elevation of rock, either broken or in	155
place, or gravel shown by the latest United States chart to be	156
above the common level of the surrounding bottom of the lake,	157
other than the rock bottom, or in place forming the base or	158
foundation rock of an island or mainland and sloping from the	159
shore of it. "Reef" also means all elevations shown by that chart	160
to be above the common level of the sloping base or foundation	161
rock of an island or mainland, whether running from the shore of	162
an island or parallel with the contour of the shore of an island	163
or in any other way and whether formed by rock, broken or in	164
place, or from gravel.	165

(EE) "Fur farm" means any area used exclusively for raising	166
fur-bearing animals or in addition thereto used for hunting game,	167
the boundaries of which are plainly marked as such.	168

(FF) "Waters" includes any lake, pond, reservoir, stream,	169
channel, lagoon, or other body of water, or any part thereof,	170
whether natural or artificial.	171

(GG) "Crib" or "car" refers to that particular compartment of	172
the net from which the fish are taken when the net is lifted.	173

(HH) "Commercial fish" means those species of fish permitted	174
to be taken, possessed, bought, or sold unless otherwise	175
restricted by the Revised Code or division rule and are alewife	176
(Alosa pseudoharengus), American eel (Anguilla rostrata), bowfin	177
(Amia calva), burbot (Lota lota), carp (Cyprinus carpio),	178
smallmouth buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus), bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus	179
cyprinellus), black bullhead (Ictalurus melas), yellow bullhead	180
(Ictalurus natalis), brown bullhead (Ictalurus nebulosus), channel	181
catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), flathead catfish (Pylodictis	182
olivaris), whitefish (Coregonus sp.), cisco (Coregonus sp.),	183
freshwater drum or sheepshead (Aplodinotus grunniens), gar	184
(Lepisosteus sp.), gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), goldfish	185
(Carassius auratus), lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush), mooneye	186
(Hiodon tergisus), quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), smelt	187
(Allosmerus elongatus, Hypomesus sp., Osmerus sp., Spirinchus	188
sp.), sturgeon (Acipenser sp., Scaphirhynchus sp.), sucker other	189
than buffalo and quillback (Carpiodes sp., Catostomus sp.,	190
Hypentelium sp., Minytrema sp., Moxostoma sp.), white bass (Morone	191
chrysops), white perch (Roccus americanus), and yellow perch	192
(Perca flavescens). When the common name of a fish is used in	193
this chapter or Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code, it refers to	194
the fish designated by the scientific name in this definition.	195

(II) "Fishing" means taking or attempting to take fish by any	196
method, and all other acts such as placing, setting, drawing, or	197
using any device commonly used to take fish whether resulting in a	198
taking or not.	199

(JJ) "Fillet" means the pieces of flesh taken or cut from	200
both sides of a fish, joined to form one piece of flesh.	201

(KK) "Part fillet" means a piece of flesh taken or cut from	202
one side of a fish.	203

(LL) "Round" when used in describing fish means with head and	204
tail intact.	205

(MM) "Migrate" means the transit or movement of fish to or	206
from one place to another as a result of natural forces or	207
instinct and includes, but is not limited to, movement of fish	208
induced or caused by changes in the water flow.	209

(NN) "Spreader bar" means a brail or rigid bar placed across	210
the entire width of the back, at the top and bottom of the cars in	211
all trap, crib, and fyke nets for the purpose of keeping the	212
meshes hanging squarely while the nets are fishing.	213

(OO) "Fishing guide" means any person who, for consideration	214
or hire, operates a boat, rents, leases, or otherwise furnishes	215
angling devices, ice fishing shanties or shelters of any kind, or	216
other fishing equipment, and accompanies, guides, directs, or	217
assists any other person in order for the other person to engage	218
in fishing.	219

(PP) "Net" means fishing devices with meshes composed of	220
twine or synthetic material and includes, but is not limited to,	221
trap nets, fyke nets, crib nets, carp aprons, dip nets, and	222
seines, except minnow seines and minnow dip nets.	223

(QQ) "Commercial fishing gear" means seines, trap nets, fyke	224
nets, dip nets, carp aprons, trotlines, other similar gear, and	225
any boat used in conjunction with that gear, but does not include	226
gill nets.	227

(RR) "Native wildlife" means any species of the animal	228
kingdom indigenous to this state.	229

(SS) "Gill net" means a single section of fabric or netting	230
seamed to a float line at the top and a lead line at the bottom,	231
which is designed to entangle fish in the net openings as they	232
swim into it.	233

(TT) "Tag fishing tournament" means a contest in which a	234
participant pays a fee, or gives other valuable consideration, for	235
a chance to win a prize by virtue of catching a tagged or	236
otherwise specifically marked fish within a limited period of	237
time, but does not include a scheme of chance conducted under	238
division (D)(1) of section 2915.02 of the Revised Code.	239

(UU) "Tenant" means an individual who resides on land for	240
which the individual pays rent and whose annual income is	241
primarily derived from agricultural production conducted on that	242
land, as "agricultural production" is defined in section 929.01 of	243
the Revised Code.	244

(VV) "Nonnative wildlife" means any wild animal not	245
indigenous to this state, but does not include domestic deer.	246

(WW) "Reptiles" includes common musk turtle (sternotherus	247
odoratus), common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina	248
serpentina), spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata), eastern box turtle	249
(Terrapene carolina carolina), Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea	250
blandingii), common map turtle (Graptemys geographica), ouachita	251
map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica ouachitensis), midland	252
painted turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata), red-eared slider	253
(Trachemys scripta elegans), eastern spiny softshell turtle	254
(Apalone spinifera spinifera), midland smooth softshell turtle	255
(Apalone mutica mutica), northern fence lizard (Sceloporus	256
undulatus hyacinthinus), ground skink (Scincella lateralis),	257
five-lined skink (Eumeces fasciatus), broadhead skink (Eumeces	258
laticeps), northern coal skink (Eumeces anthracinus anthracinus),	259
European wall lizard (Podarcis muralis), queen snake (Regina	260
septemvittata), Kirtland's snake (Clonophis kirtlandii), northern	261
water snake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon), Lake Erie watersnake	262
(Nerodia sipedon insularum), copperbelly water snake (Nerodia	263
erythrogaster neglecta), northern brown snake (Storeria dekayi	264
dekayi), midland brown snake (Storeria dekayi wrightorum),	265
northern redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata	266
occipitomaculata), eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis	267
sirtalis), eastern plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix radix),	268
Butler's garter snake (Thamnophis butleri), shorthead garter snake	269
(Thamnophis brachystoma), eastern ribbon snake (Thamnophis	270
sauritus sauritus), northern ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus	271
septentrionalis), eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos),	272
eastern smooth earth snake (Virginia valeriae valeriae), northern	273
ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus edwardsii), midwest worm snake	274
(Carphophis amoenus helenae), eastern worm snake (Carphophis	275
amoenus amoenus), black racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor),	276
blue racer (Coluber constrictor foxii), rough green snake	277
(opheodrys aestivus), smooth green snake (opheodrys vernalis	278
vernalis), black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta), eastern fox	279
snake (Elaphe vulpina gloydi), black kingsnake (Lampropeltis	280
getula nigra), eastern milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum	281
triangulum), northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen),	282
eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus), and timber	283
rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus).	284

(XX) "Amphibians" includes eastern hellbender (Crytpobranchus	285
alleganiensis alleganiensis), mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus	286
maculosus), red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens	287
viridescens), Jefferson salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum),	288
spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum), blue-spotted salamander	289
(Ambystoma laterale), smallmouth salamander (Ambystoma texanum),	290
streamside salamander (Ambystoma barbouri), marbled salamander	291
(Ambystoma opacum), eastern tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum	292
tigrinum), northern dusky salamander (Desmognathus fuscus fuscus),	293
mountain dusky salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus), redback	294
salamander (Plethodon cinereus), ravine salamander (Plethodon	295
richmondi), northern slimy salamander (Plethodon glutinosus),	296
Wehrle's salamander (Plethodon wehrlei), four-toed salamander	297
(Hemidactylium scutatum), Kentucky spring salamander (Gyrinophilus	298
porphyriticus duryi), northern spring salamander (Gyrinophilus	299
porphyriticus porphyriticus), mud salamander (Pseudotriton	300
montanus), northern red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber ruber),	301
green salamander (Aneides aeneus), northern two-lined salamander	302
(Eurycea bislineata), longtail salamander (Eurycea longicauda	303
longicauda), cave salamander (Eurycea lucifuga), southern	304
two-lined salamander (Eurycea cirrigera), Fowler's toad (Bufo	305
woodhousii fowleri), American toad (Bufo americanus), eastern	306
spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii), Blanchard's cricket frog (Acris	307
crepitans blanchardi), northern spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer	308
crucifer), gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor), Cope's gray treefrog	309
(Hyla chrysoscelis), western chorus frog (Pseudacris triseriata	310
triseriata), mountain chorus frog (Pseudacris brachyphona),	311
bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), green frog (Rana clamitans melanota),	312
northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens), pickerel frog (Rana	313
palustris), southern leopard frog (Rana utricularia), and wood	314
frog (Rana sylvatica).	315

(YY) "Deer" means white-tailed deer (Oddocoileus	316
virginianus).	317

(ZZ) "Domestic deer" means nonnative deer that have been	318
legally acquired or their offspring and that are held in private	319
ownership for primarily agricultural purposes.	320

Sec. 1711.09.  Except as otherwise provided in this section,	321
county agricultural societies, independent agricultural societies,	322
and the Ohio expositions commission shall not permit during any	323
fair, or for one week before or three days thereafterafter any	324
fair, any dealing in spirituous liquors, or at any time allow or	325
tolerate immoral shows, lottery devices, games of chance, or	326
gambling of any kind, including pool selling and paddle wheels,	327
anywhere on the fairground; and shall permit no person at any time	328
to operate any side show, amusement, game, or device, or offer for	329
sale any novelty by auction or solicitation, on suchthe	330
fairground who has not first obtained from the director of	331
agriculture sucha license as is provided byunder section 1711.11	332
of the Revised Code. This section does not prohibit the sale of	333
lottery tickets by the state lottery commission pursuant to	334
Chapter 3770. of the Revised Code at the state fairground during	335
the state fair. In addition, a county or independent agricultural	336
society may permit, at any time except during a fair or for one	337
week before or three days thereafterafter a fair, a charitable	338
organization to conduct in accordance with Chapter 2915. of the	339
Revised Code games of chance, schemes of chance, or bingo on the	340
fairground of a county with a population of 500,000five hundred	341
thousand or less. A charitable organization may lease all or part	342
of the fairground from the agricultural society for that purpose.	343

Any sales of intoxicating liquor transacted on the fairground	344
shall be subject to Chapters 4301., 4303., and 4399. of the	345
Revised Code.	346

Any agricultural society that permits the sale of	347
intoxicating liquor on its fairground shall apply any proceeds	348
gained by suchthe society from the permit holder and from	349
activities coincident to the sale of intoxicating liquor first to	350
pay the cost of insurance on all buildings on suchthe fairground,	351
and then for any other purpose authorized by law.	352

Sec. 2915.01.  As used in this chapter:

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(A) "Bookmaking" means the business of receiving or paying	354
off bets.	355

(B) "Bet" means the hazarding of anything of value upon the	356
result of an event, undertaking, or contingency, but does not	357
include a bona fide business risk.	358

(C) "Scheme of chance" means a lottery, numbers game, pool,	359
or other scheme in which a participant gives a valuable	360
consideration for a chance to win a prize,but does not include	361
bingo.	362

(D) "Game of chance" means poker, craps, roulette, a slot	363
machine, a punch board, or other game in which a player gives	364
anything of value in the hope of gain, the outcome of which is	365
determined largely or wholly by chance,but does not include	366
bingo.	367

(E) "Scheme or gameGame of chance conducted for profit"	368
means any scheme or game of chance designed to produce income for	369
the person who conducts or operates the scheme or game of chance,	370
but does not include a charitable bingo game.	371

(F) "Gambling device" means any of the following:

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(1) A book, totalizer, or other equipment for recording	373
bets;	374

(2) A ticket, token, or other device representing a chance,	375
share, or interest in a scheme of chance, except a charitable	376
bingo game, or evidencing a bet;	377

(3) A deck of cards, dice, gaming table, roulette wheel,	378
slot machine, punch board, or other apparatus designed for use in	379
connection with a game of chance;	380

(4) Any equipment, device, apparatus, or paraphernalia	381
specially designed for gambling purposes;	382

(5) Bingo supplies sold or otherwise provided, or used, in	383
violation of this chapter.	384

(G) "Gambling offense" means any of the following:

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(1) A violation of section 2915.02, 2915.03, 2915.04,	386
2915.05, 2915.07, 2915.08, 2915.081, 2915.082, 2915.09, 2915.091,	387
2915.092, 2915.10, or 2915.11 of the Revised Code;	388

(2) A violation of an existing or former municipal ordinance	389
or law of this or any other state or the United States	390
substantially equivalent to any section listed in division (G)(1)	391
of this section or a violation of section 2915.06 of the Revised	392
Code as it existed prior to the effective date of this amendment	393
July1, 1996;	394

(3) An offense under an existing or former municipal	395
ordinance or law of this or any other state or the United States,	396
of which gambling is an element;	397

(4) A conspiracy or attempt to commit, or complicity in	398
committing, any offense under division (G)(1), (2), or (3) of this	399
section.	400

(H) "Charitable organization" means any tax exempt religious,	401
educational, veteran's, fraternal, service, nonprofit medical,	402
volunteer rescue service, volunteer fire fighter'sfirefighter's,	403
senior citizen's, youth athletic, amateur athletic, or youth	404
athletic park organization. An organization is tax exempt if the	405
organization is, and has received from the internal revenue	406
service a determination letter that currently is in effect stating	407
that the organization is, exempt from federal income taxation	408
under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3),	409
501(c)(4), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) of the Internal	410
Revenue Code. To qualify as a charitable organization, an	411
organization, except a volunteer rescue service or volunteer fire	412
fighter'sfirefighter's organization, shall have been in	413
continuous existence as such in this state for a period of two	414
years immediately preceding either the making of an application	415
for a bingo license under section 2915.08 of the Revised Code or	416
the conducting of any scheme of chance or game of chance as	417
provided in division (C)(D) of section 2915.02 of the Revised	418
Code.	419

(I) "Religious organization" means any church, body of	420
communicants, or group that is not organized or operated for	421
profit and that gathers in common membership for regular worship	422
and religious observances.	423

(J) "Educational organization" means any organization within	424
this state that is not organized for profit, the primary purpose	425
of whichand that is organized for educational purposes. As used	426
in this division, "educational purposes" means to provide	427
scholarships, to educate and develop the capabilities of	428
individuals through instruction, and that operatesor to operate	429
or contributescontribute to the support of a school, academy,	430
college, or university.	431

(K) "Veteran's organization" means any individual post of a	432
national veteran's association or an auxiliary unit of any	433
individual post of a national veteran's association, which post or	434
auxiliary unit has been incorporated as a nonprofit corporation	435
for at least two years and has received a letter from the state	436
headquarters of the national veteran's association indicating that	437
the individual post or auxiliary unit is in good standing with the	438
national veteran's association. As used in this division,	439
"national veteran's association" means any veteran's association	440
that has been in continuous existence as such for a period of at	441
least tenfive years and either is incorporated by an act of the	442
United States congress or has a national dues-paying membership of	443
at least five thousand persons.	444

(L) "Volunteer fire fighter'sfirefighter's organization"	445
means any organization of volunteer fire fightersfirefighters, as	446
defined in section 146.01 of the Revised Code, that is organized	447
and operated exclusively to provide financial support for a	448
volunteer fire department or a volunteer fire company.	449

(M) "Fraternal organization" means any society, order, or	450
association within this state, except a college or high school	451
fraternity, that is not organized for profit, that is a branch,	452
lodge, or chapter of a national or state organization, that exists	453
exclusively for the common business or sodality of its members,	454
and that has been in continuous existence in this state for a	455
period of fivetwo years. As used in this division, "national or	456
state organization" means an organization that has been in	457
continuous existence as such for a period of at least five years	458
and that has a national or state dues-paying membership, as	459
applicable.	460

(N) "Volunteer rescue service organization" means any	461
organization of volunteers organized to function as an emergency	462
medical service organization, as defined in section 4765.01 of the	463
Revised Code.	464

(O) "Service organization" means any organization, not	465
organized for profit, that is organized and operated exclusively	466
to provide, or to contribute to the support of organizations or	467
institutions organized and operated exclusively to provide,	468
medical and therapeutic services for persons who are crippled,	469
born with birth defects, or have any other mental or physical	470
defect or those organized and operated exclusively to protect, or	471
to contribute to the support of organizations or institutions	472
organized and operated exclusively to protect, animals from	473
inhumane treatment.	474

(P) "Nonprofit medical organization" means any organization	475
that has been incorporated as a nonprofit corporation for at least	476
five years and that has continuously operated and will be operated	477
exclusively to provide, or to contribute to the support of	478
organizations or institutions organized and operated exclusively	479
to provide, hospital, medical, research, or therapeutic services	480
for the public.	481

(Q) "Senior citizen's organization" means any private	482
organization, not organized for profit, that is organized and	483
operated exclusively to provide recreational or social services	484
for persons who are fifty-five years of age or older and that is	485
described and qualified under subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal	486
Revenue Code.	487

(R) "Charitable bingo game" means any bingo game described in	488
division (S)(1) or (2) of this section that is conducted by a	489
charitable organization that has obtained a bingo license pursuant	490
to section 2915.08 of the Revised Code and the proceeds of which	491
are used for a charitable purpose.	492

(S) "Bingo" means either of the following:

493

(1) A game with all of the following characteristics:

494

(a) The participants use bingo cards or sheets that are	495
divided into twenty-five spaces arranged in five horizontal and	496
five vertical rows of spaces, with each space, except the central	497
space, being designated by a combination of a letter and a number	498
and with the central space being designated as a free space.	499

(b) The participants cover the spaces on the bingo cards or	500
sheets that correspond to combinations of letters and numbers that	501
are announced by a bingo game operator.	502

(c) A bingo game operator announces combinations of letters	503
and numbers that appear on objects that a bingo game operator	504
selects by chance, either manually or mechanically, from a	505
receptacle that contains seventy-five objects at the beginning of	506
each game, each object marked by a different combination of a	507
letter and a number that corresponds to one of the seventy-five	508
possible combinations of a letter and a number that can appear on	509
the bingo cards or sheets.	510

(d) The winner of the bingo game includes any participant	511
who properly announces during the interval between the	512
announcements of letters and numbers as described in division	513
(S)(1)(c) of this section, that a predetermined and preannounced	514
pattern of spaces has been covered on a bingo card or sheet being	515
used by the participant.	516

(2) Any scheme or game other than a game as defined in	517
division (S)(1) of this section with the following	518
characteristics:	519

(a) The participants use cards, sheets, or other devices	520
that are divided into spaces arranged in horizontal, vertical, or	521
diagonal rows of spaces, with each space, except free spaces,	522
being designated by a single letter, number, or symbol; by a	523
combination of letters, numbers, or symbols; by a combination of a	524
letter and a number, a letter and a symbol, or a number and a	525
symbol; or by any combination of letters, numbers, and symbols,	526
with some or none of the spaces being designated as a free,	527
complimentary, or similar space.	528

(b) The participants cover the spaces on the cards, sheets,	529
or devices that correspond to letters, numbers, symbols, or	530
combinations of such that are announced by a bingo game operator	531
or otherwise transmitted to the participants.	532

(c) A bingo game operator announces, or otherwise transmits	533
to the participants, letters, numbers, symbols, or any combination	534
of such as set forth in division (S)(2)(a) of this section that	535
appear on objects that a bingo game operator selects by chance	536
that correspond to one of the possible letters, numbers, symbols,	537
or combinations of such that can appear on the bingo cards,	538
sheets, or devices.	539

(d) The winner of the bingo game is any participant who	540
properly announces that a predetermined and preannounced pattern	541
of spaces has been covered on a card, sheet, or device being used	542
by the participantInstant bingo, seal cards, punch boards, and	543
raffles.	544

(T) "Conduct" means to back, promote, organize, manage, carry	545
on, or prepare for the operation of a schemebingo or a game of	546
chance but does not include any act performed by a bingo game	547
operator.	548

(U) "Bingo game operator" means any person, except security	549
personnel, who performs work or labor at the site of a bingo game,	550
including, but not limited to, collecting money from participants,	551
handing out bingo cards or objects to cover spaces on the bingo	552
cards, selecting from a receptacle the objects that contain the	553
combination of letters and numbers that appear on the bingo cards,	554
calling out the combinations of letters and numbers, distributing	555
prizes to the winner of the bingo game, selling instant bingo	556
tickets or cards, including instant bingo tickets used in	557
conjunction with a seal card, supervising the operation of a punch	558
board, selling raffle tickets, selecting raffle tickets from a	559
receptacle and announcing the winning numbers in a raffle, and	560
preparing, selling, and serving food or beverages.	561

(V) "Participant" means any person who plays bingo by	562
covering the spaces on a bingo card that correspond to	563
combinations of letters and numbers that are announced by a bingo	564
game operator.	565

(W) "Bingo session" means a period, not to exceed five	566
continuous hours, during which a person conducts one or more bingo	567
games described in division (S)(1) of this section.	568

(X) "Gross receipts" means all money or assets, including	569
admission fees, that a person receives from a bingo session that	570
the person conducts without the deduction of any amounts for	571
prizes paid out during the session or for the expenses of	572
conducting the bingo session. "Gross receipts" does not include	573
any money directly taken in from the sale of food or beverages by	574
a charitable organization conducting a bingo session, or by a bona	575
fide auxiliary unit or society of a charitable organization, at a	576
bingo session conducted by the charitable organizationconducting	577
bingo, provided all of the following apply:	578

(1) The auxiliary unit or society has been in existence as a	579
bona fide auxiliary unit or society of the charitable organization	580
for at least two years prior to theconducting bingo session.	581

(2) The person who purchases the food or beverage receives	582
nothing of value except the food or beverage and items customarily	583
received with the purchase of that food or beverage.	584

(3) The food and beverages are sold at customary and	585
reasonable prices.	586

(4) No person preparing, selling, or serving the food or	587
beverages at the site of the bingo game receives directly or	588
indirectly any form of compensation for the preparation, sale, or	589
service of the food or beverages.	590

(Y) "Security personnel" includes any person who either is a	591
sheriff, deputy sheriff, marshal, deputy marshal, township	592
constable, or member of an organized police department of a	593
municipal corporation or has successfully completed a peace	594
officer's training course pursuant to sections 109.71 to 109.79 of	595
the Revised Code and who is hired to provide security for the	596
premises on which a bingo game is conducted.	597

(Z)(1) "To use gross receipts for a charitableCharitable	598
purpose" means that the proceedsnet profit of the bingo game are	599
described in division (S)(1) of this section is used by, or given,	600
donated, or otherwise transferred to, any of the following:	601

(a) Any organization that is described in subsection	602
509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), or 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code	603
and is either a governmental unit or an organization that is tax	604
exempt under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection	605
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; that the proceeds of the	606
bingo game are used by, or given, donated, or otherwise	607
transferred to a	608

(b)A veteran's organization, as defined in division (K) of	609
this section, that is a post, chapter, or organization of war	610
veterans, or an auxiliary unit or society of, or a trust or	611
foundation for, any such post, chapter, or organization organized	612
in the United States or any of its possessions, at least	613
seventy-five per cent of the members of which are war veterans and	614
substantially all of the other members of which are individuals	615
who are veterans (but not war veterans) or are cadets, or are	616
spouses, widows, or widowers of war veterans, or such individuals,	617
provided that no part of the net earnings of such post or	618
organization inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or	619
individual, and further provided that the bingo game proceeds are	620
net profit is used by the post or organization for the charitable	621
purposes set forth in division (B)(12) of section 5739.02 of the	622
Revised Code, areis used for awarding scholarships to or for	623
attendance at an institution mentioned in division (B)(12) of	624
section 5739.02 of the Revised Code, areis donated to a	625
governmental agency, or areis used for nonprofit youth	626
activities, the purchase of United States or Ohio flags that are	627
donated to schools, youth groups, or other bona fide nonprofit	628
organizations, promotion of patriotism, or disaster relief; that	629
the proceeds of the bingo game are used by, or given, donated, or	630
otherwise transferred to a	631

(c)A fraternal organization that has been in continuous	632
existence in this state for fifteen years for useuses the net	633
profit exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific,	634
literary, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of	635
cruelty to children or animals, and contributions for such use	636
would qualify as a deductible charitable contribution under	637
subsection 170 of the Internal Revenue Code; or that the proceeds	638
of the bingo game are used by a	639

(d)A volunteer fire fighter'sfirefighter's organization and	640
are used by the organizationthat uses the net profit for the	641
purposes set forth in division (L) of this section.	642

(2)"Charitable purpose" also means that the net profit of	643
bingo described in division (S)(2) of this section, whether or not	644
played in conjunction with bingo described in division (S)(1) of	645
this section, is used, or is given, donated, or otherwise	646
transferred, in the following manner in the percentages indicated:	647

(a) Not less than fifty-five per cent of the net profit is	648
used for one or more of the charitable purposes listed in division	649
(Z)(1) of this section;	650

(b) Not more than forty-five per cent of the net profit is	651
used by, or is given, donated, or otherwise transferred to, a	652
charitable organization that is exempt from federal income	653
taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection	654
501(c)(4), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) of the Internal	655
Revenue Code.	656

(AA) "Internal Revenue Code" means the "Internal Revenue Code	657
of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 1, as now or hereafter	658
amended.	659

(BB) "Youth athletic organization" means any organization,	660
not organized for profit, that is organized and operated	661
exclusively to provide financial support to, or to operate,	662
athletic activities for persons who are twenty-one years of age or	663
younger by means of sponsoring, organizing, operating, or	664
contributing to the support of an athletic team, club, league, or	665
association.	666

(CC) "Youth athletic park organization" means any	667
organization, not organized for profit, that satisfies both of the	668
following:	669

(1) It owns, operates, and maintains playing fields that	670
satisfy both of the following:	671

(a) The playing fields are used at least one hundred days	672
per year for athletic activities by one or more organizations, not	673
organized for profit, each of which is organized and operated	674
exclusively to provide financial support to, or to operate,	675
athletic activities for persons who are eighteen years of age or	676
younger by means of sponsoring, organizing, operating, or	677
contributing to the support of an athletic team, club, league, or	678
association.	679

(b) The playing fields are not used for any profit-making	680
activity at any time during the year.	681

(2) It uses the proceeds of the bingo games it conducts	682
exclusively for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of its	683
playing fields of the type described in division (CC)(1) of this	684
section.	685

(DD) "Amateur athletic organization" means any organization,	686
not organized for profit, that is organized and operated	687
exclusively to provide financial support to, or to operate,	688
athletic activities for persons who are training for amateur	689
athletic competition that is sanctioned by a national governing	690
body as defined in the "Amateur Sports Act of 1978," 90 Stat.	691
3045, 36 U.S.C.A. 373.	692

(EE)"Bingo supplies" means bingo cards or sheets, instant	693
bingo tickets or cards, raffle tickets, punch boards, seal cards,	694
instant bingo ticket dispensers, and devices for selecting or	695
displaying the combination of bingo letters and numbers or raffle	696
tickets. Items that are "bingo supplies" are not gambling devices	697
if sold or otherwise provided, and used, in accordance with this	698
chapter.	699

(FF) "Instant bingo" means a form of bingo that uses folded	700
or banded tickets or paper cards with perforated break-open tabs,	701
a face of which is covered or otherwise hidden from view to	702
conceal a number, letter, or symbol, or set of numbers, letters,	703
or symbols, some of which have been designated in advance as prize	704
winners. "Instant bingo" does not include any device activated by	705
the insertion of a coin, currency, or an equivalent of either that	706
contains as one of its components a video display monitor that is	707
capable of displaying numbers, letters, symbols, or characters in	708
winning or losing combinations.	709

(GG) "Seal card" means a ticket or card used in conjunction	710
with instant bingo tickets or cards that contains one or more	711
seals that, when removed or opened, reveal predesignated winning	712
numbers, letters, or symbols.	713

(HH) "Raffle" means a form of bingo in which the one or more	714
prizes are won by one or more persons who have purchased a raffle	715
ticket. The one or more winners of the raffle are determined by	716
drawing a ticket stub or other detachable section from a	717
receptacle containing ticket stubs or detachable sections	718
corresponding to all tickets sold for the raffle.	719

(II) "Punch board" means a board containing a number of holes	720
or receptacles of uniform size in which are placed, mechanically	721
and randomly, serially numbered slips of paper that may be punched	722
or drawn from the hole or receptacle when used in conjunction with	723
instant bingo. A player may punch or draw the numbered slips of	724
paper from the holes or receptacles and obtain the prize	725
established for the game if the number drawn corresponds to a	726
winning number or, if the punch board includes the use of a seal	727
card, a potential winning number.	728

(JJ) "Gross profit" means gross receipts minus the amount	729
actually expended for the payment of prize awards.	730

(KK) "Net profit" means gross profit minus expenses.

731

(LL) "Expenses" means the reasonable amount of gross profit	732
actually expended for all of the following:	733

(1) The purchase or lease of bingo supplies;

734

(2) The annual license fee required under section 2915.08 of	735
the Revised Code;	736

(3) Bank fees and service charges for a bingo session or game	737
account described in section 2915.10 of the Revised Code;	738

(4) Audits and accounting services;

739

(5) Safes;

740

(6) Cash registers;

741

(7) Hiring security peronnel;

742

(8) Advertising bingo;

743

(9) Renting premises in which to conduct bingo;

744

(10) Any other product or service directly related to the	745
conduct of bingo that is authorized in rules adopted by the	746
attorney general under division (B)(1) of section 2915.08 of the	747
Revised Code.	748

(MM) "Person" has the same meaning as in section 1.59 of the	749
Revised Code and includes any firm or any other legal entity,	750
however organized.	751

(NN) "Revoke" means to void permanently all rights and	752
privileges of the holder of a license issued under section	753
2915.08, 2915.081, or 2915.082 of the Revised Code or a charitable	754
gaming license issued by another jurisdiction.	755

(OO) "Suspend" means to interrupt temporarily all rights and	756
privileges of the holder of a license issued under section	757
2915.08, 2915.081, or 2915.082 of the Revised Code or a charitable	758
gaming license issued by another jurisdiction.	759

(PP) "Distributor" means any person who purchases or obtains	760
bingo supplies and who sells, offers for sale, or otherwise	761
provides or offers to provide the bingo supplies to another person	762
for use in this state.	763

(QQ) "Manufacturer" means any person who assembles completed	764
bingo supplies from raw materials, other items, or subparts or who	765
modifies, converts, adds to, or removes parts from bingo supplies	766
to further their promotion or sale.	767

(RR) "Gross annual revenues" means the annual gross receipts	768
derived from the conduct of bingo described in division (S)(1) of	769
this section plus the annual net profit derived from the conduct	770
of bingo described in division (S)(2) of this section.	771

(SS) "Instant bingo ticket dispenser" means a mechanical	772
device that dispenses an instant bingo ticket or card as the sole	773
item of value dispensed and that has or may have the following	774
characteristics:	775

(1) It is activated upon the insertion of United States	776
currency.	777

(2) It performs no gaming functions.

778

(3) It does not contain a video display monitor.

779

(4) It is not capable of displaying any numbers, letters,	780
symbols, or characters in winning or losing combinations.	781

(5) It does not simulate or display rolling or spinning	782
reels.	783

(6) It is incapable of determining whether a dispensed	784
bingo ticket or card is a winning or nonwinning ticket or card.	785

(7) It may provide accounting and security features to aid	786
in accounting for the instant bingo tickets or cards it dispenses.	787

Sec. 2915.02.  (A) No person shall do any of the following:

788

(1) Engage in bookmaking, or knowingly engage in conduct	789
that facilitates bookmaking;	790

(2) Establish, promote, or operate or knowingly engage in	791
conduct that facilitates any scheme or game of chance conducted	792
for profit or any scheme of chance;	793

(3) Knowingly procure, transmit, exchange, or engage in	794
conduct that facilitates the procurement, transmission, or	795
exchange of information for use in establishing odds or	796
determining winners in connection with bookmaking or with any	797
scheme or game of chance conducted for profit or any scheme of	798
chance;	799

(4) Engage in betting or in playing any scheme or game of	800
chance, except a charitable bingo game, as a substantial source of	801
income or livelihood;	802

(5) With purpose to violate division (A)(1), (2), (3), or	803
(4) of this section, acquire, possess, control, or operate any	804
gambling device.	805

(B) For purposes of division (A)(1) of this section, a	806
person facilitates bookmaking if the person in any way knowingly	807
aids an illegal bookmaking operation, including, without	808
limitation, placing a bet with a person engaged in or facilitating	809
illegal bookmaking. For purposes of division (A)(2) of this	810
section, a person facilitates a scheme or game of chance conducted	811
for profit or a scheme of chance if the person in any way	812
knowingly aids in the conduct or operation of any such scheme or	813
game or scheme, including, without limitation, playing any such	814
scheme or game or scheme.	815

(C) This section does not prohibit conduct in connection	816
with gambling expressly permitted by law.	817

(D) This section does not apply to any of the following:

818

(1) Schemes of chance conducted by a charitable organization	819
that is, and has received from the internal revenue service a	820
determination letter that is currently in effect stating that the	821
organization is, exempt from federal income taxation under	822
subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the	823
Internal Revenue Code, provided that all of the money or assets	824
received from the scheme of chance after deduction only of prizes	825
paid out during the conduct of the scheme of chance are used by,	826
or given, donated, or otherwise transferred to, any organization	827
that is described in subsection 509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), or 509(a)(3)	828
of the Internal Revenue Code and is either a governmental unit or	829
an organization that is tax exempt under subsection 501(a) and	830
described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,	831
and provided that the scheme of chance is not conducted during, or	832
within ten hours of, a bingo game conducted for amusement purposes	833
only pursuant to section 2915.12 of the Revised Code;	834

(2) Games of chance, if all of the following apply:

835

(a) The games of chance are not craps for money, roulette	836
for money, or slot machines;.	837

(b) The games of chance are conducted by a charitable	838
organization that is, and has received from the internal revenue	839
service a determination letter that is currently in effect,	840
stating that the organization is, exempt from federal income	841
taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection	842
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;.	843

(c) The games of chance are conducted at festivals of the	844
charitable organization that are conducted either for a period of	845
four consecutive days or less and not more than twice a year or	846
for a period of five consecutive days not more than once a year,	847
and are conducted on premises owned by the charitable organization	848
for a period of no less than one year immediately preceding the	849
conducting of the games of chance, on premises leased from a	850
governmental unit, or on premises that are leased from a veteran's	851
or fraternal organization and that have been owned by the lessor	852
veteran's or fraternal organization for a period of no less than	853
one year immediately preceding the conducting of the games of	854
chance.	855

A charitable organization shall not lease premises from a	856
veteran's or fraternal organization to conduct a festival	857
described in division (D)(2)(1)(c) of this section if the	858
veteran's or fraternal organization already has leased the	859
premises four times during the preceding year to charitable	860
organizations for that purpose. If a charitable organization	861
leases premises from a veteran's or fraternal organization to	862
conduct a festival described in division (D)(2)(1)(c) of this	863
section, the charitable organization shall not pay a rental rate	864
for the premises per day of the festival that exceeds the rental	865
rate per bingo session that a charitable organization may pay	866
under division (A)(3)(B)(1) of section 2915.09 of the Revised Code	867
when it leases premises from another charitable organization to	868
conduct bingo games.	869

(d) All of the money or assets received from the games of	870
chance after deduction only of prizes paid out during the conduct	871
of the games of chance are used by, or given, donated, or	872
otherwise transferred to, any organization that is described in	873
subsection 509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), or 509(a)(3) of the Internal	874
Revenue Code and is either a governmental unit or an organization	875
that is tax exempt under subsection 501(a) and described in	876
subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;	877

(e) The games of chance are not conducted during, or within	878
ten hours of, a bingo game conducted for amusement purposes only	879
pursuant to section 2915.12 of the Revised Code.	880

No person shall receive any commission, wage, salary, reward,	881
tip, donation, gratuity, or other form of compensation, directly	882
or indirectly, for operating or assisting in the operation of any	883
scheme or game of chance.	884

(3)(2) Any tag fishing tournament operated under a permit	885
issued under section 1533.92 of the Revised Code, as "tag fishing	886
tournament" is defined in section 1531.01 of the Revised Code;	887

(3) Bingo conducted by a charitable organization that holds	888
a license issued under section 2915.08 of the Revised Code.	889

(E) Division (D) of this section shall not be construed to	890
authorize the sale, lease, or other temporary or permanent	891
transfer of the right to conduct schemes of chance or games of	892
chance, as granted by that division (D) of this section, by any	893
charitable organization that is granted that right.	894

(F) Whoever violates this section is guilty of gambling, a	895
misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has	896
been convicted of any gambling offense, gambling is a felony of	897
the fifth degree.	898

Sec. 2915.05.  (A) No person, with purpose to defraud or	899
knowing that the person is facilitating a fraud, shall engage in	900
conduct designed to corrupt the outcome of any of the following:	901

(1) The subject of a bet;

902

(2) A contest of knowledge, skill, or endurance that is not	903
an athletic or sporting event;	904

(3) A scheme or game of chance;

905

(4) Bingo.

906

(B) No person shall knowingly do any of the following:

907

(1) Offer, give, solicit, or accept anything of value to	908
corrupt the outcome of an athletic or sporting event;	909

(2) Engage in conduct designed to corrupt the outcome of an	910
athletic or sporting event.	911

(C)(1) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is	912
guilty of cheating,. Except as otherwise provided in this	913
division, cheating is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the	914
potential gain from the cheating is five hundred dollars or more	915
or if the offender previously has been convicted of any gambling	916
offense or of any theft offense, as defined in section 2913.01 of	917
the Revised Code, cheating is a felony of the fifth degree.	918

(2) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty	919
of corrupting sports. Corrupting sports is a felony of the fifth	920
degree on a first offense and a felony of the fourth degree on	921
each subsequent offense.	922

Sec. 2915.07.  (A) No person, except a charitable	923
organization that has obtained a bingo license pursuant to section	924
2915.08 of the Revised Code, shall conduct or advertise a bingo	925
game. This division does not apply to a raffle that a charitable	926
organization conducts or advertises.	927

(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of conducting an	928
illegal bingo game, a felony of the fourth degree.	929

Sec. 2915.08.  (A)(1) Annually before the first day of	930
January, a charitable organization that desires to conduct bingo	931
games shall make out and deliver to the attorney general, upon a	932
form to be furnished by the attorney general for that purpose, an	933
application for a license to conduct bingo and deliver that	934
application to the attorney general together with a license fee of	935
oneas follows:	936

(a) Two hundred fifty dollars or afor a charitable	937
organization whose gross annual revenues are three hundred	938
thousand dollars or less;	939

(b) Five hundred dollars for a charitable organization whose	940
gross annual revenues exceed three hundred thousand dollars but do	941
not exceed six hundred thousand dollars;	942

(c) One thousand dollars for a charitable organization whose	943
gross annual revenues exceed six hundred thousand dollars but do	944
not exceed one million dollars;	945

(d) Two thousand dollars for a charitable organization whose	946
gross annual revenues exceed one million dollars;	947

(e) A reduced license fee established by the attorney	948
general pursuant to division (G) of this section. The	949

(2) The application shall be in the form prescribed by the	950
attorney general and, shall be signed and sworn to by the	951
applicant.	952

The application, and shall contain all of the following:

953

(1)(a) The name and post-office address of the applicant;

954

(2)(b) A statement that the applicant is a charitable	955
organization and that it has been in continuous existence as a	956
charitable organization in this state for two years immediately	957
preceding the making of the application or for five years in the	958
case of a fraternal organization or a nonprofit medical	959
organization;	960

(3)(c) The location at which the organization will conduct	961
the bingo game, which location shall be within the county in which	962
the principal place of business of the applicant is located, the	963
days of the week and the times on each of those days when a bingo	964
session will be conducted, whether the organization owns, leases,	965
or subleases the premises, and a copy of the rental agreement if	966
it leases or subleases the premises;	967

(4)(d) A statement of the applicant's previous history,	968
record, and association that is sufficient to establish that the	969
applicant is a charitable organization, and a copy of a	970
determination letter that is issued by the Internal Revenue	971
Service and states that the organization is tax exempt under	972
subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3),	973
501(c)(4), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) of the Internal	974
Revenue Code;	975

(5)(e) A statement as to whether the applicant has ever had	976
any previous application refused, whether it previously has had a	977
license revoked or suspended, and the reason stated by the	978
attorney general for the refusal, revocation, or suspension;	979

(6)(f) A statement of the charitable purposepurposes for	980
which the bingo proceedsnet profit will be used;	981

(7)(g) Other necessary and reasonable information that the	982
attorney general may require by rule adopted pursuant to section	983
111.15 of the Revised Code;	984

(8)(h) If the applicant is a charitable trust as defined in	985
section 109.23 of the Revised Code, a statement as to whether it	986
has registered with the attorney general pursuant to section	987
109.26 of the Revised Code or filed annual reports pursuant to	988
section 109.31 of the Revised Code, and, if it is not required to	989
do either, the exemption in section 109.26 or 109.31 of the	990
Revised Code that applies to it;	991

(9)(i) If the applicant is a charitable organization as	992
defined in section 1716.01 of the Revised Code, a statement as to	993
whether it has filed with the attorney general a registration	994
statement pursuant to section 1716.02 of the Revised Code and a	995
financial report pursuant to section 1716.04 of the Revised Code,	996
and, if it is not required to do both, the exemption in section	997
1716.03 of the Revised Code that applies to it;	998

(10)(j) In the case of an applicant seeking to qualify as a	999
youth athletic park organization under division (CC) of section	1000
2915.01 of the Revised Code, a statement issued by a board or body	1001
vested with authority under Chapter 755. of the Revised Code for	1002
the supervision and maintenance of recreation facilities in the	1003
territory in which the organization is located, certifying that	1004
the playing fields owned by the organization were used for at	1005
least one hundred days during the year in which the statement is	1006
issued, and were open for use to all residents of that territory,	1007
regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, or national	1008
origin, for athletic activities by youth athletic organizations,	1009
as defined in division (BB) of section 2915.01 of the Revised	1010
Code, that do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed,	1011
religion, sex, or national origin, and that the fields were not	1012
used for any profit-making activity at any time during the year.	1013
That type of board or body is authorized to issue the statement	1014
upon request and shall issue the statement if it finds that the	1015
applicant's playing fields were so used.	1016

(3) The attorney general, within thirty days after receiving	1017
a timely filed application from a charitable organization that has	1018
been issued a bingo license under this section that has not	1019
expired and has not been revoked or suspended, shall send a	1020
temporary permit to the applicant specifying the date on which the	1021
application was filed with the attorney general and stating that,	1022
pursuant to section 119.06 of the Revised Code, the applicant may	1023
continue to conduct bingo games until a new license is granted or,	1024
if the application is rejected, until fifteen days after notice of	1025
the rejection is mailed to the applicant. The temporary permit	1026
does not affect the validity of the applicant's application and	1027
does not grant any rights to the applicant except those rights	1028
specifically granted in section 119.06 of the Revised Code. The	1029
issuance of a temporary permit by the attorney general pursuant to	1030
this paragraphdivision does not prohibit the attorney general	1031
from rejecting the applicant's application because of acts that	1032
the applicant committed, or actions that the applicant failed to	1033
take, before or after the issuance of the temporary permit.	1034

(B)(1) The attorney general shall adopt rules to enforce	1035
sections 2915.01, 2915.02, and 2915.07 to 2915.12 of the Revised	1036
Code to ensure that bingo games areis conducted in accordance	1037
with those sections, and to maintain proper control over the	1038
conduct of bingo games. The rules, except rules adopted pursuant	1039
to divisiondivisions (A)(7)(2)(g) and (G) of this section, shall	1040
be adopted pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The	1041
attorney general shall license charitable organizations to conduct	1042
bingo games in conformance with this chapter and with the	1043
licensing provisions of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.	1044

(2) The attorney general may refuse to grant a bingo license	1045
to any organization, or revoke or suspend the license of any	1046
organization, that does any of the following or to which any of	1047
the following applies:	1048

(a) Fails or has failed at any time to meet any requirement	1049
of section 109.26, 109.31, or 1716.02, or sections 2915.07 to	1050
2915.11 of the Revised Code, or violates or has violated any	1051
provision of sections 2915.02 or 2915.07 to 2915.12 of the Revised	1052
Code or any rule adopted by the attorney general pursuant to this	1053
section;	1054

(b) Makes or has made an incorrect or false statement that	1055
is material to the granting of the license in an application filed	1056
pursuant to division (A) of this section;	1057

(c) Submits or has submitted any incorrect or false	1058
information relating to an application if the information is	1059
material to the granting of the license;	1060

(d) Maintains or has maintained any incorrect or false	1061
information that is material to the granting of the license in the	1062
records required to be kept pursuant to divisiondivisions (A) and	1063
(C) of section 2915.10 of the Revised Code, if applicable;	1064

(e) The attorney general has good cause to believe that the	1065
organization will not conduct its bingo games in accordance with	1066
sections 2915.02 and 2915.07 to 2915.12 of the Revised Code or	1067
with any rule adopted by the attorney general pursuant to this	1068
section.	1069

(3) For the purposes of this division (B) of this section,	1070
any action of an officer, trustee, agent, representative, or bingo	1071
game operator of an organization is an action of the organization.	1072

(C) The attorney general may grant bingo licenses to	1073
charitable organizations that are branches, lodges, or chapters of	1074
national charitable organizations.	1075

(D) The attorney general shall send notice in writing to the	1076
prosecuting attorney and sheriff of the county in which the	1077
organization will conduct the bingo game, as stated in its	1078
application for a license or amended license, and to any other law	1079
enforcement agency in that county that so requests, of all of the	1080
following:	1081

(1) The issuance of the license;

1082

(2) The issuance of the amended license;

1083

(3) The rejection of an application for and refusal to grant	1084
a license;	1085

(4) The revocation of any license previously issued;

1086

(5) The suspension of any license previously issued.

1087

(E) A bingo license issued by the attorney general shall set	1088
forth the information contained on the application of the	1089
charitable organization that the attorney general determines is	1090
relevant, including, but not limited to, the location at which the	1091
organization will conduct the bingo game and the days of the week	1092
and the times on each of those days when a bingo session will be	1093
conducted. If the attorney general refuses to grant or revokes or	1094
suspends a bingo license, the attorney general shall notify the	1095
applicant in writing and specifically identify the reason for the	1096
refusal, revocation, or suspension in narrative form and, if	1097
applicable, by identifying the section of the Revised Code	1098
violated. The failure of the attorney general to give the written	1099
notice of the reasons for the refusal, revocation, or suspension	1100
or a mistake in the written notice does not affect the validity of	1101
the attorney general's refusal to grant, or the revocation or	1102
suspension of, a bingo license. If the attorney general fails to	1103
give the written notice or if there is a mistake in the written	1104
notice, the applicant may bring an action to compel the attorney	1105
general to comply with this division or to correct the mistake,	1106
but the attorney general's order refusing to grant, or revoking or	1107
suspending, a bingo license shall not be enjoined during the	1108
pendency of the action.	1109

(F) A charitable organization that has been issued a bingo	1110
license pursuant to division (B) of this section but that cannot	1111
conduct bingo sessions at the location, or on the day of the week	1112
or the time, specified on the license due to circumstances beyond	1113
its control may apply, without charge, in writing to the attorney	1114
general for an amended bingo license. The application shall	1115
describe in detail the causes making it impossible for the	1116
organization to conduct its bingo sessions in conformity with its	1117
license and shall indicate the location, days of the week, and	1118
times on each of those days when it desires to conduct a bingo	1119
session. If the attorney general approves the application for the	1120
amended license, the attorney general shall issue the amended	1121
license in accordance with division (E) of this section, and the	1122
organization shall surrender its original license to the attorney	1123
general. The attorney general shall refuse to grant an	1124
application for an amended bingo license according to the terms of	1125
division (B) of this section.	1126

(G) The attorney general, by rule adopted pursuant to	1127
section 111.15 of the Revised Code, shall establish a schedule of	1128
reduced license fees for charitable organizations that desire to	1129
conduct bingo games during fewer than twenty-six weeks in any	1130
calendar year.	1131

(H)A charitable organization that has been issued a license	1132
under this section may request the attorney general to provide it	1133
with an explanation of a particular provision of this chapter, or	1134
of Chapter 4301. or 4303. of the Revised Code, that pertains to	1135
the attorney general's authority and potential enforcement actions	1136
under that provision. If the attorney general receives a request	1137
under this division for such an explanation, the attorney general	1138
shall provide the explanation verbally or in writing to the	1139
charitable organization that requested it.	1140

Sec. 2915.081.  (A) No distributor shall sell, offer to sell,	1141
or otherwise provide or offer to provide bingo supplies to another	1142
person for use in this state without having obtained a license	1143
from the attorney general under this section.	1144

(B) The attorney general may issue a distributor license to	1145
any person that meets the requirements of this section. The	1146
application for the license shall be on a form prescribed by the	1147
attorney general and be accompanied by the annual fee prescribed	1148
by this section. The license is valid for a period of one year,	1149
and the annual fee for the license is two thousand five hundred	1150
dollars.	1151

(C) The attorney general may refuse to issue a distributor	1152
license to any person to which any of the following applies, or to	1153
any person that has an officer, partner, or other person who has	1154
an ownership interest of ten per cent or more and to whom any of	1155
the following applies:	1156

(1) The person, officer, or partner has been convicted of a	1157
felony under the laws of this state, another state, or the United	1158
States.	1159

(2) The person, officer, or partner has been convicted of any	1160
gambling offense.	1161

(3) The person, officer, or partner has made an incorrect or	1162
false statement that is material to the granting of a license in	1163
an application submitted to the attorney general under this	1164
section or in a similar application submitted to a gambling	1165
licensing authority in another jurisdiction if the statement	1166
resulted in license revocation through administrative action in	1167
the other jurisdiction.	1168

(4) The person, officer, or partner has submitted any	1169
incorrect or false information relating to the application to the	1170
attorney general under this section, if the information is	1171
material to the granting of the license.	1172

(5) The person, officer, or partner has failed to correct any	1173
incorrect or false information that is material to the granting of	1174
the license in the records required to be maintained under	1175
division (E) of section 2915.10 of the Revised Code.	1176

(6) The person, officer, or partner has had a license related	1177
to gambling revoked or suspended under the laws of this state,	1178
another state, or the United States.	1179

(D) The attorney general shall not issue a distributor	1180
license to any person that is involved in the conduct of bingo on	1181
behalf of a charitable organization or that is a lessor of	1182
premises used for the conduct of bingo.	1183

(E)(1) No distributor shall sell, offer to sell, or otherwise	1184
provide or offer to provide bingo supplies to any person for use	1185
in this state except to a charitable organization that has been	1186
issued a license under section 2915.08 of the Revised Code or to	1187
another distributor that has been issued a license under this	1188
section. Except as otherwise provided in division (E)(1) of this	1189
section, no distributor shall accept payment for the sale or other	1190
provision of bingo supplies other than by check.	1191

A supplying distributor must receive a payment by check not	1192
later than forty-five days after the date the supplying	1193
distributor ships bingo supplies to a charitable organization or	1194
other distributor. If a charitable organization or other	1195
distributor fails to pay a supplying distributor within that	1196
period, the supplying distributor shall notify the attorney	1197
general. The attorney general then shall notify all distributors	1198
that, until further notice, the delinquent charitable organization	1199
or delinquent distributor shall purchase or lease bingo supplies	1200
from them only by payment by certified check or money order.	1201

(2) No distributor shall provide a charitable organization	1202
with free samples of instant bingo tickets or cards, punch boards,	1203
or seal cards.	1204

(3) No distributor shall purchase bingo supplies for use in	1205
this state from any person except from a manufacturer issued a	1206
license under section 2915.082 of the Revised Code or from another	1207
distributor issued a license under this section. Except as	1208
otherwise provided in division (E)(3) of this section, no	1209
distributor shall pay for purchased bingo supplies other than by	1210
check.	1211

A supplying manufacturer or distributor must receive a	1212
payment by check not later than forty-five days after the date the	1213
supplying manufacturer or distributor ships bingo supplies to a	1214
purchasing distributor. If a purchasing distributor fails to pay	1215
a supplying manufacturer or distributor within that period, the	1216
supplying manufacturer or distributor shall notify the attorney	1217
general. The attorney general then shall notify all manufacturers	1218
and distributors that, until further notice, the delinquent	1219
distributor shall purchase bingo supplies from them only by cash	1220
payment by certified check or money order.	1221

(F) The attorney general may suspend or revoke a distributor	1222
license for any of the reasons for which the attorney general may	1223
refuse to issue a distributor license specified in division (C) of	1224
this section or if the distributor holding the license violates	1225
any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted by the attorney	1226
general under this chapter.	1227

(G) Whoever violates division (A) or (E) of this section is	1228
guilty of illegally operating as a distributor. Except as	1229
otherwise provided in this division, illegally operating as a	1230
distributor is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender	1231
previously has been convicted of a violation of division (A) or	1232
(E) of this section, illegally operating as a distributor is a	1233
felony of the fifth degree.	1234

Sec. 2915.082.  (A) No manufacturer shall sell, offer to	1235
sell, or otherwise provide or offer to provide bingo supplies for	1236
use in this state without having obtained a license from the	1237
attorney general under this section.	1238

(B) The attorney general may issue a manufacturer license to	1239
any person that meets the requirements of this section. The	1240
application for the license shall be on a form prescribed by the	1241
attorney general and be accompanied by the annual fee prescribed	1242
by this section. The license is valid for a period of one year,	1243
and the annual fee for the license is two thousand five hundred	1244
dollars.	1245

(C) The attorney general may refuse to issue a manufacturer	1246
license to any person to which any of the following applies, or to	1247
any person that has an officer, partner, or other person who has	1248
an ownership interest of ten per cent or more and to whom any of	1249
the following applies:	1250

(1) The person, officer, or partner has been convicted of a	1251
felony under the laws of this state, another state, or the United	1252
States.	1253

(2) The person, officer, or partner has been convicted of any	1254
gambling offense.	1255

(3) The person, officer, or partner has made an incorrect or	1256
false statement that is material to the granting of a license in	1257
an application submitted to the attorney general under this	1258
section or in a similar application submitted to a gambling	1259
licensing authority in another jurisdiction if the statement	1260
resulted in license revocation through administrative action in	1261
the other jurisdiction.	1262

(4) The person, officer, or partner has submitted any	1263
incorrect or false information relating to the application to the	1264
attorney general under this section, if the information is	1265
material to the granting of the license.	1266

(5) The person, officer, or partner has failed to correct any	1267
incorrect or false information that is material to the granting of	1268
the license in the records required to be maintained under	1269
division (F) of section 2915.10 of the Revised Code.	1270

(6) The person, officer, or partner has had a license related	1271
to gambling revoked or suspended under the laws of this state,	1272
another state, or the United States.	1273

(D) No manufacturer shall sell, offer to sell, or otherwise	1274
provide or offer to provide bingo supplies to any person for use	1275
in this state except to a distributor that has been issued a	1276
license under section 2915.081 of the Revised Code. Except as	1277
otherwise provided in this division, no manufacturer shall accept	1278
payment for the sale of bingo supplies other than by check.	1279

A manufacturer must receive a payment by check not later than	1280
forty-five days after the date the manufacturer ships the bingo	1281
supplies to a distributor. If the distributor fails to pay the	1282
manufacturer within that period, the manufacturer shall notify the	1283
attorney general. The attorney general then shall notify all	1284
manufacturers that, until further notice, the delinquent	1285
distributor shall purchase bingo supplies from them only by	1286
payment by certified check or money order.	1287

(E) The attorney general may suspend or revoke a manufacturer	1288
license for any of the reasons for which the attorney general may	1289
refuse to issue a manufacturer license specified in division (C)	1290
of this section or if the manufacturer holding the license	1291
violates any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted by the	1292
attorney general under this chapter.	1293

(F) Whoever violates division (A) or (D) of this section is	1294
guilty of illegally operating as a manufacturer. Except as	1295
otherwise provided in this division, illegally operating as a	1296
manufacturer is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the	1297
offender previously has been convicted of a violation of division	1298
(A) or (D) of this section, illegally operating as a manufacturer	1299
is a felony of the fifth degree.	1300

Sec. 2915.09.  (A) ANo charitable organization that conducts	1301
a bingo game shall fail to do allany of the following:	1302

(1) Own all of the equipment used to conduct the bingo game	1303
or lease that equipment from a charitable organization that is	1304
licensed to conduct a bingo game for a rental rate that is not	1305
more than is customary and reasonable for that equipment;	1306

(2) Use all of the gross receipts from the bingo game for	1307
paying prizes, for the charitable purposes listed in its bingo	1308
license applicationrenting premises in which to conduct bingo,	1309
for purchasing or leasing bingo cards and other equipmentsupplies	1310
used in conducting the bingo game, for hiring security personnel	1311
for the bingo game, orfor advertising the bingo game, or for	1312
other expenses listed in division (LL) of section 2915.01 of the	1313
Revised Code, provided that the amount of the receipts so spent is	1314
not more than is customary and reasonable for a similar purchase,	1315
lease, hiring, or advertising, and for renting premises in which	1316
to conduct the bingo game, except that ifor expense. If the	1317
building in which the gamebingo is conducted is owned by the	1318
charitable organization conducting the gamebingo and it includes	1319
a form of bingo described in division (S)(1) of section 2915.01 of	1320
the Revised Code, the charitable organization may deduct from the	1321
total amount of the gross receipts from each session a sum equal	1322
to the lesser of six hundred dollars or forty-five per cent of the	1323
gross receipts from the sessionbingo described in that division	1324
as consideration for the use of the premises;.If that charitable	1325
organization conducts bingo described in division (S)(2) of	1326
section 2915.01 of the Revised Code, but not simultaneously with	1327
any bingo described in division (S)(1) of that section, it may	1328
deduct a sum of no more than five per cent of the gross receipts	1329
as consideration for the use of the premises.	1330

(3) ConductUse, or give, donate, or otherwise transfer, all	1331
of the net profit derived from bingo for a charitable purpose	1332
listed in its license application and described in division (Z) of	1333
section 2915.01 of the Revised Code.	1334

(B) No charitable organization that conducts a bingo game	1335
described in division (S)(1) of section 2915.01 of the Revised	1336
Code shall fail to do any of the following:	1337

(1) Conduct the bingo game on premises that are owned by the	1338
charitable organization, on premises that are owned by another	1339
charitable organization and leased from that charitable	1340
organization for a rental rate not in excess of fourthe lesser of	1341
six hundred fifty dollars per bingo session or forty-five per cent	1342
of the gross receipts of the bingo session, on premises that are	1343
leased from a person other than a charitable organization for a	1344
rental rate that is not more than is customary and reasonable for	1345
premises that are similar in location, size, and quality but not	1346
in excess of four hundred fifty dollars per bingo session, or on	1347
premises that are owned by a person other than a charitable	1348
organization, that are leased from that person by another	1349
charitable organization, and that are subleased from that other	1350
charitable organization by the charitable organization for a	1351
rental rate not in excess of four hundred fifty dollars per bingo	1352
session. If the charitable organization leases from a person	1353
other than a charitable organization the premises on which it	1354
conducts bingo gamessessions, the lessor of the premises shall	1355
provide only the premises to the organization and shall not	1356
provide the organization with bingo game operators, security	1357
personnel, concessions or concession operators, bingo equipment	1358
supplies, or any other type of service or equipment. A charitable	1359
organization shall not lease or sublease premises that it owns or	1360
leases to more than one other charitable organization per calendar	1361
week for the purpose of conducting bingo gamessessions on the	1362
premises. A person that is not a charitable organization shall	1363
not lease premises that it owns, leases, or otherwise is empowered	1364
to lease to more than one charitable organization per calendar	1365
week for conducting bingo gamessessions on the premises. In no	1366
case shall more than two bingo sessions be conducted on any	1367
premises in any calendar week.	1368

(4)(2) Display its bingo license conspicuously at the	1369
locationpremises where the bingo gamesession is conducted;	1370

(5)(3) Conduct the bingo gamesession in accordance with the	1371
definition of bingo set forth in division (S)(1) of section	1372
2915.01 of the Revised Code.	1373

(B)A(C)No charitable organization that conducts a bingo	1374
game described in division (S)(1) of section 2915.01 of the	1375
Revised Code shall not do any of the following:	1376

(1) Pay any compensation to a bingo game operator for	1377
operating a bingo gamesession that is conducted by the charitable	1378
organization or for preparing, selling, or serving food or	1379
beverages at the site of the bingo gamesession, permit any	1380
auxiliary unit or society of the charitable organization to pay	1381
compensation to any bingo game operator who prepares, sells, or	1382
serves food or beverages at a bingo session conducted by the	1383
charitable organization, or permit any auxiliary unit or society	1384
of the charitable organization to prepare, sell, or serve food or	1385
beverages at a bingo session conducted by the charitable	1386
organization, if the auxiliary unit or society pays any	1387
compensation to the bingo game operators who prepare, sell, or	1388
serve the food or beverages;	1389

(2) Pay consulting fees to any person for any services	1390
performed in relation to the bingo gamesession;	1391

(3) Pay concession fees to any person who provides	1392
refreshments to the participants in the bingo gamesession;	1393

(4) ConductExcept as otherwise provided in division (C)(4)	1394
of this section, conduct more than two bingo sessions in any	1395
seven-day period. Except that aA volunteer fire fighter's	1396
firefighter's organization or a volunteer rescue service	1397
organization that conducts not more than five bingo sessions in a	1398
calendar year may conduct more than two bingo sessions in a	1399
seven-day period after notifying the attorney general when it will	1400
conduct the sessions;.	1401

(5) Pay out more than three thousand five hundred dollars in	1402
prizes during any bingo session that is conducted by the	1403
charitable organization;	1404

(6) Conduct a bingo session at any time during the ten-hour	1405
period between midnight and ten a.m., at any time during, or	1406
within ten hours of, a bingo game conducted for amusement only	1407
pursuant to section 2915.12 of the Revised Code, at any location	1408
premises not specified on its bingo license, or on any day of the	1409
week or during any time period not specified on its bingo license.	1410
If circumstances beyond its control make it impossible for the	1411
charitable organization to conduct a bingo session at the location	1412
premises specified on its bingo license or if a charitable	1413
organization wants to conduct bingo sessions on a day of the week	1414
or at a time other than the day or time specified on its bingo	1415
license, the charitable organization may apply in writing to the	1416
attorney general for an amended bingo license, pursuant to	1417
division (F) of section 2915.08 of the Revised Code. A charitable	1418
organization may apply only oncetwice in each calendar year for	1419
an amended license to conduct bingo sessions on a day of the week	1420
or at a time other than the day or time specified on its bingo	1421
license. If the amended license is granted, the organization may	1422
conduct bingo sessions at the locationpremises, on the day of the	1423
week, and at the time specified on its amended license.	1424

(7) Permit any person whom the charitable organization	1425
knows, or should have known, is under the age of eighteen to work	1426
as a bingo game operator;	1427

(8) Permit any person whom the charitable organization	1428
knows, or should have known, has been convicted of a felony or	1429
gambling offense in any jurisdiction to be a bingo game operator;	1430

(9) Permit the lessor of the premises on which the bingo	1431
session is conducted, if the lessor is not a charitable	1432
organization, to provide the charitable organization with bingo	1433
game operators, security personnel, concessions, bingo equipment	1434
supplies, or any other type of service or equipment;	1435

(10) Purchase or lease bingo supplies from any person	1436
except a distributor issued a license under section 2915.081 of	1437
the Revised Code.	1438

(C) A(D)Except as otherwise provided in this division, no	1439
charitable organization shall provide to a bingo game operator,	1440
and no bingo game operator shall not receive or accept, any	1441
commission, wage, salary, reward, tip, donation, gratuity, or	1442
other form of compensation, directly or indirectly, regardless of	1443
the source, for operating aconducting bingo game or providing	1444
other work or labor at the site of the bingo game. This division	1445
does not prohibit an employee of a fraternal organization or	1446
veteran's organization from selling instant bingo tickets or cards	1447
to the organization's members, as long as no portion of the	1448
employee's compensation is paid from any receipts of bingo.	1449

(D)(E) Notwithstanding division (A)(3)(B)(1) of this	1450
section, a charitable organization that, prior to December 6,	1451
1977, has entered into written agreements for the lease of	1452
premises it owns to another charitable organization or other	1453
charitable organizations for the conducting of bingo sessions so	1454
that more than two bingo sessions are conducted per calendar week	1455
on the premises, and a person that is not a charitable	1456
organization and that, prior to December 6, 1977, has entered into	1457
written agreements for the lease of premises it owns to charitable	1458
organizations for the conducting of more than two bingo sessions	1459
per calendar week on the premises, may continue to lease the	1460
premises to those charitable organizations, provided that no more	1461
than four sessions are conducted per calendar week, that the	1462
lessor organization or person has notified the attorney general in	1463
writing of the organizations that will conduct the sessions and	1464
the days of the week and the times of the day on which the	1465
sessions will be conducted, that the initial lease entered into	1466
with each organization that will conduct the sessions was filed	1467
with the attorney general prior to December 6, 1977, and that each	1468
organization that will conduct the sessions was issued a license	1469
to conduct bingo games by the attorney general prior to December	1470
6, 1977.	1471

(E)(F) Whoever violates division (A)(2) of this section is	1472
guilty of illegally conducting a bingo game, a felony of the	1473
fourth degree. WhoeverExcept as otherwise provided in this	1474
division, whoever violates division (A)(1),or (3), (4), or (5),	1475
(B)(1), (2),or(3), or (C),or(D) of this section is guilty of a	1476
minor misdemeanor. If the offender previously has been convicted	1477
of a violation of division (A)(1),or (3), (4), or (5), (B)(1),	1478
(2),or(3), or (C),or(D) of this section, a violation of	1479
division (A)(1),or (3), (4), or (5), (B)(1), (2),or(3), or (C),	1480
or(D) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.	1481

Sec. 2915.091.  (A)(1) No charitable organization that	1482
conducts instant bingo shall fail to comply with division (A) of	1483
section 2915.09 of the Revised Code.	1484

(2) No charitable organization that conducts instant bingo	1485
shall permit any person whom the charitable organization knows or	1486
should have known has been convicted of a felony or gambling	1487
offense in any jurisdiction to be a bingo game operator in the	1488
conduct of instant bingo.	1489

(3) No charitable organization that conducts instant bingo,	1490
seal card or punch board games, or a raffle shall purchase or	1491
lease supplies used to conduct instant bingo, seal card or punch	1492
board games, or the raffle from any person except a distributor	1493
that has been issued a license under section 2915.081 of the	1494
Revised Code.	1495

(4) A charitable organization may purchase or lease, and may	1496
use, instant bingo ticket dispensers to sell instant bingo tickets	1497
or cards.	1498

(B) A charitable organization may conduct instant bingo other	1499
than at a bingo session.	1500

(C) The attorney general may adopt rules in accordance with	1501
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that govern the conduct of	1502
instant bingo by charitable organizations. Before those rules	1503
are adopted, the attorney general shall reference the recommended	1504
standards for opacity, randomization, minimum information, winner	1505
protection, color, and cutting for instant bingo tickets or cards,	1506
seal cards, and punch boards established by the North American	1507
gaming regulators association. No rule shall prohibit or limit	1508
the legal conduct of instant bingo by, or the number of instant	1509
bingo games being conducted by, charitable organizations.	1510

(D) Whoever violates division (A)(1), (2), or (3) of this	1511
section or a rule adopted under division (C) of this section is	1512
guilty of illegal instant bingo conduct. Except as otherwise	1513
provided in this division, illegal instant bingo conduct is a	1514
misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has	1515
been convicted of a violation of division (A)(1), (2), or (3) of	1516
this section or of such a rule, illegal instant bingo conduct is a	1517
felony of the fifth degree.	1518

Sec. 2915.092.  (A) A charitable organization does not need a	1519
license to conduct bingo, in order to conduct a raffle drawing on	1520
the premises it uses for its charitable programs.	1521

(B) No person shall conduct a raffle drawing for a charitable	1522
organization on premises other than premises that the charitable	1523
organization uses for its charitable programs or fail to use, or	1524
give, donate, or otherwise transfer, the net profit from a raffle	1525
for a charitable purpose described in division (Z)(2) of section	1526
2915.01 of the Revised Code.	1527

(C) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty	1528
of illegal conduct of a raffle. Except as otherwise provided in	1529
this division, illegal conduct of a raffle is a misdemeanor of the	1530
first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a	1531
violation of division (B) of this section, illegal conduct of a	1532
raffle is a felony of the fifth degree.	1533

Sec. 2915.10.  (A) ANo charitable organization that conducts	1534
a bingo session, or scheme ora game of chance pursuant to	1535
division (D) of section 2915.02 of the Revised Code, shall fail to	1536
maintain the following records for at least three years from the	1537
date on which the bingo session or scheme or game of chance is	1538
conducted:	1539

(1) An itemized list of the gross receipts of each bingo	1540
session or scheme or,each game of instant bingo by serial number,	1541
each raffle, each punch board game, each seal card game, and each	1542
game of chance;	1543

(2) An itemized list of all expenses, other than prizes,	1544
that are incurred in conducting the bingo sessionor instant bingo	1545
by serial number, the name of each person to whom the expenses are	1546
paid, and a receipt for all of the expenses;	1547

(3) A list of all prizes awarded during theeach bingo	1548
session or scheme or,each raffle, each punch board game, each	1549
seal card game, and each game of chance conducted by the	1550
charitable organization,the total prizes awarded from each game	1551
of instant bingo by serial number, and the name and, address,and	1552
social security number of all persons who are winners of prizes of	1553
onesix hundred dollars or more in value;	1554

(4) An itemized list of the charitable recipients of the	1555
proceedsnet profit of the bingo session or scheme or game of	1556
chance, including the name and address of each recipient to whom	1557
the money is distributed, and if the organization uses the	1558
proceedsnet profit of a bingo session, or the money or assets	1559
received from a scheme or game of chance, for any charitable	1560
purpose set forth in division (Z) of section 2915.01 or division	1561
(D) of section 2915.02 of the Revised Code, a list of each purpose	1562
and an itemized list of each expenditure for each purpose;	1563

(5) The number of persons who participate in any bingo	1564
session or scheme or game of chance that is conducted by the	1565
charitable organization;	1566

(6) A list of receipts from the sale of food and beverages	1567
by the charitable organization or one of its auxiliary units or	1568
societies, if the receipts were excluded from the definition of	1569
"gross receipts" under division (X) of section 2915.01 of the	1570
Revised Code;	1571

(7) An itemized list of all expenses incurred at each bingo	1572
session,each raffle, each punch board game, each seal card game,	1573
or each game of instant bingo by serial number conducted by the	1574
charitable organization in the sale of food and beverages by the	1575
charitable organization or by an auxiliary unit or society of the	1576
charitable organization, the name of each person to whom the	1577
expenses are paid, and a receipt for all of the expenses.	1578

(B) The gross profit from each bingo session or game	1579
described in division (S)(1) or (2) of section 2915.01 of the	1580
Revised Code shall be deposited into a checking account devoted	1581
exclusively to the bingo session or game. Payments for allowable	1582
expenses incurred in conducting the bingo session or game and	1583
payments to charitable recipients of some or all of the net profit	1584
of the bingo session or game shall be made only by checks drawn on	1585
the bingo session or game account.	1586

(C) Each charitable organization shall conduct and record an	1587
inventory of all of its bingo supplies as of the first day of	1588
November of each year.	1589

(D) The attorney general may adopt rules in accordance with	1590
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish standards of	1591
accounting, record keeping, and reporting to ensure that gross	1592
receipts from bingo or games of chance are properly accounted for.	1593

(E) A distributor shall maintain, for a period of three years	1594
after the date of its sale or other provision, a record of each	1595
instance of its selling or otherwise providing to another person	1596
bingo supplies for use in this state. The record shall include	1597
all of the following for each instance:	1598

(1) The name of the manufacturer from which the distributor	1599
purchased the bingo supplies and the date of the purchase;	1600

(2) The name and address of the charitable organization or	1601
other distributor to which the bingo supplies were sold or	1602
otherwise provided;	1603

(3) A description that clearly identifies the bingo supplies;

1604

(4) Invoices that include the serial numbers of all instant	1605
bingo tickets or cards sold or otherwise provided to each	1606
charitable organization.	1607

(F) A manufacturer shall maintain, for a period of three	1608
years after the date of its sale or other provision, a record of	1609
each instance of its selling or otherwise providing bingo supplies	1610
for use in this state. The record shall include all of the	1611
following for each instance:	1612

(1) The name and address of the distributor to whom the bingo	1613
supplies were sold or otherwise provided;	1614

(2) A description that clearly identifies the bingo supplies;

1615

(3) Invoices that include the serial numbers of all instant	1616
bingo tickets or cards sold or otherwise provided to each	1617
distributor.	1618

(G) The attorney general, or any local law enforcement	1619
agency, may do all of the following:	1620

(1) Investigate any charitable organization or any officer,	1621
agent, trustee, member, or employee of the organization;	1622

(2) Examine the accounts and records of the organization;

1623

(3) Conduct inspections, audits, and observations of bingo	1624
games or schemes or games of chance while they are in session;	1625

(4) Conduct inspections of the premises where bingo games or	1626
schemes or games of chance are operatedconducted;	1627

(5) Take any other necessary and reasonable action to	1628
determine if a violation of any provision of sections 2915.01,	1629
2915.02, and 2915.07 to 2915.12 of the Revised Code has occurred	1630
and to determine whether section 2915.11 of the Revised Code has	1631
been complied with.	1632

If any local law enforcement agency has reasonable grounds to	1633
believe that a charitable organization or an officer, agent,	1634
trustee, member, or employee of the organization has violated any	1635
provision of this chapter, the local law enforcement agency may	1636
proceed by action in the proper court to enforce this chapter,	1637
provided that the local law enforcement agency shall give written	1638
notice to the attorney general when commencing an action as	1639
described in this division.	1640

(C)(H) No person shall destroy, alter, conceal, withhold, or	1641
deny access to any accounts or records of a charitable	1642
organization that have been requested for examination, or	1643
obstruct, impede, or interfere with any inspection, audit, or	1644
observation of a bingo game or scheme ora game of chance or	1645
premises where a bingo game or scheme ora game of chance is	1646
operatedconducted, or refuse to comply with any reasonable	1647
request of, or obstruct, impede, or interfere with any other	1648
reasonable action undertaken by, the attorney general or a local	1649
law enforcement agency pursuant to division (B)(G) of this	1650
section.	1651

(D)(I) Whoever violates division (A) or (C)(H) of this	1652
section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.	1653

Sec. 2915.12.  Sections 2915.07 to 2915.11 of the Revised	1654
Code do not apply to bingo games that are conducted for the	1655
purpose of amusement only. A bingo game is conducted for the	1656
purpose of amusement only if it complies with all of the	1657
requirements specified in either division (A) or (B) of this	1658
section:	1659

(A)(1) The participants do not pay any money or any other	1660
thing of value including an admission fee, or any fee for bingo	1661
cards,or sheets, objects to cover the spaces, or other devices	1662
used in playing bingo, for the privilege of participating in the	1663
bingo game, or to defray any costs of the game, or pay tips or	1664
make donations during or immediately before or after the bingo	1665
game;.	1666

(2) All prizes awarded during the course of the game are	1667
nonmonetary, and in the form of merchandise, goods, or	1668
entitlements to goods or services only, and the total value of all	1669
prizes awarded during the game is less than one hundred dollars;.	1670

(3) No commission, wages, salary, reward, tip, donation,	1671
gratuity, or other form of compensation, either directly or	1672
indirectly, and regardless of the source, is paid to any bingo	1673
game operator for work or labor performed at the site of the bingo	1674
game;.	1675

(4) The bingo game is not conducted either during or within	1676
ten hours of any of the following:	1677

(a) A bingo session during which a charitable bingo game is	1678
conducted pursuant to sections 2915.07 to 2915.11 of the Revised	1679
Code;	1680

(b) A scheme or game of chance other than a bingo game	1681
conducted pursuant to this section,or bingo described in division	1682
(S)(2) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code.	1683

(5) The number of players participating in the bingo game	1684
does not exceed fifty.	1685

(B)(1) The participants do not pay money or any other thing	1686
of value as an admission fee, and no participant is charged more	1687
than twenty-five cents to purchase a bingo card,or sheet, objects	1688
to cover the spaces, or other devices used in playing bingo;.	1689

(2) The total amount of money paid by all of the	1690
participants for bingo cards,or sheets, objects to cover the	1691
spaces, or other devices used in playing bingo does not exceed one	1692
hundred dollars;.	1693

(3) All of the money paid for bingo cards,or sheets,	1694
objects to cover spaces, or other devices used in playing bingo	1695
areis used only to pay winners monetary and nonmonetary prizes	1696
and to provide refreshments;.	1697

(4) The total value of all prizes awarded during the game	1698
does not exceed one hundred dollars;.	1699

(5) No commission, wages, salary, reward, tip, donation,	1700
gratuity, or other form of compensation, either directly or	1701
indirectly, and regardless of the source, is paid to any bingo	1702
game operator for work or labor performed at the site of the bingo	1703
game;.	1704

(6) The bingo game is not conducted during or within ten	1705
hours of either of the following:	1706

(a) A bingo session during which a charitable bingo game is	1707
conducted pursuant to sections 2915.07 to 2915.11 of the Revised	1708
Code;	1709

(b) A scheme of chance or game of chance other than a bingo	1710
game conducted pursuant to this section,or bingo described in	1711
division (S)(2) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code.	1712

(7) All of the participants reside at the premises where the	1713
bingo game is conducted;.	1714

(8) The bingo games are conducted on different days of the	1715
week and not more than twice in a calendar week.	1716

(C) The attorney general, or any local law enforcement	1717
agency, may investigate the conduct of a bingo game that	1718
purportedly is conducted for purposes of amusement only if there	1719
is reason to believe that the purported amusement bingo game does	1720
not comply with the requirements of either division (A) or (B) of	1721
this section. A local law enforcement agency may proceed by	1722
action in the proper court to enforce this section if the local	1723
law enforcement agency gives written notice to the attorney	1724
general when commencing the action.	1725

Sec. 3763.01.  (A) All promises, agreements, notes, bills,	1726
bonds, or other contracts, mortgages, or other securities, when	1727
the whole or part of the consideration thereof is for money or	1728
other valuable thing won or lost, laid, staked, or betted at or	1729
upon a game of any kind, or upon a horse race or cockfights, sport	1730
or pastime, or on a wager, or for the repayment of money lent or	1731
advanced at the time of a game, play, or wager, for the purpose of	1732
being laid, betted, staked, or wagered, are void.	1733

(B) Sections 3763.01 to 3763.08 of the Revised Code do not	1734
apply to a charitable bingo game as defined in division (O) of	1735
section 2915.01 of the Revised Code or to any scheme or game of	1736
chance that is not subject to criminal penalties under section	1737
2915.02 of the Revised Code.	1738

Sec. 4301.03.  The liquor control commission may adopt and	1739
promulgate, repeal, rescind, and amend, in the manner required by	1740
this section, rules, standards, requirements, and orders necessary	1741
to carry out Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code, but all	1742
rules of the board of liquor control which were in effect	1743
immediately prior to April 17, 1963, shall remain in full force	1744
and effect as rules of the liquor control commission until and	1745
unless amended or repealed by the liquor control commission. The	1746
rules of the commission may include the following:	1747

(A) Rules with reference to applications for and the	1748
issuance of permits for the manufacture, distribution,	1749
transportation, and sale of beer and intoxicating liquor, and the	1750
sale of alcohol; and rules governing the procedure of the division	1751
of liquor control in the suspension, revocation, and cancellation	1752
of suchthose permits;	1753

(B) Rules and orders providing in detail for the conduct of	1754
any retail business authorized under permits issued pursuant to	1755
suchthose chapters, with a view to ensuring compliance with such	1756
those chapters and laws relative theretoto them, and the	1757
maintenance of public decency, sobriety, and good order in any	1758
place licensed under suchthose permits. No rule or order shall	1759
prohibit the sale of lottery tickets issued pursuant to Chapter	1760
3770. of the Revised Code by any retail business authorized under	1761
permits issued pursuant to suchthat chapter.	1762

No rule or order shall prohibit pari-mutuel wagering on	1763
simulcast horse races at a satellite facility that has been issued	1764
a D liquor permit under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code. No	1765
rule or order shall prohibit a charitable organization that holds	1766
a D-4 orD-5 permit from selling or serving beer or intoxicating	1767
liquor under its permit in a portion of its premises merely	1768
because that portion of its premises is used at other times for	1769
theto conduct of a charitable bingo gameas described in division	1770
(S)(2) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code. However, such an	1771
organization shall not sell or serve beer or intoxicating liquor	1772
or permit beer or intoxicating liquor to be consumed or seen in	1773
the same location in its premises where a charitable bingo game is	1774
being conducted while the game is being conducted. As used in	1775
this division, "charitable organization" has the same meaning as	1776
in division (H) of section 2915.01 and "charitable bingo game" has	1777
have the same meaningmeanings as in division (R) ofthat section	1778
2915.01 of the Revised Code. No rule or order pertaining to	1779
visibility into the premises of a permit holder after the legal	1780
hours of sale shall be adopted or maintained by the commission.	1781

(C) Standards, not in conflict with those prescribed by any	1782
law of this state or the United States, to secure the use of	1783
proper ingredients and methods in the manufacture of beer, malt	1784
liquor, mixed beverages, and wine to be sold within this state;	1785

(D) Rules determining the nature, form, and capacity of all	1786
packages and bottles to be used for containing beer or	1787
intoxicating liquor except for spirituous liquor to be kept or	1788
sold, governing the form of all seals and labels to be used	1789
thereonon the packages and bottles, and requiring the label on	1790
every package, bottle, and container to state the ingredients in	1791
the contents and, except on malt beverages, the terms of weight,	1792
volume, or proof spirits, and whether the same is beer, wine,	1793
alcohol, or any intoxicating liquor except for spirituous liquor;	1794

(E) Uniform rules governing all advertising with reference	1795
to the sale of beer and intoxicating liquor throughout the state	1796
and advertising upon and in the premises licensed for the sale of	1797
beer or intoxicating liquor;	1798

(F) Rules restricting and placing conditions upon the	1799
transfer of permits;	1800

(G) Rules and orders limiting the number of permits of any	1801
class within the state or within any political subdivision of the	1802
state; and, for suchthat purpose, adopting reasonable	1803
classifications of persons or establishments to which any	1804
authorized class of permits may be issued within any such	1805
political subdivision;	1806

(H) Rules and orders with reference to sales of beer and	1807
intoxicating liquor on Sundays and holidays and with reference to	1808
the hours of the day during which and the persons to whom	1809
intoxicating liquor of any class may be sold, and rules with	1810
reference to the manner of sale;	1811

(I) Rules requiring permit holders buying beer and malt	1812
beverages to pay, and permit holders selling beer and malt	1813
beverages to collect, minimum cash deposits for kegs, cases,	1814
bottles, or other returnable containers of such beer and malt	1815
beverages; requiring the repayment, or credit therefor, of such	1816
the minimum cash deposit charges upon the return of such empty	1817
containers,; and requiring the posting of such form of indemnity	1818
or such other conditions with respect to the charging, collection,	1819
and repayment of minimum cash deposit charges for returnable	1820
containers of beer or malt beverages as are necessary to ensure	1821
the return of such empty containers or the repayment upon such	1822
their return of the minimum cash deposits paid therefor.for them;	1823

(J) Rules establishing the method by which alcohol products	1824
may be imported for sale by wholesale distributors and the method	1825
by which manufacturers and suppliers may sell alcohol products to	1826
wholesale distributors.	1827

Every rule, standard, requirement, or order of the	1828
commission, and every repeal, amendment, or rescission thereofof	1829
them shall be posted for public inspection in the principal office	1830
of the commission and the principal office of the division of	1831
liquor control, and a certified copy thereofof them shall be	1832
filed in the office of the secretary of state. An order applying	1833
only to persons named thereinin it shall be served on the persons	1834
affected by personal delivery of a certified copy, or by mailing	1835
sucha certified copy to each person affected therebyby it, or,	1836
in the case of a corporation, to any officer or agent thereofof	1837
the corporation upon whom a service of summons may be served in a	1838
civil action. The posting and filing required by this section	1839
constitutes sufficient notice to all persons affected by sucha	1840
rule or order whichthat is not required to be served. General	1841
rules of the commission promulgated pursuant to this section shall	1842
be published in such athe manner as the commission determines.	1843

Sec. 4303.17.  Permit D-4 may be issued to a club which has	1844
been in existence for three years or more prior to the issuance of	1845
suchthe permit to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor to its	1846
members only, in glass or container, for consumption on the	1847
premises where sold. The fee for this permit is three hundred	1848
seventy-five dollars. No such permit shall be granted or retained	1849
until all elected officers of suchthe organization controlling	1850
suchthe club have filed with the division of liquor control a	1851
statement certifying that suchthe club is operated in the	1852
interest of the membership of a reputable organization, which is	1853
maintained by a dues paying membership, setting forth the amount	1854
of initiation fee and yearly dues. All such matters shall be	1855
contained in a statement signed under oath and accompanied by a	1856
surety bond in the sum of one thousand dollars. SuchThe bond	1857
shall be declared forfeited in the full amount of the penal sum of	1858
the bond for any false statement contained in suchthe	1859
certificate, and the surety shall pay the amount of the bond to	1860
the division. The roster of membership of a D-4 permit holder	1861
shall be submitted under oath on the request of the superintendent	1862
of liquor control. Any information acquired by the superintendent	1863
or the division with respect to suchthat membership shall not be	1864
open to public inspection or examination and may be divulged by	1865
the superintendent and the division only in hearings before the	1866
liquor control commission or in a court action in which the	1867
division or the superintendent is named a party.	1868

The requirement that a club shall have been in existence for	1869
three years in order to qualify for a D-4 permit does not apply to	1870
units of organizations chartered by congress or to a subsidiary	1871
unit of a national fraternal organization if the parent	1872
organization has been in existence for three years or more at the	1873
time application for a permit is made by suchthe unit.	1874

No rule or order of the division or commission shall prohibit	1875
a charitable organization that holds a D-4 permit from selling or	1876
serving beer or intoxicating liquor under its permit in a portion	1877
of its premises merely because that portion of its premises is	1878
used at other times for the conduct of a charitable bingo gameas	1879
described in division (S)(2) of section 2915.01 of the Revised	1880
Code. However, such an organization shall not sell or serve beer	1881
or intoxicating liquor or permit beer or intoxicating liquor to be	1882
consumed or seen in the same location in its premises where a	1883
charitable bingo game is being conducted while the game is being	1884
conducted. As used in this section, "charitable organization" has	1885
the same meaning as in division (H) of section 2915.01 and	1886
"charitable bingo game" hashave the same meaningmeanings as in	1887
division (R) ofthat section 2915.01 of the Revised Code.	1888

Section 2.  That existing sections 173.121, 1531.01, 1711.09,	1889
2915.01, 2915.02, 2915.05, 2915.07, 2915.08, 2915.09, 2915.10,	1890
2915.12, 3763.01, 4301.03, and 4303.17 of the Revised Code are	1891
hereby repealed.	1892

Section 3.  Section 2915.09 of the Revised Code is presented	1893
in this act as a composite of the section as amended by both Am.	1894
Sub. S.B. 70 and Am. Sub. S.B. 2 of the 121st General Assembly.	1895
The General Assembly, applying the principle stated in division	1896
(B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be	1897
harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation, finds	1898
that the composite is the resulting version of the section in	1899
effect prior to the effective date of the section as presented in	1900
this act.	1901