Village of Fairport, NY Chapter 265 Games of Chance

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Fairport 5-10-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993[1] (Ch. 20B of the 1968 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]

[1] Editor's Note: This local law was subject to a permissive referendum. No valid petition was filed as of June 9, 1993.

§ 265-1 Title.

The title of this chapter shall be "Games of Chance Licensing Law."

§ 265-2 Legislative findings; authority; purpose.

A. The State of New York has enacted General Municipal Law Article 9-A, granting to every municipality the right, power and authority to authorize the conduct of games of chance by authorized organizations within the territorial limits of such municipality. If a local law or ordinance authorized by General Municipal Law Article 9-A[1] is adopted by a town, such a law shall be operative in any village within the town only if the Board of Trustees of said village adopts a local law or resolution, subject to a permissive referendum as provided in Village Law Article 9, authorizing the issuance of licenses by the town for games of chance within such village.

[1] Editor's Note: See specifically General Municipal Law § 187.

B. The Town of Perinton, within which the Village of Fairport is wholly located, duly adopted a local law entitled "Games of Chance," which is Perinton Town Code Chapter 94, pursuant to the aforementioned authority contained in General Municipal Law Article 9-A, which local law provides that it shall be lawful for any authorized organization, upon obtaining a license therefor as required, to conduct games of chance within the territorial limits of the Town of Perinton, subject to the provisions of the local law, General Municipal Law Article 9-A and the rules and regulations of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board.

C. This chapter is enacted by the Village of Fairport for the purpose of authorizing the issuance of licenses by the Town of Perinton for games of chance to be conducted within the Village of Fairport.

§ 265-3 Issuance of license.

The Town of Perinton is authorized to issue licenses to authorized organizations, as defined in General Municipal Law § 186, Subdivision 4, to conduct games of chance within the Village of Fairport subject to the provisions of General Municipal Law Article 9-A, the rules and regulations of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board and Perinton Town Code Chapter 94.