[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee (now Council)
of the Township of Jackson 5-18-1954 (Ch. 85 of the 1972 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Under and subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions
of this chapter, the Raffles Licensing Law (P.L. 1954, c. 5[1]), the Bingo Licensing Law (P.L. 1954, c. 6[2]), the Legalized Games of Chance Control Law (P.L. 1954,
c. 7[3]) and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated
or to be adopted and promulgated hereafter by the Legalized Games
of Chance Control Commission of the State of New Jersey, licenses
shall be issued in this municipality to bona fide organizations or
associations as described in said laws.
[Amended 10-12-2016 by Ord. No. 23-16]
The Township Clerk of this municipality shall make an investigation
of the qualifications of each applicant and the merits of each application
as directed in Paragraph 4 of each of said licensing laws.[1] In this municipality, the Chief of Police is and shall
be charged with the duty and responsibility of making the initial
investigation and reporting thereon in writing to the Township Clerk.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A 5:8-27 and N.J.S.A. 5:8-53.
No license, under either licensing law, shall be:
[Amended 10-12-2016 by Ord. No. 23-16]
No application for the issuance of a license shall be refused
by the Township Clerk until after a hearing is held on due notice
to the applicant, at which the applicant shall be entitled to be heard
upon the qualifications of the applicant and the merits of the application.
Each license shall be in such form as shall be prescribed in
the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Control Commission.
[Amended 10-12-2016 by Ord. No. 23-16]
The Township Clerk of the municipality issuing any license under
this chapter and either of said licensing laws shall have and exercise
control and supervision over all games of chance so licensed in accordance
with the said licensing laws.
No person under the age of 18 years shall be permitted to participate
in any game or games of chance held, operated or conducted pursuant
to any license issued by this municipality.
[Amended 10-12-2016 by Ord. No. 23-16]
No licensed game or games of chance shall be held, operated
or conducted on more than six days in any calendar month, or in any
room or outdoor area where alcoholic beverages are sold or served
during the progress of the game or games.
[Added 7-6-1966 by Ord. No. 11-66; amended 10-12-2016 by Ord. No. 23-16]
The Township Clerk may permit a game or games of chance to be
conducted on a Sunday, which permission shall be indicated upon the
license issued by the Township Clerk.
It is not the purpose or intent of this chapter to include herein
all conditions, restrictions, regulations or rules relating to the
licensing and conduct of games of chance, since same are and will
be fully covered by said Raffles Licensing Law, Bingo Licensing Law,
Legalized Games of Chance Control Law and the rules and regulations
of said State Control Commission, to all of which any applicant may
and should refer.
The Township Clerk shall, on behalf of the municipality:
A.
File with the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission a certified
copy of this chapter within 10 days after the adoption.
B.
On or before the first day of February in each year, or at any other
time or times which said Commission may determine, make report to
the Commission of the number of licenses issued in this municipality
under each of said licensing laws, and the names and addresses of
the licensees, the aggregate of the license fees collected, the names
and addresses of all persons convicted of violation of each of said
laws or of the rules and regulations adopted by the State Control
Commission, of all persons prosecuted for such violations and the
result of each such prosecution and the penalties imposed therein,
during the preceding calendar year or the period the report is required.
[Amended 4-10-1995 by Ord. No. 11-95; 7-22-1996 by Ord. No. 17-96; 9-26-2006 by Ord. No. 25-06]
There is hereby established the following license fees for raffles,
which will take effect October 2, 2006:
A.
Twenty dollars for each day upon which a raffle is held with respect
to which all tickets or rights to participate are sold only to persons
present at the time of the drawing or allotment of prizes (on-premises
raffles). This fee shall not apply to all registered nonprofit organizations
that shall be considered exempt from a licensing fee for any on-premises
draw raffle awarding cash prizes (50/50s) having a value of $400 or
less or merchandise prizes having a combined retail value of less
than $400.
B.
Twenty dollars for each $1,000 of the value of prizes awarded in
each raffle with respect to which tickets or rights to participate
may be sold in advance of the occasion of the drawing or allotment
of prizes (off-premises raffle).
C.
Twenty dollars for nondraw raffles, being carnival games/wheels and
games, to be charged at a rate of $20 for each wheel or game conducted
on any day or series of six consecutive days in one week.
D.
Twenty dollars for off-premises draw raffles awarding cash as a prize
(50/50s), $20 per $1,000 or part thereof of retail value of the awarded
prize(s).
E.
Special door prizes: no fee and no license, provided the merchandise
is wholly donated and has a retail value of less than $50. (Note:
Cannot be conducted when other games of chance are being conducted,
held or operated.)
F.
Twenty dollars for calendar raffle per $1,000 or part thereof of
retail value of the awarded prize.
G.
Twenty dollars for instant raffle for each day on which instant raffle
tickets are sold or offered for sale or $750 for a one-year license.
H.
Twenty dollars for golf hole-in-one for each $1,000 or part thereof
of retail value of ancillary prize(s).
I.
Fifty dollars for armchair races per licensed day of operation.
J.
One hundred dollars for casino nights per occasion.
[Amended 4-10-1995 by Ord. No. 11-95; 9-26-2006 by Ord. No. 25-06]
There is hereby established the following license fees for bingos,
which will take effect October 2, 2006: License fees for bingo shall
be $20 for each occasion upon which any game or games are to be conducted
under such license.
[Amended 4-10-1995 by Ord. No. 11-95; 9-26-2006 by Ord. No. 25-06]
All license fees set forth herein are payable to the Township of Jackson. This is in addition to and not part of a separate fee to be payable to the State Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission through the administrative collection process of the Township of Jackson. Fees for bingo licenses and raffle licenses in categories above referenced in § 322-12A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J are due in full at the time the application is filed with the municipality. For raffle licenses in § 322-12D, F and H, the fee is due at the time the application is filed, and, if the awarded prize(s) exceeds $1,000, the additional fee as set forth in said section is due upon the filing of the report of operations.
No person, organization, club, company or squad shall conduct,
operate, run, participate in or attend any unlicensed raffle or bingo
game in this municipality.
No person, organization, club, company or squad shall violate
any of the terms or provisions of any one or more of the following:
A conviction hereunder shall also be proper grounds, in the
discretion of the licensing body, to suspend or revoke the license
if any has been issued and is outstanding.
Any person, organization, club, company or squad convicted of
a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall suffer
a penalty of:
A.
If a person, not more than 90 days' imprisonment in the Common
Jail of the County of Ocean or a fine of not more than $500, or both
fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the Judge before whom
such conviction is had; or
B.
If an organization, club, company or squad, a fine of not more than
$500, at the discretion of the Judge before whom the conviction is
had.
