[Adopted 5-21-2018 by Ord. No. 18-01]
The Council of the Town of Windsor finds and declares that:
(a)
No person shall conduct or operate within the Town of Windsor a bingo
game, as defined in § 7-170 of the Connecticut General Statutes,
as amended by Public Act 17-231, or a bazaar or raffle, as defined
in § 7-170 of the Connecticut General Statutes, without
a permit issued by the Police Chief.
(b)
Any person who obtains a bazaar or raffle permit from the Police
Chief may also operate a 50-50 coupon game, cow-chip raffle, teacup
raffle, duck-race raffle, frog-race raffle, golf-ball-drop raffle
or tuition raffle, provided such person complies with the provisions
of §§ 7-170 through § 7-186, inclusive, as
amended by Public Act 17-231.
(c)
All permit application requirements and operational standards for
such bingo, bazaar or raffle shall be consistent with the provisions
of §§ 7-170 through 7-186, inclusive, of the Connecticut
General Statutes, as amended by Public Act 17-231.
(d)
All enforcement policies and penalties for violations of the provisions
of this section shall be as set out in §§ 7-170 through
7-186, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended
by Public Act 17-231.
(e)
The fees for such applications shall be based on the fee structure
established in the Price Guide and shall be paid at the time of application.
The enactment of this article shall not operate as an abatement
of any action or proceeding previously taken, now pending, or taken
prior to the effective date of this article. All said actions and
proceedings are hereby ratified to be continued.
All provisions of the Town Code in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed; and if for any reason any word, clause, paragraph, or section
of this article shall be held to make the same unconstitutional, this
article shall not hereby be invalidated, and the remainder of the
article shall continue in effect. Any provision herein which is in
conflict with the Connecticut General Statutes is hereby repealed,
it being understood that said statutes shall take precedence over
this article.
This article shall become effective 10 days after publication
in a newspaper having circulation in the Town of Windsor.
