[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Greenfield 10-2-1958;[1] amended in its entirety 12-28-1988 by L.L.
No. 10-1988. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This legislation was approved at referendum 11-4-1958.
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, as defined in § 476
of Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law, upon obtaining the required
license, to conduct the game of bingo within the territorial limits of the
Town of Greenfield, subject to the provisions of this chapter, Article 14-H
of the General Municipal Law, Article 19-B of the Executive Law and the following
restrictions:
A.
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization
other than an authorized organization licensed under the provisions of Article
14-H shall be permitted to conduct such games.
B.
No bingo game shall be held, operated or conducted on
or within any leased premises if rental under such lease is to be paid wholly
or partly on the basis of a percentage of the receipts or net profits derived
from the operation of such game.
C.
The entire net proceeds of any game shall be exclusively
devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted to conduct the
same.
D.
No single prize shall exceed the sum or value of $250.
E.
No series of prizes on any one occasion shall aggregate
more than $1,000.
F.
No person except a bona fide member of any such organization
shall participate in the management or operation of such game.
G.
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating
in the management or operation of any such game.
H.
No authorized organization licensed under the provisions
of Article 14-H shall purchase or receive any supplies or equipment specifically
designed or adapted for use in the conduct of bingo games from other than
a supplier licensed under the Bingo Control Law[1] or from another authorized organization.
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 430 et seq. of the Executive Law.
I.
Limited-period bingo shall be conducted in accordance
with the provisions of Article 14-H and the rules and regulations of the commission.
The unauthorized conduct of a bingo game and any willful violation of
any provision of this chapter shall constitute and be punishable as a misdemeanor.
