PRINTER'S NO. 3463
No. 2469 Session of 1986
INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, KASUNIC, COHEN, KUKOVICH, F. TAYLOR,
FARGO, DALEY, HALUSKA, STUBAN, LEVDANSKY, SIRIANNI, TELEK,
OLASZ AND DOMBROWSKI, MAY 7, 1986
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, MAY 7, 1986
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 10, 1981 (P.L.214, No.67), entitled "An
2 act relating to the lawful conduct of bingo, prescribing
3 penalties and making a repeal," further providing for the
4 operation and conducting of bingo.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 5(a) of the act of July 10, 1981
8 (P.L.214, No.67), known as the Bingo Law, amended December 15,
9 1982 (P.L.1299, No.293), is amended to read:
10 Section 5. Rules for licensing and operation.
11 (a) Issuance and fee.--The licensing authority shall
12 license, upon application, any association as defined in section
13 3 to conduct the game of bingo only at one location in the
14 county, which shall be in the municipality where the main
15 business office or headquarters of the association is located.
16 The county treasurer shall indicate on each license the
17 municipality where the association may conduct bingo. The
18 license fee to be charged to each nonprofit association shall be
1 $100 per annum except to those recognized senior citizens'
2 groups who conduct bingo for their members only the fee shall be
3 $50 per annum. The license fee to be charged to each
4 agricultural association or county fair shall be $100 per annum.
5 Associations which conduct bingo only one period each year for
6 not more than three consecutive days shall be charged $15 for
7 the issuance of their license. The fees collected pursuant to
8 this section shall be paid by the licensing authority into the
9 general fund of the county and used for county purposes. All
10 records retained by the licensing authority relating to the
11 issuance of bingo licenses and bingo permits shall be public
12 information.
13 * * *
14 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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