Sec. 7-175. Kinds of permits.
Sec. 7-175. Kinds of permits. Permits under the provisions of sections 7-170 to
7-186, inclusive, shall be of seven kinds. "Class No. 1" permits shall allow the operation
of a raffle which shall be consummated within three months of the granting of the permit
and the aggregate value of the prize or prizes offered shall be not more than fifteen
thousand dollars. "Class No. 2" permits shall allow the operation of a raffle which shall
be consummated within two months of the granting of the permit and the aggregate
value of the prize or prizes offered shall be not more than two thousand dollars. "Class
No. 3" permits shall permit the operation of a bazaar for a period of not more than ten
consecutive days, excluding legal holidays and holy days on which the bazaar is not
functioning. Any bazaar held under the authority of any such permit shall be held within
six months of the granting of such permit. "Class No. 4" permits shall allow the operation
of a raffle which shall be consummated within one month of the granting of the permit
and the aggregate value of the prize or prizes offered shall be not more than one hundred
dollars. "Class No. 5" permits shall allow the operation of a raffle which shall be consummated within nine months of the granting of the permit and the aggregate value of the
prize or prizes offered shall be not more than fifty thousand dollars. "Class No. 6"
permits shall allow the operation of a raffle which shall be consummated within one
year of the granting of the permit and the aggregate value of the prize or prizes offered
shall be not more than one hundred thousand dollars. "Class No. 7" permits shall allow
the operation of a raffle which shall be consummated within fifteen months of the granting of the permit, shall allow no more than twelve prize drawings on separate dates and
the aggregate value of the prize or prizes offered shall be not more than fifty thousand
dollars. No more than one "Class No. 1" permit, two "Class No. 3" permits, one "Class
No. 4" permit, five "Class No. 5" permits, five "Class No. 6" permits or three "Class
No. 2" permits shall be issued to any qualifying organization within any one calendar
year. The aggregate value of prizes offered under any of such permits shall represent
the amount paid by the applicant for the prize or prizes or the retail value of the same
if donated.
(1955, S. 294d; 1961, P.A. 115, S. 2; 1963, P.A. 110; P.A. 76-81, S. 1; P.A. 79-79; P.A. 81-383, S. 1; P.A. 82-462, S.
1, 3; 82-472, S. 12, 183; P.A. 83-35, S. 1; 83-587, S. 95, 96; P.A. 89-214, S. 6, 26; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-17, S. 5, 59;
P.A. 93-332, S. 38, 42; P.A. 04-79, S. 1.)
History: 1961 act created "Class No. 4" permit; 1963 act increased aggregate value of prizes under "Class No. 1"
permits from $5,000 to $7,500; P.A. 76-81 raised maximum value of prizes offered under Class 1 permits to $10,000; P.A.
79-79 raised prize limit under Class 1 permits to $15,000, under Class 2 permits from $1,000 to $2,000 and under Class
4 permits from $50 to $100; P.A. 81-383 added "Class No. 5" and "Class No. 6" permits; P.A. 82-462 required all Class
No. 6 permits to be obtained on or before June 30, 1983 and expanded the use of the proceeds under such permit in provisions
designated as Subdivs. (2) to (5); P.A. 82-472 transferred, within the section, provision limiting issuance of "Class No. 3"
permit; P.A. 83-35 deleted reference to Sundays as a day on which a bazaar is not operating under the Class No. 3 permits;
P.A. 83-587 provided that public act 83-35 shall take effect July 1, 1983, rather than October 1, 1983; P.A. 89-214 eliminated
the proviso under "Class No. 6" permits, restricting time for obtaining permits and use of net proceeds of raffles under
such permits in Subdivs. (1) to (5), inclusive; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-17 added provisions re "Class No. 7" permit; P.A.
93-332 amended section to change the number of "Class No. 3" permits issued annually to any qualifying organization from
one to two, effective June 25, 1993; P.A. 04-79 amended provision re "Class No. 5" permits to require the consummation of
a raffle within nine months in lieu of six months of the granting of the permit, and provision re "Class No. 6" permits to
require the consummation of a raffle within one year in lieu of nine months of the granting of the permit, and increased
the maximum number of "Class No. 5" and "Class No. 6" permits issued to a qualifying organization within one calendar
year from one to five, effective July 1, 2004.