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 not more than sixty individual days, 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; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 204.)
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; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 changed Class No. 3 operation period from ten consecutive days to sixty individual days, and made technical and conforming changes, effective October 31, 2017.