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<section number="5-113" name="Permit conditions and regulations" law="code" slug="sec-5-113" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_5BULI_DIV2BEPE_S5-113PECORE">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The permit shall be conditioned upon compliance with the following:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>All health, electrical, zoning, fire, and building laws and regulations;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Except for charitable gaming events, operation shall be limited to between the hours of 12:00 Noon and 11:00 P.M. on Sunday through Thursday, and between the hours of 12:00 Noon and 12:00 Midnight on Friday and Saturday, except as follows:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>Where the event takes place on land leased from a public agency upon which a privately owned building or facility is operated for a recreational purpose on a commercial basis, the hours of operation may be extended on Sunday through Thursday until 12:00 Midnight and until 1:00 A.M. the following day for events held on Friday and Saturday provided there are no occupied residences within 1,000 feet of the nearest ride, show, or game of the event.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>Where the event, including all associated activities under the permit, is held within a wholly enclosed building, the hours of operation may be extended on Friday and Saturday to 2:00 A.M. the following day.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>All charitable gaming event permits are subject to the following conditions:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>Not more than three (3) charitable gaming events shall be conducted in any one (1) week by any one organization;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>The hours of operation are limited as follows:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>2:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. on Sunday;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>12 Noon to 11:00 P.M. on Monday through Thursday;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>12 Noon Friday to 2:00 A.M. Saturday; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iv">
          <text>12 Noon Saturday to 2:00 A.M. Sunday;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="C">
        <text>Charitable gaming events may only be held at any premises owned or leased exclusively by an organization which is eligible for a permit under Section 5-106, and no charitable gaming location may operate more than five days per week.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="D">
        <text>The manager or chief supervisor of all charitable gaming events shall be a bona fide member of the group or organization for a minimum of three (3) years or a resident of Prince George's County, Maryland;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="E">
        <text>Dealers, workers, or supervisors shall not play as patrons at events they work; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="F">
        <text>Only betting tokens or tickets that have been paid for by a patron with cash shall be used in the conduct of charitable gaming events.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The following activities are prohibited at charitable gaming events:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>Games involving dice;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>The use of credit cards;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="C">
        <text>The use of checks and drafts for gaming;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="D">
        <text>The cashing of checks and drafts by persons working at a charitable gaming event; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="E">
        <text>The serving of complimentary alcoholic beverages.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>No person under 21 years old may be a patron or accompany any patron at a charitable gaming event.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>The use of checks and drafts for gaming and the cashing of checks and drafts by persons working at a charitable gaming event are prohibited.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>The benefit performance shall be managed and operated only by members of such group or organization personally, except that employees of any professional carnival operation may operate all rides and technical, mechanical, and electrical equipment and may operate special equipment, such as popcorn, coffee, and candy machines.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>No person, association, corporation, or any other entity, other than a governmental agency or other organization as defined by Section 5-106, shall lease, rent, or receive any remuneration for any structure or premises to be used for a bingo operation other than the premises described in Section 5-113(a)(2). This paragraph shall not apply to a carnival.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>No bingo games may be operated more than three (3) days a week at any one facility or location, except for games operated as part of any one carnival or County fair which games may be operated for up to a total of seventeen (17) days in any one year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
