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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1305" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Frederick County">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>To operate a tip jar or punchboard in the county, an establishment or proprietor must be licensed to serve food and alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The operator of a tip jar shall display conspicuously a gaming permit issued to the beneficiary of the tip jar under § 13–1304 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The operator of a punchboard shall display within the establishment a gaming permit issued to the beneficiary of the punchboard under § 13–1304 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person may operate a tip jar or punchboard in the county only for the benefit of one of the following organizations located in the county:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a bona fide:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>religious organization;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>fraternal organization;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>civic organization;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>war veterans’ organization;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>hospital;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="6">
          <text>amateur athletic organization;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="7">
          <text>patriotic organization;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="8">
          <text>charitable organization; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="9">
          <text>educational organization;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a Frederick County volunteer:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>fire company;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>rescue company; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>ambulance company; or</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>an auxiliary of a Frederick County volunteer:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>fire company;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>rescue company; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>ambulance company.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The beneficiary of a tip jar may not hold more than three permits to operate tip jars or punchboards outside of the beneficiary’s premises.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The beneficiary of a tip jar or punchboard must receive at least 70% of the gross proceeds of the tip jar or punchboard after paying winning players and reimbursing the operator for operating expenses.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For each tip jar or punchboard operated, the operator shall submit to the county agency that issued the gaming permit monthly reports detailing:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>gross proceeds;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>prizes;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>expenses; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the amount paid to the beneficiary.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The tip jar or punchboard shall be purchased from a distributor that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>has an office in the State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is licensed by the county Department of Permits and Inspections; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>keeps the records that Frederick County requires.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A person who keeps records about tip jars or punchboards shall make those records available for inspection and copying by a law enforcement unit or by the county Department of Permits and Inspections.</text>
  </level>
</section>
