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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1306" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Frederick County">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person authorized to conduct bingo under this subtitle shall obtain a bingo permit from the county Department of Permits and Inspections.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Any of the following organizations, if a legal resident of the county, may conduct bingo to benefit charity in the county or to further the purposes of one of the following organizations:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a bona fide:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>religious organization;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>fraternal organization;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>patriotic organization;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>educational organization;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>civic organization;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>war veterans’ organization;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>hospital;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>amateur athletic organization; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>charitable organization;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a volunteer:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>fire company;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>rescue company; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>ambulance company; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>an auxiliary for a volunteer:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>fire company;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>rescue company; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>ambulance company.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person who is not a legal resident of Frederick County may not conduct bingo.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, each year the Frederick County Agricultural Association may sell or lease a right or concession to any person to conduct bingo at the Frederick County Fair.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>To qualify for a bingo permit, a person shall meet the requirements set by Frederick County.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The county may require an applicant for a bingo permit to pay a permit fee set by the county.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A person who conducts bingo may not offer or award:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a prize or award with a fair market value exceeding $5,000; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a money prize exceeding $5,000.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>Frederick County may adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
