GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1987 SESSION
CHAPTER 866
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 14-309.7(a) is amended by rewriting that subsection to read:
"(a) An exempt organization may not operate a bingo game at a location without a license. Application for a bingo license shall be made to the Department of Human Resources on a form prescribed by the Department. The Department shall charge an annual application fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) to defray the cost of issuing bingo licenses and handling bingo audit reports. The fees collected shall be deposited in the General Fund of the State. This license shall expire one year after the granting of the license. This license may be renewed yearly, if the applicant pays the application fee and files an audit with the Department pursuant to G.S. 14-309.11. A copy of the application and license shall be furnished to the local law enforcement agency in the county or municipality in which the licensee intends to operate before bingo is conducted by the licensee."
Sec. 2. G.S. 14-309.7(e) is amended as follows:
(1) by rewriting the first sentence of that subsection to read:
"An exempt organization that wants to conduct only an annual or semiannual bingo game may apply to the Department of Human Resources for a limited occasion permit.";
(2) by deleting the word "Revenue" in the second and sixth sentences of that subsection and substituting the words "Human Resources"; and
(3) by deleting the word "single" each time it appears in that subsection and substituting the word "limited".
Sec. 3. G.S. 14-309.11(b) and (d) are each amended by deleting the word "Revenue" and substituting the words "Human Resources".
Sec. 4. This act shall become effective September 1, 1987, provided that the Current Operations Appropriations Act for fiscal years 1987-89 includes funding for personnel and other administrative expenses to implement the provisions of this act. If this act becomes effective, it shall apply to applications to renew a bingo license or obtain a new license made on or after the effective date.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 14th day of August, 1987.