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2 <br />LA515\1\1054527.v3 <br />11.04.160 1 1 . 0 4 . 1 6 5 . Lawful Gambling Permitted <br />Lawful gambling, as defined in M.S.A. § 349.12, subd. 24, as it may be amended from time to <br />time, is permitted in the city if the organization conducting the gambling meets all of the <br />following criteria: <br />(a)It is licensed by the state lawful gambling control board, and is in compliance with <br />M.S.A. § 349, as it may be amended from time to time; <br />(b)It is a tax exempt fraternal, religious, veterans, or other non-profit organization. <br />pursuant to section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, as it may be amended <br />from time to time; <br />(c)It maintains an address within the city; <br />(c)It has at least 15 active members at the time of its initial license application and at <br />least 13 members eligible to vote on gambling matters thereafter; <br />(d)(d)It has been in existence as a non-profit corporation or as a section 501(c) an <br />organization designated as exempt from the payment of income taxes by the <br />Internal Revenue Code tax exempt organization for at least three consecutive years <br />prior to the date the gambling operation begins; <br />(e)It has identified a qualified gambling manager; and <br />(f)It does not exist for the sole purpose of conducting gambling. <br />(e)Charitable gambling is limited to fraternal, religious, veterans or other non-profit <br />organizations; and permanent, year-round licensed liquor establishments, fraternal <br />organizations, or churches all which are currently established and operating in the <br />city; and <br />(f)It complies with all of the provisions of LEC 11.04.160 et seq. <br />11.04.170 Filing Of Records; Inspections; Access To Records <br />(a)Reports. Every organization licensed to desiring to conduct lawful gambling within <br />the city shall file with the city administrator copies of all records and reports <br />required to be filed with the state lawful gambling control board pursuant to M.S.A. <br />ch. 349, as it may be amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations <br />promulgated by M.S.A. ch. 349, as it they may be amended from time to time. The <br />records and reports shall be provided to the city due at the same time they are <br />provided due to the board. <br />(b)Inspection. Every gambling event in the city conducted by an organization under <br />M.S.A. ch. 349, as it may be amended from time to time, shall be open to inspection <br />by officers of the police department. <br />(c)(b)Inspection of records. Employees of the city's police department The city’s law <br />enforcement officers may inspect, at any reasonable time, without notice or search