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349.16 LAWFUL GAMBLING AND GAMBLING DEVICES 702 _ Subd. 3.Term of license.Licenses issued under this section are valid for two years. Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1994 c 633 art 5 s 99] Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1994 c 633 art 5 s 99] Subd. 6.License classifications.The board may issue four classes of organization licenses: a class A license authorizing all forms of lawful gambling; a class B license authorizing all forms of lawful gambling except bingo; a class C license authorizing bingo only, or bingo and pull-tabs if the gross receipts for any combination of bingo and pull-tabs does not exceed$50,000 per year;and a class D license authorizing raffles only. The board shall not charge a fee for an organization license. Subd. 7.Purchase of gambling equipment.An organization may purchase gambling equipment only from a person licensed as a distributor. Subd. 8. Local investigation fee. A statutory or home rule charter city or county notified under section 349.213,subdivision 2,may assess an investigation fee on orga- nizations or bingo halls applying for or renewing a premises permit or a bingo hall license. An investigation fee may not exceed the following limits: (1) for cities of the first class, $500; (2) for cities of the second class, $250; (3) for all other-eities,S-00;and (4) for counties, $375. Subd. 9. License renewals; notice.The board may not deny or delay the renewal of a license under this section,a premises permit,or a gambling manager's license under section 349.167 because of the licensee's failure to submit a complete application by a specified date before the expiration of the license or permit,unless the board has first (1)sent the applicant by registered mail a written notice of the incomplete application, and (2) given the applicant at least five business days from the date of receipt of the notice to submit a complete application,or the information necessary to complete the application. History: 1976 c 261 s 6; 1984 c 502 art 12 s 8; 1986 c 467 s 10,11; 1989 c 334 art 2 s 20,21; ISp1989 c I art 13 s 8; 1990 c 590 art I s 17;; 1991 c 336 art 2 s 17;.1994 c 633 art 2s 19;art5s 37-41 • 349.161 DISTRIBUTOR LICENSES. Subdivision 1. Prohibited acts; licenses required.No person may: (1) sell,offer for sale,or furnish gambling equipment for use within the state other than for lawful gambling exempt or excluded from licensing,except to an organization licensed for lawful gambling; • (2) sell,offer for sale,or-furnish gambling equipment for use within the state with- out having obtained a distributor license under this section; (3) sell,offer for sale, or furnish gambling equipment for use within the state that is not purchased or obtained from a manufacturer or distributor licensed under this chapter, or - - (4) sell,offer for sale,or furnish gambling equipment for use within the state that has the same serial number as another item of gambling equipment of the same type sold or offered for sale or furnished for use in the state by that distributor. r. Subd. 2.License application.The board may issue licenses for the sale of gambling equipment to persons who meet the qualifications of this section if the board deter- mines that a license is consistent with the purpose of sections 349.11 to 349.22.Appli- cations must be on a form the board prescribes. 4. Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1994 c 633 art 5 s 99] • s Subd. 4. Fees.The annual fee for a distributor's license is$3,500. Subd. 5.Prohibition.(a)No distributor,or employee of a distributor,may also be a wholesale distributor of alcoholic beverages or an employee of a wholesale distributor of alcoholic beveraees.