NDAC 99-01.3-01-05
Permits
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code ยง 99-01.3-01-05
1.
A permit is issued by a city or county governing body and may be for a site located on public
or private property. It may be restricted, including types of games, days of the week, and
designation of an area at a site where games may be conducted. A governing body may
revoke or suspend a permit based on good cause.
2.
A permit is required for each site at which games have been authorized. The primary prize
under a permit may not exceed fifteen thousand dollars and total prizes of all games may not
exceed fifty thousand dollars per year. A donated merchandise prize is valued at its retail
price.
3.
When a governing body issues a permit, it shall assign a permit number, specify the day or
period for which it is effective, identify the game types authorized, and send a copy to the
attorney general within fourteen days from when it was issued. An organization that has a
license may not have a permit at the same time.
4.
An organization may receive one or more local permits to conduct a raffle, bingo, or sports
pool from a city or county governing body during a year and may be issued two or more local
permits at the same time. For a calendar raffle, a local permit may be issued for a calendar
year. If an organization plans to conduct a raffle, a permit may not be issued more than twelve
months prior to the first raffle drawing date unless authorized by the attorney general.
5.
An organization deemed as a state political party or legislative district party committee only
may conduct raffles under a local permit and may use the net income for a political purpose.
6.
An organization may receive one restricted event permit to conduct a raffle, bingo, sports pool,
paddlewheels, twenty-one, or poker from a city or county governing board during a year. If the
organization has received a local permit or license during the fiscal year, it may not receive a
restricted event permit. If the organization received a restricted event permit during the fiscal
year, it may not receive a local permit. For a restricted event permit an organization shall file a
report on a prescribed form with the attorney general and governing body within thirty days of
the event.
7.
For all game types conducted, an organization shall comply with section 99-01.3-02-08. For
bingo, an organization shall comply with sections 99-01.3-04-01 and 99-01.3-04-02 and the
applicable subsections of section 99-01.3-04-03. For a raffle, an organization shall comply
with sections 99-01.3-05-01 through 99-01.3-05-04 and subsections 1 through 3 of section
99-01.3-05-05. For a sports pool, an organization shall comply with section 99-01.3-07-01. For
twenty-one, an organization shall comply with sections 99-01.3-08-01, 99-01.3-08-02,
99-01.3-08-08, 99-01.3-08-09, 99-01.3-08-10, 99-01.3-08-11, 99-01.3-08-12, and
99-01.3-08-13. For poker, an organization shall comply with sections 99-01.3-09-01 through
99-01.3-09-06. For paddlewheels, an organization shall comply with subsection 1 of section
99-01.3-11-01 and the applicable subsections of section 99-01.3-11-02 if conducted with
tickets, or subsection 2 of section 99-01.3-11-01 and the applicable subsections of sections
99-01.3-11-03 and 99-01.3-11-04, and sections 99-01.3-11-05 and 99-01.3-11-06 if conducted
as a table game.
8.
Any advertising of a gaming event must include the name of the organization and include the
purpose for which the net proceeds must be used. Advertising must cease once the local
permit or restricted event permit has expired.