2015 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 7 - Municipalities
Chapter 98 - Municipal Powers
Section 7-173 - Application for permit.

Any organization desiring to operate a bazaar or raffle in a municipality which has adopted the provisions of sections 7-170 to 7-186, inclusive, shall make application, duly executed and verified, to the Commissioner of Consumer Protection on a form to be prescribed by the commissioner, in which shall be stated (1) the name and address of the applicant; (2) facts relating to its incorporation or organization; (3) the names, titles and addresses of its officers; (4) the kind of bazaar or raffle intended to be held, operated and conducted by the applicant; (5) the place where such bazaar or raffle is intended to be conducted by the applicant under the permit applied for; (6) the date or dates and the time or times when such bazaar or raffle is intended to be conducted by the applicant under the permit applied for; (7) in the case of a raffle, the number and price of tickets intended to be sold; (8) the items of expense intended to be incurred or paid in connection with the holding, operating and conducting of such bazaar or raffle and the names and addresses of the persons to whom, and the purposes for which, they are to be paid; (9) the items of merchandise offered, the price to be paid by the organization therefor or the retail value of any prize donated, and the names and addresses of the persons from whom purchased or by whom donated; (10) the specific purposes to which the entire net proceeds of such bazaar or raffle are to be devoted and in what manner; and (11) any other information which the commissioner reasonably requires for the protection of the public. In each application there shall be designated three active members of the applicant under whom the bazaar or raffle described in the application is to be held, operated and conducted and to the application shall be appended a statement signed, under penalty of false statement, by such members so designated that they are residents of this state and will be responsible for the holding, operation and conduct of such bazaar or raffle in accordance with the terms of the permit and the provisions of said sections, and that the statements contained in the application are, to the best of their knowledge and belief, true. The commissioner shall forward such application to the chief of police of the municipality or, if there is no police department, to the chief executive officer of the municipality.

(1955, S. 296d; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 60; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 86-419, S. 8, 25; P.A. 89-214, S. 4, 26; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-17, S. 3, 59; P.A. 11-8, S. 3; 11-51, S. 182; P.A. 13-196, S. 8; P.A. 14-24, S. 1; P.A. 15-60, S. 1.)

History: 1971 act substituted “false statement” for “perjury”; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of public safety for commissioner of state police, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 86-419 substituted executive director of division of special revenue for commissioner of public safety, effective October 1, 1987; P.A. 89-214 required police chief or first selectman to forward original copy of application to executive director who shall review application to determine qualifications of applicant to hold, operate and conduct a bazaar or raffle; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-17 required that application for “Class No. 7” permit be made to executive director of division of special revenue; P.A. 11-8 substituted “chief executive officer” for “first selectman”, effective May 24, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “executive director of the Division of Special Revenue” and “executive director” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Consumer Protection” and “commissioner”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-196 made technical changes and replaced provision re applicant members being electors of the municipality in which permit is sought with provision re such members being residents of this state, effective June 21, 2013; P.A. 14-24 replaced provision re application being made to chief of police or chief executive officer with provision re application being made to Commissioner of Consumer Protection, required commissioner to forward duplicate copy of application to chief of police or chief executive officer, required application for “Class No. 7” permit to be retained by commissioner and made technical and conforming changes; P.A. 15-60 deleted duplicate application provisions and Class No. 7 permit retention requirement.