2013 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
563. Bingo and raffle control.
563.04 General duties of the department.
563.04 General duties of the department. The department shall:
(2) Conduct hearings on the suspension or revocation of a license for violation of this chapter or any rules promulgated under it.
(3) Promulgate rules under ch. 227 relating to the issuance, renewal, amendment, suspension and revocation of bingo and raffle licenses and the conduct of bingo under this chapter.
(4) Approve and establish a standard set of bingo cards comprising a consecutively numbered series and prescribe by rule the manner in which such cards are to be reproduced and distributed to a licensed organization.
(5) Prescribe appropriate forms necessary to carry out this chapter.
(6) Issue, renew and amend licenses:
(a) To organizations to conduct bingo.
(b) To a member designated by the organization who is responsible for the gross receipts.
(7) Issue and renew licenses to suppliers of bingo supplies and equipment.
(8) Have power to temporarily suspend any license.
(10) Refer for investigation potential or actual violations of this chapter and rules promulgated under it to the district attorney of the county in which a bingo occasion will be or was held.
(11) Make a continuous study of the operation of this chapter to ascertain if there are defects herein which jeopardize or threaten to jeopardize the purpose of this chapter; and make a continuous study of the operation and administration of similar laws which may be in effect in other states.
(13) Establish the style, content and format of all licenses issued under this chapter.
(14) Promulgate rules relating to the sale of equal shares of single raffle tickets to one or more purchasers under a Class A raffle license under s. 563.92 (1m).
History: 1973 c. 156; 1979 c. 34 ss. 1000, 2100 (45) (a); 1989 a. 31, 147; 1991 a. 39; 1991 a. 269 ss. 780d to 781p; Stats. 1991 s. 563.04; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 16.
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