§ 10-82. Required; temporary license.

(a)

No person or nonprofit charitable organization or associational group or organization may:

(1)

Conduct a bingo or instant bingo game or a series of bingo games as a nonprofit charitable organization, authorized organization or associational group or organization without a license;

(2)

Lease any premises of any type for the conduct of bingo or instant bingo as a lessor, unless in either case the person or organization is the holder of an annual license as required by this division;

(3)

Engage in the conduct of bingo or rent premises to any person to conduct bingo or instant bingo games within the county unless a license has first been obtained pursuant to this division;

(4)

Lease any premises owned or leased by it to another for the purpose of playing or conducting bingo or instant bingo unless the licensed organization that owns or leases the premises has obtained a class B license required by this division to engage in leasing such premises; or

(5)

With more than one branch chapter, lodge, agency or other unit within the county, permit such branch, chapter, lodge, agency or other unit to engage in conducting bingo or instant bingo games or leasing premises until each individual branch, chapter, lodge, agency or other unit has filed a separate application for a license and agreed to conform to all sections in this article and to F.S. § 849.0931.

(b)

In addition to the other requirements set forth in this section, an authorized organization, associational group or organization, charitable organization or lessor may only obtain a license when such entity or person can demonstrate that such person or organization has been a resident of the county for the last three years, that such person or organization will not distribute their own bingo or instant bingo supplies and that such person or organization agrees to conform to all sections of this article. Within this subsection, the term "resident of the county" means active continuous residing or activity in business for a period of three years.

(c)

Upon submittal of an application that is complete in all respects, a temporary license may be issued to the applicant. The temporary license shall only be good for a period of 60 days or less and shall expire either automatically at the end of such 60-day period or at the time the county administrator or his designee places in the mail a notice of denial of the application for an annual license. Only one temporary license may be issued to any applicant. Where the completed application discloses that the applicant has previously been convicted of the crimes or offenses outlined in section 10-86 or that the applicant has previously had a license or permit revoked or suspended in any city, county or state, a temporary license may not be issued.

(Code 1970, § 16½-85; Ord. No. 92-15, § 5, 10-27-92; Ord. No. 93-02, § 1, 1-5-93; Ord. No. 93-18, §§ 6, 9, 6-8-93; Ord. No. 08-40, § 1, 9-23-08)