Resolution 3054 - Amends Gambling RulesRESOLUTION NO. 3054
A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE GkMBLING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
CITY OF KALISPELL; TO PROVIDE THAT RAFFLES MAY BE CONDUCTED IN
THE CITY WITHOUT HAVING FIRST OBTAINED A CITY LICENSE THEREFORE:
TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSING OF DEALERS AND RENEWAL AND TO SET
INVESTIGATIONS AND LICENSE PEE THEREFORE ' i TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY
AND PROVIDE FOR IMIVIEDTATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE iT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL,
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Gambling Rules and Regulations of the City of
R-alispe-L-1, as adopted and as presently in force are hereby amended
as follows:
A. Sub -Section 3.10 of Regulation No. 3 (License Required)
is amended to hereafter provide:
"3.10: Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 62-707
and 62-7i9, R.C.M., 1947, no gambling game permitted by the
"Montana Card Games Act" or the "Dingo and Raffles Law"
shall be conducted in the City of Kalispell by any person
either as owner, lessee, or employee, whether for hire or
not, either solely or in conjunction with others, without
have first procured and thereafter maintainina in full
force and effect a gaming license issued bv t�e Cit- Treas-
urer of the City of Kalispell at the direction of the
governing body. Provided however, that any "raffle" as
defined by Section 62-716(b), R.C.M., 1947, may be conducted
in the City of Kalispell without the person conducting same
having first obtained a CitY of Kalispell license therefor."
B. Section 6.50 of Regulation No. 6 (operation of Gaming
Establishments) is amended to hereafter provide-
"6.50: No person except the licensee thereof, shall be
employed in operating or be permitted to operate any game
permitted or allowed hereby except "sport pools", unless such
person has been a resident of the State of Montana for a
period of one (1) year immediately preceeding such employment
and who has been registered and is currently licensed by
the City of Kalispell as a "dealer". Any such person shall
while operating any such game, prominentiv displav on his
person his current "dealer" license issued to him'by. the Citv
of Kalispell. For the purpose of this requirement only the
president of a corporation or the holder of more than 50%
of the interest in any partnership or joint venture holding
a license issued hereunder is considred the "licensee" of a
license issued hereunder to said corporation, partnership, or
joint venture."
Section 2. A new Regulation No. 13 (Dealers) is added to said Rules
1nd -Regulations and same shall provide as follows -
"REGULATION NO. 13: DEALERS 13.10: Every dealer
employed by a licensed gaming business shall be licensed
by the City. All applications for dealers licenses.shall
be made after registration with the Kalispell City Threasurer
upon blanks supplied by the city and upon receipt of such
anplication for a dealers license, the Kalispel'i Police
De-,"Dartment shall make an investigation of the person applying
4ro
f r a dealers license."
"13.20: Each applicant for a dealers license except
as hereinafter provided, shall be accompanied by a $50.00
non-refundable investigation fee. Said fee shall be paid
to the Kalispell City Treasurer when the application is
filed. A holder of a current Flathead County Dealers
license shall be exempt from such investigation fee."
"13.30: No license shall be issued to: 1) a person
who has been convicted of being the keeper or is keeping
a house of ill fame; 2) a person who has been convicted
of a felony, panderinq or other crime or misdemeanor
opposed to decency and morality, under the laws of the
federal government or any state of the United States;
3) a person whose license issued under this act has
been revoked for cause; 4) a person who at the time of
application for renewal of any license issued hereunder
would not be eligible for such license upon a first
application; 5) a person who is not a citizen of the
United States and who has not been a resident of the
State of Montana for at least one (1) year immediately
preQeeding the filing of the application for license.�,
"13.40; The Chief of Police shall, upon receipt of
said application from the City Treasurer conduct an
appropriate investigation of such applicant and within
30 days of the date of filing report same to the Gambling
Committee of the Council. Upon approval by said Committee,
the Mavor shall order a "Dealers" license issued to such
person upon payment of a license fee of $60.00, pro -rated
as is provided in Regulation No. 12.60 hereof. Disapproval
by said Committee shall disqualify such person from being
issued a "Dealers" license."
"13.50: Any dealers license issued by the City of
Kalispell shall be non -assignable or transferrable, Any
such license issued shall expire at 12:00 midnight an the
June 30th next following issuance. Any license issued
hereunder may be renewed for each following year upon
payment of a renewal fee of $60.00 and upon proper application
within 30 days of expiration; no investigation fee is
required for such a renewal,"
Section 3,,1 The/City Clerk,is dire to amend and revise the
a5ted
Gamblin -�Rule d Regulations in accord
City of,-,
v herewith.
,5eoIj,on 4. X.n emergency' is here)#C ediate necessity
n V . proclaimed. of imm
f6r the he.4/fth and saf6e y of the City of Kalispell and this re5olutio
shall be effective i un diately-1/upon passage and approval.
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NC"ii_ OF TH�;CiTY OF KALISPETLAND APPROVED BY
�,IASSED PY THE -CZ 0
HE_T4AXO_R THIS 7A DAY OF 1976,1,11
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I, the undersigned, City Clerk of
a true copy of the Resolution dul-,
Montana at a regular meeting helcl
ty of ispell ", certif y
d by City 00�uncil of
the foregoing is
City of Kalispell,
ity of