AB794-ASA1,9,2321 (a) Prominently display, at each place where tickets may be purchased, a notice
22describing any state or federal law that imposes an age restriction on who may
23possess a prize that will be awarded in the raffle.
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1(b) Make a good faith effort to award all of the prizes offered for a raffle. If the
2organization is unable to award a prize, it may hold the prize and use it for future
3fund-raising purposes.
AB794-ASA1,10,54 (g) In raffles that involve containers, place the organization's portion of the
5ticket or calendar in the drawing container prior to the time of the drawing.
AB794-ASA1,10,86 (h) Retain the organization's portion of each ticket or calendar sold for one year
7after the date on which the drawing is held and provide any of these portions to the
8department upon request.
AB794-ASA1,39 9Section 39. 563.93 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794-ASA1,40 10Section 40. 563.93 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794-ASA1,10,1211 563.93 (2r) An organization that conducts a calendar raffle shall do all of the
12following:
AB794-ASA1,10,1413 (a) Print identical drawing dates and identical prize amounts for each drawing
14on every calendar sold.
AB794-ASA1,10,1615 (b) After holding a drawing, replace the winning tickets into the container to
16allow the purchasers the chance to win again in subsequent drawings.
AB794-ASA1,41 17Section 41. 563.93 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (1e) and amended
18to read:
AB794-ASA1,10,2019 563.93 (1e) No person may sell a raffle ticket or calendar unless authorized by
20an organization with a Class A license.
AB794-ASA1,42 21Section 42. 563.93 (3e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794-ASA1,10,2322 563.93 (3e) An organization that conducts a raffle under a Class A raffle license
23may not do any of the following:
AB794-ASA1,10,2524 (a) Permit another organization or individual to use its license to conduct a
25raffle.
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1(b) Resell a ticket or calendar.
AB794-ASA1,43 2Section 43. 563.93 (3i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794-ASA1,11,43 563.93 (3i) An organization conducting a raffle under a Class A license may not
4sell equal shares of a ticket unless all of the following apply:
AB794-ASA1,11,55 (a) The organization does not sell more than 4 equal shares of one ticket.
AB794-ASA1,11,76 (b) The organization does not offer a price discount to the purchaser of more
7than one share of a ticket.
AB794-ASA1,11,98 (c) Each share of a ticket is identical in form to other shares and includes the
9organization's portion and the purchaser's portion.
AB794-ASA1,11,1110 (d) Each purchaser's portion of a share of a ticket includes all of the information
11required under subs. (1m) (a), (b), (c), (e), and (f) and (2g) (e).
AB794-ASA1,11,1512 (e) Each organization's portion of a share of a ticket includes the ticket
13identification number, an identification letter for each share of the ticket, and a place
14for the purchaser to enter the purchaser's name and address next to the share
15identification letter.
AB794-ASA1,11,1716 (f) Each prize is in the form of cash or a number of items that is equally divisible
17by the maximum allowable number of shares of a ticket.
AB794-ASA1,11,1918 (g) The organization directly delivers to each holder of a share of a winning
19ticket his or her share of the prize.
AB794-ASA1,44 20Section 44. 563.93 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794-ASA1,11,2221 563.93 (3m) An organization that conducts a calendar raffle may not do any
22of the following:
AB794-ASA1,11,2323 (a) Sell any calendars after holding the first drawing.
AB794-ASA1,11,2524 (b) Change the dates of any drawings or the amounts of any prizes designated
25on the calendar after the first calendar is sold.
AB794-ASA1,45
1Section 45. 563.93 (4) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
2(Assembly Bill 422), is renumbered 563.93 (3e) (c) and amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,12,53 563.93 (3e) (c) Except as provided in par. (b), Offer tickets for a proposed raffle
4may not be offered for sale more than 270 days one year before the date of the
5drawing.
AB794-ASA1,46 6Section 46. 563.93 (4) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
7(Assembly Bill 422), is repealed.
AB794-ASA1,47 8Section 47. 563.93 (4m) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
9(Assembly Bill 422), is renumbered 563.93 (2g) (c) and amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,12,1410 563.93 (2g) (c) The organization that conducts a raffle under a Class A license
11shall provide
Provide the purchaser of a raffle ticket or calendar with the purchaser's
12portion of the ticket or calendar at the time of purchase or at any time before each
13raffle drawing is held, but need not provide it to the purchaser at the time of
14purchase
.
AB794-ASA1,48 15Section 48. 563.93 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
16(Assembly Bill 422), is renumbered 563.93 (2g) (d) and amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,12,1717 563.93 (2g) (d) All Hold all drawings shall be held in public.
AB794-ASA1,49 18Section 49. 563.93 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (3e) (d) and
19amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,12,2120 563.93 (3e) (d) All prizes shall be awarded. The Require the purchaser of a
21ticket or calendar need not to be present at the drawing to win a prize.
AB794-ASA1,50 22Section 50. 563.93 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
23(Assembly Bill 422), is renumbered 563.93 (2g) (f) and amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,13,424 563.93 (2g) (f) If a raffle game is canceled, the organization shall refund Refund
25the drawing receipts to the ticket or calendar purchasers if a drawing is canceled.

1The organization may not deduct from the refund a handling charge or other amount
2relating to the expense incurred in the sale of a ticket or calendar. The organization
3may not reclaim any prize awarded in a drawing that has already been held at the
4time a calendar raffle is canceled
.
AB794-ASA1,51 5Section 51. 563.93 (8) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
6(Assembly Bill 422), is repealed.
AB794-ASA1,52 7Section 52. 563.93 (9) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
8(Assembly Bill 422), is renumbered 563.93 (3i) (h) and amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,13,139 563.93 (3i) (h) If a person who holds a Class A license sells equal shares of a
10single ticket to one or more purchasers for a raffle game, the person shall, prior
The
11organization purchases, prior
to the date on which the a drawing is held, purchase
12any unsold shares of the ticket that have not tickets of which one or more shares have
13been sold.
AB794-ASA1,53 14Section 53. 563.935 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,13,1515 563.935 (1) All raffle tickets shall be identical in form.
AB794-ASA1,54 16Section 54. 563.935 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794-ASA1,13,2017 563.935 (1m) If state or federal law places an age restriction on who may
18possess any prize that will be awarded for a raffle, the organization conducting the
19raffle shall prominently display a notice describing the restriction at each place
20where tickets may be purchased.
AB794-ASA1,55 21Section 55. 563.935 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794-ASA1,56 22Section 56. 563.935 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,13,2423 563.935 (4) No person may sell a raffle ticket unless authorized by an
24organization with a Class B license.
AB794-ASA1,57 25Section 57. 563.935 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,14,1
1563.935 (5) All raffle drawings shall be held in public.
AB794-ASA1,58 2Section 58. 563.935 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
3(Assembly Bill 422), is renumbered 563.935 (6) (a) and amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,14,104 563.935 (6) (a) The Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), the purchaser of a
5ticket must be present at the drawing to win a prize, unless the purchaser gives the
6ticket to another person who may claim the prize on behalf of the purchaser, but only
7if that other person is present at the drawing. If the purchaser of the ticket gives the
8ticket to another person to claim a prize on behalf of the purchaser, the organization
9conducting the raffle and the department shall not be held responsible or liable in
10any dispute regarding the ownership of the ticket
.
AB794-ASA1,59 11Section 59. 563.935 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794-ASA1,14,1412 563.935 (6) (b) Any organization conducting a raffle may, according to
13procedures determined by the organization, allow the purchaser of a ticket not to be
14present at the drawing to win a prize.
AB794-ASA1,60 15Section 60. 563.935 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794-ASA1,14,1816 563.935 (6) (c) The purchaser of a ticket may give the ticket to another person
17who may claim the prize on behalf of the purchaser, but only if that other person is
18present at the drawing.
AB794-ASA1,61 19Section 61. 563.935 (9) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
20(Assembly Bill 422), is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,14,2221 563.935 (9) If a raffle game drawing is canceled, the organization shall refund
22the receipts to the ticket purchasers.
AB794-ASA1,62 23Section 62. 563.935 (10) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
24(Assembly Bill 422), is repealed.
AB794-ASA1,63 25Section 63. 563.94 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,15,5
1563.94 Profits. All profits from raffles shall be used by the organization
2conducting the raffles to further the organization's purpose for existence and no
3salaries, fees, or profit shall be paid to any other organization or individual in
4connection with the operation of a raffle. This section does not prohibit the printing
5of raffle tickets or calendars or the purchase of equipment or prizes for a raffle.
AB794-ASA1,64 6Section 64. 563.95 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,15,16 7563.95 Denial of application; hearing. Within 30 days after receiving
8written notification of a denial by the department of a license to conduct a raffle, an
9applicant may demand in writing a hearing before the department upon the
10applicant's qualifications and the merit of the application. At the hearing, the
11burden of proof shall be on the applicant to establish eligibility for a license.
If, after
12the hearing, the department enters an order denying the application, the order shall
13set forth in detail the reasons for the denial. Upon entry of such an order or upon
14expiration of the 30-day period during which a hearing may be demanded, the
15applicant's license fee shall be refunded. If the department approves the application,
16the department shall issue the license within 14 days after approval.
AB794-ASA1,65 17Section 65. 563.97 of the statutes is renumbered 563.97 (1) and amended to
18read:
AB794-ASA1,15,2319 563.97 (1) Each organization licensed to conduct raffles shall maintain a list
20of the names and addresses of all persons winning prizes with a retail fair market
21value of $100 $600 or more, and the prizes won, for at least 12 months after each
22raffle is conducted. The list shall be available at reasonable times for public
23examination and shall be provided to the department upon request.
AB794-ASA1,66 24Section 66. 563.97 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794-ASA1,16,3
1563.97 (2) An organization licensed to conduct raffles shall keep an electronic
2or paper copy of its license that is available for any person to inspect upon request
3at the event during which a drawing is held.
AB794-ASA1,67 4Section 67. 563.98 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,16,105 563.98 (1) (intro.) Each organization licensed under this subchapter shall, on
6or before the last day of the 12th month beginning after the date on which the license
7is issued and on or before that same date in each subsequent year, prepare and make
8available for inspection a
report containing the following information in writing to
9the department
regarding the raffles which that it has conducted during the previous
1012 months
:
AB794-ASA1,68 11Section 68. 563.98 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794-ASA1,69 12Section 69. 563.98 (1) (f) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
13(Assembly Bill 422), is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,16,1514 563.98 (1) (f) For raffles with drawings of the type types described in s. 563.908
15(2)
563.03 (5r) (b) and (c), an accounting of all sold and unsold tickets for each raffle.
AB794-ASA1,70 16Section 70. 563.98 (1c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794-ASA1,71 17Section 71. 563.98 (1e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794-ASA1,16,1918 563.98 (1e) The department shall request a copy of a report prepared under
19sub. (1) only upon the receipt of a complaint regarding the conduct of a raffle.
AB794-ASA1,72 20Section 72. 563.98 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,16,2421 563.98 (1g) An organization licensed under this subchapter may renew the
22license by submitting a $25 renewal fee with the report under sub. (1). All moneys
23received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under
24s. 20.505 (8) (j).
AB794-ASA1,73 25Section 73. 563.98 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794-ASA1,74
1Section 74. 563.98 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,17,52 563.98 (2) If a copy of the financial report is not filed or is not fully, accurately
3and truthfully completed, or if
the fee specified in sub. (1g) is not paid, the
4department may refuse to renew a license or may suspend a license until the report
5in proper form has been filed or
the fee is paid.
AB794-ASA1,75 6Section 75. 945.01 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
7.... (Assembly Bill 422), is amended to read:
AB794-ASA1,17,108 945.01 (3) (b) 1. A device used in conducting a bingo occasion or raffle game
9under ch. 563, used in conducting a lottery under ch. 565 or used in conducting a race
10under ch. 562.
AB794-ASA1,76 11Section 76. Initial applicability.
AB794-ASA1,17,1312 (1) This act first applies to an application for a raffle license filed with the
13department of administration on the effective date of this subsection.
AB794-ASA1,77 14Section 77. Effective date.
AB794-ASA1,17,1615 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after
16publication.
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