AB794,40 10Section 40. 563.93 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (3e) (d) and
11amended to read:
AB794,11,1312 563.93 (3e) (d) All prizes shall be awarded. The Require the purchaser of a
13ticket or calendar need not to be present at the drawing to win a prize.
AB794,41 14Section 41. 563.93 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (2g) (f) and
15amended to read:
AB794,11,2116 563.93 (2g) (f) If a raffle drawing is canceled, the organization shall refund
17Refund the raffle drawing receipts to the ticket or calendar purchasers if a raffle
18drawing is canceled. The organization may not deduct from the refund a handling
19charge or other amount relating to the expense incurred in the sale of a ticket or
20calendar. The organization may not reclaim any prize awarded in a drawing that has
21already been held at the time a calendar raffle is canceled
.
AB794,42 22Section 42. 563.93 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794,43 23Section 43. 563.93 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (3i) (h) and
24amended to read:
AB794,12,5
1563.93 (3i) (h) If a person who holds a Class A license sells equal shares of a
2single ticket to one or more purchasers, the person shall, prior
The organization
3purchases, prior
to the a raffle drawing for which the shares were of tickets have been
4sold, purchase any unsold shares of the ticket that have not tickets of which one or
5more shares have
been sold.
AB794,44 6Section 44. 563.935 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,12,77 563.935 (1) All raffle tickets shall be identical in form.
AB794,45 8Section 45. 563.935 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794,12,129 563.935 (1m) If state or federal law places an age restriction on who may
10possess any prize that will be awarded for a raffle, the organization conducting the
11raffle shall prominently display a notice describing the restriction at each place
12where tickets may be purchased.
AB794,46 13Section 46. 563.935 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794,47 14Section 47. 563.935 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,12,1615 563.935 (4) No person may sell a raffle ticket unless authorized by an
16organization with a Class B license.
AB794,48 17Section 48. 563.935 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,12,2418 563.935 (6) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the purchaser of a ticket must be
19present at the drawing to win a prize, unless the purchaser gives the ticket to another
20person who may claim the prize on behalf of the purchaser, but only if that other
21person is present at the drawing. If the purchaser of the ticket gives the ticket to
22another person to claim a prize on behalf of the purchaser, the organization
23conducting the raffle and the department shall not be held responsible or liable in
24any dispute regarding the ownership of the ticket.
AB794,49 25Section 49. 563.935 (10) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794,50
1Section 50. 563.935 (10) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 563.92 (1m) (c) 1.
2a. and amended to read:
AB794,13,53 563.92 (1m) (c) 1. a. More than one drawing is One or more drawings are held
4and one or more than one prize is prizes are awarded on the same date and at the
5same location.
AB794,51 6Section 51. 563.935 (10) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 563.92 (1m) (c) 1.
7b. and amended to read:
AB794,13,98 563.92 (1m) (c) 1. b. Drawings A drawing for each prize or group of prizes are
9is made from a container specific to each prize or group of prizes.
AB794,52 10Section 52. 563.935 (10) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 563.92 (1m) (c) 1.
11c. and amended to read:
AB794,13,1312 563.92 (1m) (c) 1. c. The raffle ticket purchaser places his or her ticket in the
13container of his or her choice.
AB794,53 14Section 53. 563.94 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,13,19 15563.94 Profits. All profits from raffles shall be used by the organization
16conducting the raffles to further the organization's purpose for existence and no
17salaries, fees or profit shall be paid to any other organization or individual in
18connection with the operation of a raffle. This section does not prohibit the printing
19of raffle tickets or calendars or the purchase of equipment or prizes for a raffle.
AB794,54 20Section 54. 563.95 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,14,5 21563.95 Denial of application; hearing. Within 30 days after receiving
22written notification of a denial by the department of a license to conduct a raffle, an
23applicant may demand in writing a hearing before the department upon the
24applicant's qualifications and the merit of the application. At the hearing, the
25burden of proof shall be on the applicant to establish eligibility for a license.
If, after

1the hearing, the department enters an order denying the application, the order shall
2set forth in detail the reasons for the denial. Upon entry of such an order or upon
3expiration of the 30-day period during which a hearing may be demanded, the
4applicant's license fee shall be refunded. If the department approves the application,
5the department shall issue the license within 14 days after approval.
AB794,55 6Section 55. 563.97 of the statutes is renumbered 563.97 (1) and amended to
7read:
AB794,14,128 563.97 (1) Each organization licensed to conduct raffles shall maintain a list
9of the names and addresses of all persons winning prizes with a retail fair market
10value of $100 $600 or more, and the prizes won, for at least 12 months after each
11raffle is conducted. The list shall be available at reasonable times for public
12examination and shall be provided to the department upon request.
AB794,56 13Section 56. 563.97 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794,14,1614 563.97 (2) An organization licensed to conduct raffles shall keep an electronic
15or paper copy of its license that is available for any person to inspect upon request
16at the event during which a drawing is held.
AB794,57 17Section 57. 563.98 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,14,2318 563.98 (1) (intro.) Each organization licensed under this subchapter shall, on
19or before the last day of the 12th month beginning after the date on which the license
20is issued and on or before that same date in each subsequent year, prepare and make
21available for inspection a
report containing the following information in writing to
22the department
regarding the raffles which that it has conducted during the previous
2312 months
:
AB794,58 24Section 58. 563.98 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794,59 25Section 59. 563.98 (1c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794,60
1Section 60. 563.98 (1e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB794,15,32 563.98 (1e) The department shall request a copy of a report prepared under
3sub. (1) only upon the receipt of a complaint regarding the conduct of a raffle.
AB794,61 4Section 61. 563.98 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,15,85 563.98 (1g) An organization licensed under this subchapter may renew the
6license by submitting a $25 renewal fee with the report under sub. (1). All moneys
7received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under
8s. 20.505 (8) (j).
AB794,62 9Section 62. 563.98 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB794,63 10Section 63. 563.98 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB794,15,1411 563.98 (2) If a copy of the financial report is not filed or is not fully, accurately
12and truthfully completed, or if
the fee specified in sub. (1g) is not paid, the
13department may refuse to renew a license or may suspend a license until the report
14in proper form has been filed or
the fee is paid.
AB794,64 15Section 64. Initial applicability.
AB794,15,1716 (1) This act first applies to an application for a raffle license filed with the
17department of administration on the effective date of this subsection.
AB794,65 18Section 65. Effective date.
AB794,15,2019 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after
20publication.
AB794,15,2121 (End)
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