563.909(1)(1) The department shall approve a type of raffle that consists of flexible plastic or rubber ducks being used in a race. In approving this type of raffle, the department shall establish requirements for conducting this type of raffle so that the raffles will comply with the requirements under this subchapter and any applicable rules promulgated under
s. 563.04 or
563.05.
563.909(2)
(2) An organization that holds a Class A or Class B license and that seeks to conduct a raffle that is not of the type that is described under
s. 563.908 (1) or
sub. (1) shall obtain approval from the department before conducting such a raffle. The request for approval submitted to the department shall include all of the following information:
563.909(2)(b)
(b) The number of the license issued to the organization by the department.
563.909(2)(c)
(c) The address of the premises where the drawings will be held.
563.909(2)(d)
(d) A description of how this type of raffle will be conducted, including the method to be used for selling certificates of participation and the type of random selection process to be used for determining winners.
563.909(2)(e)
(e) A description of the record-keeping and accounting procedures that will be used for this type of raffle.
563.909(2)(f)
(f) The date on which the membership of the organization approved this type of raffle.
563.909(2)(g)
(g) The signature of a member of the organization whom the organization has designated to submit the request for approval.
563.909(3)
(3) The department may not approve a type of raffle under this section unless it determines that the raffle will comply with the requirements under this subchapter and with any applicable rules promulgated under
s. 563.04 or
563.05. The department shall issue a written determination as to whether the type of raffle is approved or denied and the basis for its determination. If the raffle is approved, the determination shall include a description of how the raffle must be conducted and a description of record-keeping and accounting procedures that must be used. The department shall post a copy of the determination on the department's Internet site.
563.909(4)
(4) Upon approval of a type of raffle under this section, any organization holding a Class A or Class B license issued under
s. 563.92 may conduct this type of raffle without receiving specific approval under this section.
563.909 History
History: 2013 a. 273.
563.91
563.91
Limit. No qualified organization under
s. 563.907 may conduct more than 200 raffles or more than one calendar raffle during a year.
563.91 History
History: 1977 c. 426;
1983 a. 222;
1989 a. 147;
1991 a. 269 s.
782md; Stats. 1991 s. 563.91;
2013 a. 273.
563.92(1m)(1m) The department may issue a Class A license for the conduct of a raffle in which some or all of the tickets for that raffle are sold on days other than the same day that the drawing occurs and in which equal shares of a single ticket may be sold to one or more purchasers. The department may issue a Class B license for the conduct of a raffle in which all of the tickets for that raffle are sold on the same day that the drawing occurs or within the 24 hours immediately preceding the start of the drawing.
563.92(2)
(2) The fee for a raffle license shall be $25 and shall be remitted with the application. A raffle license shall be valid for 12 months and may be renewed as provided in
s. 563.98 (1g). The department shall issue the license within 30 business days after the filing of an application if the applicant qualifies under
s. 563.907 and has not exceeded the limits of
s. 563.91. All moneys received by the department under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.505 (8) (j).
563.92(4)
(4) Proceedings to suspend or revoke a license to conduct raffles shall be initiated by the department pursuant to the rules promulgated under
s. 563.05 (4).
563.93
563.93
The conduct of raffles under a Class A license. All of the following shall apply to the conduct of a raffle under a Class A license:
563.93(1)
(1) All raffle tickets and all calendars shall be identical in form and include:
563.93(1)(a)
(a) The number of the license issued by the department.
563.93(1)(b)
(b) The name and address of the sponsoring organization.
563.93(1)(c)
(c) The price of the ticket or calendar and the discounted price, if any, applicable to multiple ticket or calendar purchases.
563.93(1)(d)
(d) A place for the purchaser to enter his or her name and address.
563.93(1)(f)
(f) A list of each prize to be awarded which has a retail value of $500 or more.
563.93(1s)
(1s) Each raffle ticket and each calendar sold by an organization shall include a separate identification number, printed on both the purchaser's and the organization's portion of the ticket or calendar, numbered consecutively in relation to the other tickets or calendars for the same drawing.
563.93(2)
(2) No raffle ticket may exceed $500 in cost.
563.93(2m)
(2m) No calendar may exceed $10 in cost for each month covered by the calendar.
563.93(3)
(3) No person may sell a raffle ticket or calendar unless authorized by an organization with a Class A license.
563.93(4)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), tickets for a proposed raffle may not be offered for sale more than 270 days before the date of the drawing.
563.93(4)(b)
(b) An organization that existed at least 5 years before the organization was issued a Class A license may offer tickets for sale for a proposed raffle up to one year before the date of the drawing.
563.93(4m)
(4m) The organization that conducts a raffle under a Class A license shall provide the purchaser of a raffle ticket or calendar the purchaser's portion of the ticket or calendar before each raffle drawing is held, but need not provide it to the purchaser at the time of purchase.
563.93(5)
(5) All drawings shall be held in public.
563.93(6)
(6) All prizes shall be awarded. The purchaser of a ticket or calendar need not be present at the drawing to win a prize.
563.93(7)
(7) If a raffle game is canceled, the organization shall refund the receipts to the ticket or calendar purchasers.
563.93(8)
(8) The organization that holds a raffle game shall furnish a list of prize winners to each ticket or calendar holder who provides the organization with a self-addressed stamped envelope and requests the list.
563.93(9)
(9) If a person who holds a Class A license sells equal shares of a single ticket to one or more purchasers for a raffle game, the person shall, prior to the date on which the drawing is held, purchase any shares of the ticket that have not been sold.
563.935
563.935
The conduct of raffles under a Class B license. All of the following shall apply to the conduct of a raffle under a Class B license:
563.935(1)
(1) All raffle tickets shall be identical in form.
563.935(2)
(2) The tickets need not be numbered consecutively.
563.935(3)
(3) No raffle ticket may exceed $10 in cost.
563.935(4)
(4) No person may sell a raffle ticket unless authorized by an organization with a Class B license.
563.935(5)
(5) All raffle drawings shall be held in public.
563.935(6)
(6) The purchaser of a ticket must be present at the drawing to win a prize, unless the purchaser gives the ticket to another person who may claim the prize on behalf of the purchaser, but only if that other person is present at the drawing. If the purchaser of the ticket gives the ticket to another person to claim a prize on behalf of the purchaser, the organization conducting the raffle and the department shall not be held responsible or liable in any dispute regarding the ownership of the ticket.
563.935(8)
(8) The date, time, and place of each drawing, the prizes to be awarded, and the prize amount or the methodology used to determine the prize amount shall be posted or announced before each drawing.
563.935(9)
(9) If a raffle game is canceled, the organization shall refund the receipts to the ticket purchasers.
563.935(10)
(10) A raffle that is of the type described in
s. 563.908 (1) and that is conducted under a Class B license to which all of the following apply is one raffle for purposes of
s. 563.91:
563.935(10)(a)
(a) More than one drawing is held and more than one prize is awarded on the same date and at the same location.
563.935(10)(b)
(b) Drawings for each prize or group of prizes are made from a container specific to each prize or group of prizes.
563.935(10)(c)
(c) The raffle ticket purchaser places his or her ticket in the container of his or her choice.
563.94
563.94
Profits. All profits from raffles shall be used by the organization conducting the raffles to further the organization's purpose for existence and no salaries, fees or profit shall be paid to any other organization or individual in connection with the operation of a raffle. This section does not prohibit the printing of raffle tickets or calendars or the purchase of equipment or prizes for a raffle.
563.94 History
History: 1977 c. 426;
1983 a. 222;
1989 a. 147;
1991 a. 269 s.
782nh; Stats. 1991 s. 563.94.
563.95
563.95
Denial of application; hearing. Within 30 days after receiving written notification of a denial by the department of a license to conduct a raffle, an applicant may demand in writing a hearing before the department upon the applicant's qualifications and the merit of the application. At the hearing, the burden of proof shall be on the applicant to establish eligibility for a license. If, after the hearing, the department enters an order denying the application, the order shall set forth in detail the reasons for the denial. Upon entry of such an order or upon expiration of the 30-day period during which a hearing may be demanded, the applicant's license fee shall be refunded. If the department approves the application, the department shall issue the license within 14 days after approval.
563.97
563.97
Records. Each organization licensed to conduct raffles shall maintain a list of the names and addresses of all persons winning prizes with a retail value of $100 or more, and the prizes won, for at least 12 months after each raffle is conducted. The list shall be available at reasonable times for public examination and shall be provided to the department upon request.
563.97 History
History: 1983 a. 222;
1991 a. 269 s.
782nt; Stats. 1991 s. 563.97;
1995 a. 27 s.
9123 (6pp);
1997 a. 27.
563.98
563.98
Annual financial reports; renewals. 563.98(1)
(1) Each organization licensed under this subchapter shall, on or before the last day of the 12th month beginning after the date on which the license is issued and on or before that same date in each subsequent year, report the following information in writing to the department regarding the raffles which it has conducted:
563.98(1)(f)
(f) For raffles of the type described in
s. 563.908 (2), an accounting of all sold and unsold tickets for each raffle.
563.98(1c)
(1c) Upon request of any organization that conducts a raffle during the month in which the report under
sub. (1) is due, the department may extend by not more than 30 days the deadline for submitting the report.
563.98(1g)
(1g) An organization licensed under this subchapter may renew the license by submitting a $25 renewal fee with the report under
sub. (1). All moneys received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.505 (8) (j).
563.98(1m)
(1m) Any organization that reports to the department under
sub. (1) and that had total receipts from the conduct of raffles of more than $50,000 during the reporting period shall include in its report a list of the names and addresses of all persons winning prizes with a retail value of $100 or more, and the prizes won, during the reporting period.
563.98(2)
(2) If a copy of the financial report is not filed or is not fully, accurately and truthfully completed, or if the fee specified in
sub. (1g) is not paid, the department may refuse to renew a license or may suspend a license until the report in proper form has been filed or the fee is paid.
563.99(1)(1) Any person who violates this subchapter shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 days or both.
563.99(2)
(2) The district attorney of a county of an actual or potential violation may commence an action in circuit court in the name of the state to restrain any violation of this subchapter. The court may, prior to entry of final judgment, make such an order or judgment as necessary to restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered because of the acts or practices involved in the violation.
563.99 History
History: 1977 c. 426;
1979 c. 34;
1991 a. 269 s.
782ph; Stats. 1991 s. 563.99.
