AB14,9,824 563.92 (2) The fee for a raffle license shall be $25 and shall be remitted with
25the application. A raffle license shall be valid for 12 months and may be renewed as

1provided in s. 563.98 (1g). The department shall issue the license within 30 business
2days after the filing of an a complete application if the applicant qualifies under s.
3563.907 and has not exceeded the limits of s. 563.91. The department shall notify
4the applicant within 15 days after it is filed if the raffle license application is
5incomplete or the application shall be considered complete. A complete license
6application that is not denied within 30 days after its filing shall be considered
7approved.
All moneys received by the department under this subsection shall be
8credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (j).
AB14,34 9Section 34. 563.92 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,9,1310 563.92 (4) Proceedings to The department may conduct proceedings to suspend
11or revoke a an organization's license to conduct raffles shall be initiated by the
12department pursuant to the rules promulgated under s. 563.05 (4)
for failing to
13comply with the requirements of this subchapter
.
AB14,35 14Section 35. 563.925 of the statutes is created to read:
AB14,9,17 15563.925 Liability. (1) With respect to a raffle conducted under a Class A
16license, the department shall not be held responsible or liable in any dispute
17regarding the ownership or sale of a share of a ticket under s. 563.93 (3i).
AB14,9,21 18(2) The department and the organization conducting a raffle under a Class B
19license shall not be held responsible or liable in any dispute regarding the ownership
20of a ticket if the purchaser of the ticket gives the ticket to another person to claim a
21prize on behalf of the purchaser under s. 563.935 (6) (c).
AB14,36 22Section 36. 563.93 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (1m), and 563.93
23(1m) (intro.) and (f), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB14,9,2524 563.93 (1m) (intro.) All raffle tickets and all calendars shall be identical in form
25and include:
AB14,10,2
1(f) A list of each prize to be awarded which that has a retail fair market value
2of $500 $1,000 or more.
AB14,37 3Section 37. 563.93 (1s) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (2g) (e) and
4amended to read:
AB14,10,95 563.93 (2g) (e) Each raffle ticket and each calendar sold by an organization
6shall include a separate
Print an identification number, printed on both the
7purchaser's and the organization's portion of the ticket or calendar ,. The tickets or
8calendars shall be
numbered consecutively in relation to the other tickets or
9calendars for the same drawing.
AB14,38 10Section 38. 563.93 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB14,39 11Section 39. 563.93 (2g) (intro.), (a), (b), (g) and (h) of the statutes are created
12to read:
AB14,10,1413 563.93 (2g) (intro.) An organization that conducts a raffle under a Class A raffle
14license shall do all of the following:
AB14,10,1715 (a) Prominently display, at each place where tickets may be purchased, a notice
16describing any state or federal law that imposes an age restriction on who may
17possess a prize that will be awarded in the raffle.
AB14,10,2018 (b) Make a good faith effort to award all of the prizes offered for a raffle. If the
19organization is unable to award a prize, it may hold the prize and use it for future
20fund-raising purposes.
AB14,10,2321 (g) In raffles that involve drawings, as defined in s. 563.03 (5r) (a), place the
22organization's portion of the ticket or calendar in the drawing container prior to the
23time of the drawing.
AB14,11,3
1(h) Retain the organization's portion of each ticket or calendar sold for one year
2after the date on which the drawing is held and provide any of these portions to the
3department upon request.
AB14,40 4Section 40. 563.93 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB14,41 5Section 41. 563.93 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB14,11,76 563.93 (2r) An organization that conducts a calendar raffle shall do all of the
7following:
AB14,11,98 (a) Print identical drawing dates and identical prize amounts for each drawing
9on every calendar sold.
AB14,11,1110 (b) After holding a drawing, replace the winning tickets into the container to
11allow the purchasers the chance to win again in subsequent drawings.
AB14,42 12Section 42. 563.93 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (1e) and amended
13to read:
AB14,11,1514 563.93 (1e) No person may sell a raffle ticket or calendar unless authorized by
15an organization with a Class A license.
AB14,43 16Section 43. 563.93 (3e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB14,11,1817 563.93 (3e) An organization that conducts a raffle under a Class A raffle license
18may not do any of the following:
AB14,11,2019 (a) Permit another organization or individual to use its license to conduct a
20raffle.
AB14,11,2121 (b) Resell a ticket or calendar.
AB14,44 22Section 44. 563.93 (3i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB14,11,2423 563.93 (3i) An organization conducting a raffle under a Class A license may not
24sell equal shares of a ticket unless all of the following apply:
AB14,11,2525 (a) The organization does not sell more than 4 equal shares of one ticket.
AB14,12,2
1(b) The organization does not offer a price discount to the purchaser of more
2than one share of a ticket.
AB14,12,43 (c) Each share of a ticket is identical in form to other shares and includes the
4organization's portion and the purchaser's portion.
AB14,12,65 (d) Each purchaser's portion of a share of a ticket includes all of the information
6required under subs. (1m) (a), (b), (c), (e), and (f) and (2g) (e).
AB14,12,107 (e) Each organization's portion of a share of a ticket includes the ticket
8identification number, an identification letter for each share of the ticket, and a place
9for the purchaser to enter the purchaser's name and address next to the share
10identification letter.
AB14,12,1211 (f) Each prize is in the form of cash or a number of items that is equally divisible
12by the maximum allowable number of shares of a ticket.
AB14,12,1413 (g) The organization directly delivers to each holder of a share of a winning
14ticket his or her share of the prize.
AB14,45 15Section 45. 563.93 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB14,12,1716 563.93 (3m) An organization that conducts a calendar raffle may not do any
17of the following:
AB14,12,1818 (a) Sell any calendars after holding the first drawing.
AB14,12,2019 (b) Change the dates of any drawings or the amounts of any prizes designated
20on the calendar after the first calendar is sold.
AB14,46 21Section 46. 563.93 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (3e) (c) and
22amended to read:
AB14,12,2523 563.93 (3e) (c) Except as provided in par. (b), Offer tickets for a proposed raffle
24may not be offered for sale more than 270 days one year before the date of the
25drawing.
AB14,47
1Section 47. 563.93 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB14,48 2Section 48. 563.93 (4m) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (2g) (c) and
3amended to read:
AB14,13,84 563.93 (2g) (c) The organization that conducts a raffle under a Class A license
5shall provide
Provide the purchaser of a raffle ticket or calendar with the purchaser's
6portion of the ticket or calendar at the time of purchase or at any time before each
7raffle drawing is held, but need not provide it to the purchaser at the time of
8purchase
.
AB14,49 9Section 49. 563.93 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (2g) (d) and
10amended to read:
AB14,13,1111 563.93 (2g) (d) All Hold all drawings shall be held in public.
AB14,50 12Section 50. 563.93 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (3e) (d) and
13amended to read:
AB14,13,1514 563.93 (3e) (d) All prizes shall be awarded. The Require the purchaser of a
15ticket or calendar need not to be present at the drawing to win a prize.
AB14,51 16Section 51. 563.93 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (2g) (f) and
17amended to read:
AB14,13,2318 563.93 (2g) (f) If a raffle game is canceled, the organization shall refund Refund
19the drawing receipts to the ticket or calendar purchasers if a drawing is canceled.
20The organization may not deduct from the refund a handling charge or other amount
21relating to the expense incurred in the sale of a ticket or calendar. The organization
22may not reclaim any prize awarded in a drawing that has already been held at the
23time a calendar raffle is canceled
.
AB14,52 24Section 52. 563.93 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
AB14,53
1Section 53. 563.93 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 563.93 (3i) (h) and
2amended to read:
AB14,14,73 563.93 (3i) (h) If a person who holds a Class A license sells equal shares of a
4single ticket to one or more purchasers for a raffle game, the person shall, prior
The
5organization purchases, prior
to the date on which the a drawing is held, purchase
6any unsold shares of the ticket that have not tickets of which one or more shares have
7been sold.
AB14,54 8Section 54. 563.935 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,14,99 563.935 (1) All raffle tickets shall be identical in form.
AB14,55 10Section 55. 563.935 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB14,14,1411 563.935 (1m) If state or federal law places an age restriction on who may
12possess any prize that will be awarded for a raffle, the organization conducting the
13raffle shall prominently display a notice describing the restriction at each place
14where tickets may be purchased.
AB14,56 15Section 56. 563.935 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB14,57 16Section 57. 563.935 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,14,1817 563.935 (4) No person may sell a raffle ticket unless authorized by an
18organization with a Class B license.
AB14,58 19Section 58. 563.935 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,14,2020 563.935 (5) All raffle drawings shall be held in public.
AB14,59 21Section 59. 563.935 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 563.935 (6) (a) and
22amended to read:
AB14,15,423 563.935 (6) (a) The Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), the purchaser of a
24ticket must be present at the drawing to win a prize, unless the purchaser gives the
25ticket to another person who may claim the prize on behalf of the purchaser, but only

1if that other person is present at the drawing. If the purchaser of the ticket gives the
2ticket to another person to claim a prize on behalf of the purchaser, the organization
3conducting the raffle and the department shall not be held responsible or liable in
4any dispute regarding the ownership of the ticket
.
AB14,60 5Section 60. 563.935 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB14,15,86 563.935 (6) (b) Any organization conducting a raffle may, according to
7procedures determined by the organization, allow the purchaser of a ticket not to be
8present at the drawing to win a prize.
AB14,61 9Section 61. 563.935 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB14,15,1210 563.935 (6) (c) The purchaser of a ticket may give the ticket to another person
11who may claim the prize on behalf of the purchaser, but only if that other person is
12present at the drawing.
AB14,62 13Section 62. 563.935 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,15,1514 563.935 (9) If a raffle game drawing is canceled, the organization shall refund
15the receipts to the ticket purchasers.
AB14,63 16Section 63. 563.935 (10) of the statutes is repealed.
AB14,64 17Section 64. 563.94 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,15,22 18563.94 Profits. All profits from raffles shall be used by the organization
19conducting the raffles to further the organization's purpose for existence and no
20salaries, fees, or profit shall be paid to any other organization or individual in
21connection with the operation of a raffle. This section does not prohibit the printing
22of raffle tickets or calendars or the purchase of equipment or prizes for a raffle.
AB14,65 23Section 65. 563.95 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,16,8 24563.95 Denial of application; hearing. Within 30 days after receiving
25written notification of a denial by the department of a license to conduct a raffle, an

1applicant may demand in writing a hearing before the department upon the
2applicant's qualifications and the merit of the application. At the hearing, the
3burden of proof shall be on the applicant to establish eligibility for a license.
If, after
4the hearing, the department enters an order denying the application, the order shall
5set forth in detail the reasons for the denial. Upon entry of such an order or upon
6expiration of the 30-day period during which a hearing may be demanded, the
7applicant's license fee shall be refunded. If the department approves the application,
8the department shall issue the license within 14 days after approval.
AB14,66 9Section 66. 563.97 of the statutes is renumbered 563.97 (1) and amended to
10read:
AB14,16,1511 563.97 (1) Each organization licensed to conduct raffles shall maintain a list
12of the names and addresses of all persons winning prizes with a retail fair market
13value of $100 $600 or more, and the prizes won, for at least 12 months after each
14raffle is conducted. The list shall be available at reasonable times for public
15examination and shall be provided to the department upon request.
AB14,67 16Section 67. 563.97 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB14,16,1917 563.97 (2) An organization licensed to conduct raffles shall keep an electronic
18or paper copy of its license that is available for any person to inspect upon request
19at the event during which a drawing is held.
AB14,68 20Section 68. 563.98 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,17,221 563.98 (1) (intro.) Each organization licensed under this subchapter shall, on
22or before the last day of the 12th month beginning after the date on which the license
23is issued and on or before that same date in each subsequent year, prepare and make
24available for inspection a
report containing the following information in writing to

1the department
regarding the raffles which that it has conducted during the previous
212 months
:
AB14,69 3Section 69. 563.98 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB14,70 4Section 70. 563.98 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,17,65 563.98 (1) (f) For raffles with drawings of the type types described in s. 563.908
6(2)
563.03 (5r) (b), an accounting of all sold and unsold tickets for each raffle.
AB14,71 7Section 71. 563.98 (1c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB14,72 8Section 72. 563.98 (1e) of the statutes is created to read:
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