subch. II of ch. 563SUBCHAPTER II
DUTIES AND POWERS
563.04563.04General duties of the department. The department shall:
563.04(2)(2)Conduct hearings on the suspension or revocation of a license for violation of this chapter or any applicable rules promulgated under it.
563.04(3)(3)Promulgate rules under ch. 227 relating to the issuance, renewal, amendment, suspension, and revocation of bingo licenses and the conduct of bingo under this chapter.
563.04(4)(4)Approve and establish a standard set of bingo cards comprising a consecutively numbered series and prescribe by rule the manner in which such cards are to be reproduced and distributed to a licensed organization.
563.04(5)(5)Prescribe appropriate forms necessary to carry out this chapter.
563.04(6)(6)Issue, renew and amend licenses:
563.04(6)(a)(a) To organizations to conduct bingo.
563.04(6)(b)(b) To the member designated by the organization who is responsible for the gross receipts.
563.04(7)(7)Issue and renew licenses to suppliers of bingo supplies and equipment.
563.04(8)(8)Have power to temporarily suspend any license.
563.04(10)(10)Refer for investigation potential or actual violations of this chapter and rules promulgated under it to the district attorney of the county in which a bingo occasion will be or was held.
563.04(13)(13)Establish the style, content and format of all licenses issued under this chapter.
563.04 HistoryHistory: 1973 c. 156; 1979 c. 34 ss. 1000, 2100 (45) (a); 1989 a. 31, 147; 1991 a. 39; 1991 a. 269 ss. 780d to 781p; Stats. 1991 s. 563.04; 1995 a. 27 s. 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 16; 2015 a. 6; 2017 a. 361.
563.04 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See also chs. Game 3, 41, 42, and 43, Wis. adm. code.
563.05563.05Departmental duties; powers; prohibitions.
563.05(2)(2)The department may promulgate rules requiring holders of licenses issued under subch. III to post a notice in a conspicuous place where a bingo occasion is being conducted describing the procedures for filing a complaint against the holder.
563.05(3)(3)The department may promulgate rules specifying the number of business days within which the department must review and make a determination on an application for a license that is issued under subch. III.
563.05(4)(4)The department may promulgate rules relating to bingo that establish procedures to be used by the department for receiving, filing, and investigating complaints, for commencing disciplinary proceedings, and for conducting hearings.
563.05(4m)(4m)Notwithstanding s. 227.11, the department may not promulgate or enforce any rule that interprets the provisions under subch. VIII or any other provisions under this chapter that relate to raffles.
563.05(5)(5)No employee in the division of gaming who performs any duty related to bingo or raffles or the secretary, deputy secretary, or assistant deputy secretary of administration and no member of such a person’s immediate family, as defined in s. 19.42 (7), may, while that person is employed or serves in such a capacity or for 2 years following the termination of his or her employment with the department after having served in such a capacity, do any of the following:
563.05(5)(a)(a) Have any direct or indirect interest in any person who is licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter.
563.05(5)(b)(b) Accept or agree to accept money or any thing of value from any person who is licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter.
563.05 HistoryHistory: 1991 a. 269 ss. 782ad, 782ah, 1110b, 1110d; Stats. 1991 s. 563.05; 1995 a. 27 ss. 6976, 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 5; 2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 20, 273; 2015 a. 6.
563.051563.051Bingo and raffle security. The department may do any of the following:
563.051(1)(1)Provide all of the security services for the bingo and raffle operations under this chapter.
563.051(2)(2)Monitor the regulatory compliance of bingo and raffle operations under this chapter.
563.051(3)(3)Audit the bingo and raffle operations under this chapter.