Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §313, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 307, §2, is amended to read:

§313. Application

Any organization desiring to conduct such an amusement shall apply to the Chief of the State Police for a license pursuant to the provisions set forth in this section. The application shall must be on forms provided by the Chief of the State Police, shall must be signed by a duly authorized officer of the organization to be licensed, shall must contain the full name and address of the organization and the location where it is desired to conduct the amusement and shall must bear the consent of the municipal officers of the town or city in which it is proposed to operate such amusement. The Chief of the State Police shall process the application for a license within 60 days of receipt of the application.

Sec. 2. 17 MRSA §316, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 307, §2, is amended to read:

§316. Evidence

The Chief of the State Police may require such evidence as he the chief may deem determine necessary to satisfy him the chief that an applicant or licensed organization conforms to the restrictions and other provisions of this chapter. Charters, organizational papers, bylaws or other such written orders of founding which that outline or otherwise explain the purpose for which organizations were founded or evidence regarding the conduct of beano by the licensee shall must, upon request, be forwarded to the Chief of the State Police.

Sec. 3. 17 MRSA §332, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 730, §1, is further amended to read:

1. Organizations eligible. Notwithstanding other provisions of law, the Chief of the State Police may issue a license to operate a game of chance to an agricultural society eligible for the state stipend under Title 7, section 62, or to a bona fide nonprofit charitable, educational, political, civic, recreational, fraternal, patriotic or religious organization, or to a volunteer fire department or to an auxiliary of any of these organizations, any of which must be founded, chartered or organized in this State for a period of not less than 2 consecutive years before applying for a license.