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An Act To Permit a Veterans Organization To Lease Its Facility to an Organization That Is Registered To Operate Beano or Bingo Games without Obtaining a Commercial Beano Hall Permit
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §328, sub-§8, as amended by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. JJJJJ, §30, is further amended to read:
 
8. Exceptions.   The requirements of this section do not apply to an agricultural fair association that qualifies for registration and operates "beano" or "bingo" games pursuant to section 313. The requirements of this section do not apply to a veterans organization that leases its facility to another organization that is registered to operate "beano" or "bingo" games pursuant to section 313.
 
SUMMARY
This bill exempts a veterans organization from the requirement to obtain a commercial beano hall permit in order to lease its facility to an organization registered to operate "beano" or "bingo" games.