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An Act To Exempt Veterans' Organizations from Licensing Fees for Certain Games
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §1836, sub-§3-A, as amended by PL 2013, c. 306, §1, is further amended to read:
 
3-A. License.   The license fees for tournament game licenses are as follows:
 
A. For tournament games that do not exceed 100 players:
 
(1) Seventy-five dollars per tournament license;
 
(2) Two hundred dollars for a monthly license; and
 
(3) Fifteen hundred dollars for an annual license; and
 
B. For tournament games that exceed 100 players:
 
(1) Three hundred dollars for a tournament game with 101 to 150 players;
 
(2) Four hundred dollars for a tournament game with 151 to 200 players;
 
(3) Five hundred dollars for a tournament game with 201 to 250 players; and
 
(4) Six hundred dollars for a tournament game with 251 to 300 players.
 
The license fee under this subsection is waived for a tournament game with fewer than 50 players conducted by a veterans' organization.
 
SUMMARY
This bill waives the license fees for game of chance tournaments with fewer than 50 players conducted by veterans' organizations.