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563.93

563.93 The conduct of raffles under a Class A license. All of the following shall apply to the conduct of a raffle under a Class A license:

563.93(1)

(1) All raffle tickets and all calendars shall be identical in form and include:

563.93(1)(a)

(a) The number of the license issued by the department.

563.93(1)(b)

(b) The name and address of the sponsoring organization.

563.93(1)(c)

(c) The price of the ticket or calendar and the discounted price, if any, applicable to multiple ticket or calendar purchases.

563.93(1)(d)

(d) A place for the purchaser to enter his or her name and address.

563.93(1)(e)

(e) The date, time and place of the drawing or drawings.

563.93(1)(f)

(f) A list of each prize to be awarded which has a retail value of $500 or more.

563.93(1s)

(1s) Each raffle ticket and each calendar sold by an organization shall include a separate identification number, printed on both the purchaser's and the organization's portion of the ticket or calendar, numbered consecutively in relation to the other tickets or calendars for the same drawing.

563.93(2)

(2) No raffle ticket may exceed $100 in cost.

563.93(2m)

(2m) No calendar may exceed $10 in cost for each month covered by the calendar.

563.93(3)

(3) No person may sell a raffle ticket or calendar unless authorized by an organization with a Class A license.

563.93(4)

(4)

563.93(4)(a)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b), tickets for a proposed raffle may not be offered for sale more than 270 days before the raffle drawing.

563.93(4)(b)

(b) An organization that existed at least 5 years before the organization was issued a Class A license may offer tickets for sale for a proposed raffle up to one year before the date of the raffle drawing.

563.93(4m)

(4m) The organization that conducts a raffle under a Class A license shall provide the purchaser of a raffle ticket or calendar the purchaser's portion of the ticket or calendar before the raffle drawing, but need not provide it to the purchaser at the time of purchase.

563.93(5)

(5) All raffle drawings shall be held in public.

563.93(6)

(6) All prizes shall be awarded. The purchaser of a ticket or calendar need not be present at the drawing to win a prize.

563.93(7)

(7) If a raffle drawing is canceled, the organization shall refund the receipts to the ticket or calendar purchasers.

563.93(8)

(8) The organization that holds a raffle drawing shall furnish a list of prize winners to each ticket or calendar holder who provides the organization with a self-addressed stamped envelope and requests the list.

563.93(9)

(9) If a person who holds a Class A license sells equal shares of a single ticket to one or more purchasers, the person shall, prior to the raffle drawing for which the shares were sold, purchase any shares of the ticket that have not been sold.

563.93 - ANNOT.

History: 1977 c. 426; 1983 a. 222; 1987 a. 399; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782nd; Stats. 1991 s. 563.93; 1993 a. 152; 1995 a. 27 ss. 6976m to 6976t, 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 16, 109; 2007 a. 206; 2009 a. 315.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Wisconsin > 563 > 563.93

563.93

563.93 The conduct of raffles under a Class A license. All of the following shall apply to the conduct of a raffle under a Class A license:

563.93(1)

(1) All raffle tickets and all calendars shall be identical in form and include:

563.93(1)(a)

(a) The number of the license issued by the department.

563.93(1)(b)

(b) The name and address of the sponsoring organization.

563.93(1)(c)

(c) The price of the ticket or calendar and the discounted price, if any, applicable to multiple ticket or calendar purchases.

563.93(1)(d)

(d) A place for the purchaser to enter his or her name and address.

563.93(1)(e)

(e) The date, time and place of the drawing or drawings.

563.93(1)(f)

(f) A list of each prize to be awarded which has a retail value of $500 or more.

563.93(1s)

(1s) Each raffle ticket and each calendar sold by an organization shall include a separate identification number, printed on both the purchaser's and the organization's portion of the ticket or calendar, numbered consecutively in relation to the other tickets or calendars for the same drawing.

563.93(2)

(2) No raffle ticket may exceed $100 in cost.

563.93(2m)

(2m) No calendar may exceed $10 in cost for each month covered by the calendar.

563.93(3)

(3) No person may sell a raffle ticket or calendar unless authorized by an organization with a Class A license.

563.93(4)

(4)

563.93(4)(a)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b), tickets for a proposed raffle may not be offered for sale more than 270 days before the raffle drawing.

563.93(4)(b)

(b) An organization that existed at least 5 years before the organization was issued a Class A license may offer tickets for sale for a proposed raffle up to one year before the date of the raffle drawing.

563.93(4m)

(4m) The organization that conducts a raffle under a Class A license shall provide the purchaser of a raffle ticket or calendar the purchaser's portion of the ticket or calendar before the raffle drawing, but need not provide it to the purchaser at the time of purchase.

563.93(5)

(5) All raffle drawings shall be held in public.

563.93(6)

(6) All prizes shall be awarded. The purchaser of a ticket or calendar need not be present at the drawing to win a prize.

563.93(7)

(7) If a raffle drawing is canceled, the organization shall refund the receipts to the ticket or calendar purchasers.

563.93(8)

(8) The organization that holds a raffle drawing shall furnish a list of prize winners to each ticket or calendar holder who provides the organization with a self-addressed stamped envelope and requests the list.

563.93(9)

(9) If a person who holds a Class A license sells equal shares of a single ticket to one or more purchasers, the person shall, prior to the raffle drawing for which the shares were sold, purchase any shares of the ticket that have not been sold.

563.93 - ANNOT.

History: 1977 c. 426; 1983 a. 222; 1987 a. 399; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782nd; Stats. 1991 s. 563.93; 1993 a. 152; 1995 a. 27 ss. 6976m to 6976t, 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 16, 109; 2007 a. 206; 2009 a. 315.

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Statutes > Wisconsin > 563 > 563.93

563.93

563.93 The conduct of raffles under a Class A license. All of the following shall apply to the conduct of a raffle under a Class A license:

563.93(1)

(1) All raffle tickets and all calendars shall be identical in form and include:

563.93(1)(a)

(a) The number of the license issued by the department.

563.93(1)(b)

(b) The name and address of the sponsoring organization.

563.93(1)(c)

(c) The price of the ticket or calendar and the discounted price, if any, applicable to multiple ticket or calendar purchases.

563.93(1)(d)

(d) A place for the purchaser to enter his or her name and address.

563.93(1)(e)

(e) The date, time and place of the drawing or drawings.

563.93(1)(f)

(f) A list of each prize to be awarded which has a retail value of $500 or more.

563.93(1s)

(1s) Each raffle ticket and each calendar sold by an organization shall include a separate identification number, printed on both the purchaser's and the organization's portion of the ticket or calendar, numbered consecutively in relation to the other tickets or calendars for the same drawing.

563.93(2)

(2) No raffle ticket may exceed $100 in cost.

563.93(2m)

(2m) No calendar may exceed $10 in cost for each month covered by the calendar.

563.93(3)

(3) No person may sell a raffle ticket or calendar unless authorized by an organization with a Class A license.

563.93(4)

(4)

563.93(4)(a)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b), tickets for a proposed raffle may not be offered for sale more than 270 days before the raffle drawing.

563.93(4)(b)

(b) An organization that existed at least 5 years before the organization was issued a Class A license may offer tickets for sale for a proposed raffle up to one year before the date of the raffle drawing.

563.93(4m)

(4m) The organization that conducts a raffle under a Class A license shall provide the purchaser of a raffle ticket or calendar the purchaser's portion of the ticket or calendar before the raffle drawing, but need not provide it to the purchaser at the time of purchase.

563.93(5)

(5) All raffle drawings shall be held in public.

563.93(6)

(6) All prizes shall be awarded. The purchaser of a ticket or calendar need not be present at the drawing to win a prize.

563.93(7)

(7) If a raffle drawing is canceled, the organization shall refund the receipts to the ticket or calendar purchasers.

563.93(8)

(8) The organization that holds a raffle drawing shall furnish a list of prize winners to each ticket or calendar holder who provides the organization with a self-addressed stamped envelope and requests the list.

563.93(9)

(9) If a person who holds a Class A license sells equal shares of a single ticket to one or more purchasers, the person shall, prior to the raffle drawing for which the shares were sold, purchase any shares of the ticket that have not been sold.

563.93 - ANNOT.

History: 1977 c. 426; 1983 a. 222; 1987 a. 399; 1989 a. 147; 1991 a. 269 s. 782nd; Stats. 1991 s. 563.93; 1993 a. 152; 1995 a. 27 ss. 6976m to 6976t, 9123 (6pp); 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 16, 109; 2007 a. 206; 2009 a. 315.