22.282.14 97th Legislative Session 829
Introduced by: The Committee on Taxation at the request of the Department of Revenue
An Act to repeal the bingo distributor license and bingo manufacturer license and to repeal the bingo tax.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:
Section 1. That § 22-25-25 be AMENDED:
22-25-25. The game, bingo, as defined in § 22-25-23, or lottery, as defined in § 22-25-24, may not be construed as gambling or as a lottery within the meaning of § 22-25-1, if:
(1) The bingo game or lottery is conducted by a bona fide congressionally chartered veterans' organization; a religious, charitable, educational, or fraternal organization; a local civic or service club; a political party; a volunteer fire department; a local industrial development corporation as defined in § 5-14-23; or a political action committee or political committee on behalf of any candidate for a political office which exists under the laws of the State of South Dakota;
(2) The proceeds therefrom do not inure to the benefit of any individual;
(3) No separate organization or professional person is employed to conduct the bingo game or lottery or assist therein;
(4) No compensation of any kind in excess of the state minimum wage per hour or sixty dollars, whichever is greater, in value is paid to any person for services rendered during any bingo session in connection with the conduct of the bingo game or in consideration of any lottery. However, the provisions of this subdivision do not apply to games or lotteries conducted in connection with any of the following events: a county fair conducted pursuant to § 7-27-3, the state fair conducted pursuant to chapter 1-21, or a civic celebration recognized by resolution or other similar official action of the governing body of a county, municipality, or village;
(5) No prize in excess of two thousand dollars is awarded at any one play of bingo;
(5A)(6) The
actual value of any lottery prize is stated before any chances for
the lottery are sold. A lottery prize of a stated amount of dollars
in value may be given to a person who sells a winning lottery ticket
or share as long as the winning lottery ticket or share is selected
at random;
(6)(7) The
organizations authorized under subdivision (1) of this section,
before conducting a bingo game or before selling any chances for a
lottery,
give thirty days' written notice of the time and place thereof to the
governing body or designated administrative official of the county or
municipality in which it intends to conduct the bingo game or
lottery, and the governing body does not pass a resolution objecting
thereto. However, any organization that conducts a lottery and sells
tickets or
shares for
such
the lottery
are sold
state-wide shall provide written notice of
such
the lottery
pursuant to this subdivision only to the secretary of state and to
the governing body where the drawing for
such
the lottery is
held. A municipality pursuant to § 9-29-5
may by ordinance prohibit within the municipality the sale of lottery
tickets or shares for
such
the lottery
issued pursuant to this section; and
(7)(8) No
organization authorized to conduct a bingo game or lottery under
subdivision (1) of this section may enter into any lease or agreement
with any other person or organization to provide equipment or
services associated with the conduct of a bingo game or lottery.
However, this subdivision does not apply to any lease or agreement
with a distributor licensed
pursuant to §§ 22-25-28
to 22-25-51,
inclusive, to
provide bingo or lottery equipment and supplies.
Section 2. That § 22-25-28 be AMENDED:
22-25-28.
No
person may sell, offer for sale, or otherwise furnish bingo or
lottery equipment and supplies without being licensed as a
distributor pursuant to §§ 22-25-28 to 22-25-51,
inclusive. Any person, organization, or other entity which conducts
bingo games or lotteries may purchase or lease bingo or lottery
equipment and supplies or pull‑tabs only from persons licensed
pursuant to this chapter. The annual distributor license fee is five
thousand dollars. All distributor licenses shall be renewed on
January first of each year. For
the purpose of this
section
chapter, a
distributor is any person who purchases bingo or lottery equipment or
supplies from a manufacturer and sells, offers for sale, or otherwise
furnishes bingo or lottery equipment or supplies in this state.,
excluding
Any
any person who
rents bingo equipment to another for noncommercial recreational use
is exempt from the licensing requirement imposed in this section and
the tax imposed in § 22-25-48.
For the purposes of this section, the term, noncommercial
recreational use, means games played for amusement only, not for gain
or profit, and not conducted by any person or organization which
receives compensation for sponsoring or operating bingo games.
Section 3. That § 22-25-29 be AMENDED:
22-25-29.
No
manufacturer may sell, offer for sale, or otherwise furnish bingo or
lottery equipment and supplies without being licensed as a
manufacturer pursuant to §§ 22-25-28
to 22-25-51,
inclusive. The annual manufacturer license fee is two thousand five
hundred dollars. All manufacturer licenses shall be renewed on
January first of each year. No person licensed as a manufacturer may
be licensed as a distributor. A manufacturer may sell bingo and
lottery equipment and supplies only to a distributor licensed under
§§ 22-25-28
to 22-25-51,
inclusive, and a distributor may purchase bingo and lottery equipment
and supplies only from a manufacturer licensed under §§ 22-25-28
to 22-25-51,
inclusive. For
the purpose of this
section
chapter, a
manufacturer is any person who assembles from raw materials or
subparts completed pieces of bingo or lottery equipment or supplies.
Section 4. That § 22-25-30 be REPEALED:
Application for a
distributor's or manufacturer's license shall be made to the
Department of Revenue. The application shall be on forms provided by
the secretary of revenue. Such forms shall include at least the
following information:
(1) The name of the
person responsible for completing the application;
(2) The name of the
business;
(3) The mailing address
of the business;
(4) The office address if
different than the mailing address;
(5) The telephone number
of the business;
(6) The official position
of the person completing the application;
(7) Whether the applicant
is a corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship;
(8) A list of the owners,
partners, officers, directors, and people in supervisory and
management positions. A distributor personnel form shall be completed
for each of these individuals;
(9) The address of the
facility in South Dakota into which all bingo or lottery equipment
and supplies is unloaded prior to sale in this state;
(10) A statement that the
applicant is not a wholesale distributor of alcoholic beverages;
(11) A statement that the
owners, partners, officers, directors, and people in supervisory and
management positions are of good moral character and have never been
convicted of a crime regarding moral turpitude; and
(12) A statement of
consent authorizing law enforcement officers or the secretary of
revenue or his agents to enter upon and inspect any site where bingo
or lottery equipment or supplies are stored by the distributor and
authorizing inspection at any location of any records of the
distributor connected to the sale of bingo and lottery equipment in
the state, without warrant or court process.
The chief executive
officer or owner shall verify under oath the statements made in the
application.
Section 5. That § 22-25-31 be REPEALED:
The distributor personnel
form shall include the following information:
(1) The name of the
person completing the form;
(2) The name of the
distributor;
(3) The address, date of
birth, and name of the spouse of the person completing the form;
(4) All other current
occupations along with the employer's name, address, type of
business, and the position held within that business;
(5) The names of any
organizations conducting bingo or lotteries under the provisions of
§ 22-25-25
of which the person completing this form is a member;
(6) All criminal
convictions, or pending criminal charges, if any, the dates of those
convictions and the location of the court imposing sentence; and
(7) A list of all the
places of residence in the last ten years.
Information on this form
shall be verified under oath by the person completing it.
Section 6. That § 22-25-36 be REPEALED:
If any information
submitted in the application changes, the changes shall be filed with
the secretary of revenue within ten days after the change.
Section 7. That § 22-25-37 be REPEALED:
Each distributor and
manufacturer shall maintain for five years records relative to the
purchase and sale, lease, rental, or loan of bingo or lottery
equipment and supplies at the distributor's place of business within
this state or in the case of a manufacturer at the manufacturer's
place of business. Sales invoices shall be maintained by a
distributor for all bingo or lottery equipment and supplies
distributed, whether by sale, lease, rental, or loan, to all
qualified organizations. Sales invoices shall be maintained by
manufacturers for all bingo or lottery equipment and supplies
distributed, whether by sale, lease, rental, or loan, to all
qualified organizations or distributors. Bingo or lottery equipment
and supplies provided to all qualifying organizations or distributors
at no charge shall be recorded on a sales invoice. The sales invoices
shall be on a standard form prescribed by the secretary of revenue
and shall have the following information as a minimum:
(1) The license number of
the distributor or manufacturer;
(2) The complete business
name and address of the organization or distributor;
(3) The sales tax license
number of the organization or distributor;
(4) The invoice number;
(5) The invoice date;
(6) The date shipped;
(7) The quantity by the
number of deals for pull‑tabs;
(8) A full description of
each item of bingo or lottery equipment and supplies sold;
(9) The ideal gross
receipts for each different type of pull‑tab; and
(10) The ideal net
receipts for each different type of pull‑tab.
Section 8. That § 22-25-38 be REPEALED:
The secretary of revenue
may examine or cause to be examined the books and records of any
distributor or manufacturer to the extent that such books and records
relate to any transaction connected to the sale of bingo or lottery
equipment and supplies in this state. No distributor or manufacturer
may prohibit, interfere with, or otherwise impede such examination,
but shall cooperate and assist with the examination and provide such
information as may be required.
Section 9. That § 22-25-41 be AMENDED:
22-25-41.
No coin-operated
machine or mechanical pull-tab dispensing device may be sold or
otherwise furnished to any organization in this state by a
distributor or manufacturer
licensed pursuant to §§ 22-25-28
to 22-25-51,
inclusive.
However, a licensed
distributor
or manufacturer may sell or furnish a coin or bill operated
mechanical pull-tab dispensing device if the device is only sold or
furnished to and only used by a fraternal or charitable organization,
local civic or service club, volunteer fire department, or a
congressionally chartered veteran's organization that qualifies under
§ 22-25-25.1.
Section 10. That § 22-25-48 be REPEALED:
All distributors shall
pay a tax to the Department of Revenue of five percent of the
distributor's gross sales of bingo or lottery equipment and supplies
or pull-tabs for use in South Dakota. The tax shall be paid by the
fifteenth day of the month following the month in which the sales
invoice was prepared on a form provided by the Department of Revenue.
Section 11. That § 22-25-49 be REPEALED:
The secretary of revenue
may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26
to implement the provisions of §§ 22-25-28
to 22-25-51,
inclusive.
Section 12. That § 22-25-50 be AMENDED:
22-25-50.
Any person who
violates any provision of
§§ 22-25-28
to 22-25-51,
inclusive
§§ 22-25-32
to 22-25-35,
inclusive, or 22-25-39
to 22-35-47, inclusive,
is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person convicted of a second
or subsequent violation of the provisions of
§§ 22-25-28
to 22-25-51,
inclusive
§§ 22-25-32
to 22-25-35,
inclusive, or 22-25-39
to 22-35-47, inclusive,
is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
Section 13. That § 22-25-51 be REPEALED:
The provisions of
§§ 22-25-28
to 22-25-51,
inclusive, do not apply to a lottery owned and operated by the State
of South Dakota.
Section 14. That § 10-59-1 be AMENDED:
10-59-1.
The provisions of
this chapter may only apply to proceedings commenced under this
chapter concerning the taxes, the fees, the surcharges, or the
persons subject to the taxes, fees, or surcharges imposed by, or any
civil or criminal investigation authorized by, chapters 10-33A,
10-39,
10-39A,
10-39B,
10-43,
10-45,
10-45D,
10-46,
10-46A,
10-46B,
10-46E,
10-47B,
10-50C,
10-52,
10-52A,
10-62,
32-3,
32-3A,
32-5,
32-5B,
32-6B,
32-9,
32-10,
34-45,
and 34A-13
and §§ 22-25-48,
49-31-51,
and 50-4-13
to 50-4-17,
inclusive.
Underscores indicate new language.
Overstrikes
indicate deleted language.