Sec. 6. 17 MRSA §325, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 307, §2, is amended by enacted a new paragraph to read:

An individual, corporation, partnership or unincorporated association that rents or leases a building or facilities to hold, conduct or operate "Beano" or "Bingo" without a commercial beano hall permit issued by the Chief of the State Police or who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any rules adopted by the Chief of the State Police pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a Class E crime.

Sec. 7. 17 MRSA §328 is enacted to read:

§328.__Commercial beano hall

1.__Permit required.__An individual, corporation, partnership or unincorporated association may not rent or lease space for profit to a licensee to hold, conduct or operate "Beano" or "Bingo" unless a commercial beano hall permit is obtained from the Chief of the State Police.

2.__Application.__An individual, corporation, partnership or unincorporated association desiring to rent or lease space for profit for the purpose given in subsection 1 shall apply to the Chief of the State Police for a commercial beano hall permit.__ The application must be on forms provided by the Chief of the State Police, must contain the full name and address of the individual or entity seeking to be permitted and the location of the building or facility to be rented or leased.__An applicant who is an individual shall list the individual's name and address.__An applicant that is a corporation, partnership or unincorporated association shall also list the names and addresses of any owners with a 10% or greater interest in the corporation, partnership or unincorporated association seeking the permit.

A.__The applicant shall submit 2 fingerprint cards bearing the legible rolled and flat impression of the fingerprints of the owner, if the owner is an individual, of any owner who owns or controls a 50% or greater interest in the corporation, partnership or the unincorporated association, and, of the manager, if the manager is not the owner as previously described, prepared by a state or local public law enforcement agency to be forwarded to the State Bureau of Identification for the purpose of conducting state and national criminal history record checks.