Sec. 6. 17 MRSA §314, first ¶, as amended by PL 1995, c. 667, §4, is further amended to read:

The Chief of the State Police commission may issue licenses to operate beano or bingo games on a monthly basis to any volunteer fire department or any agricultural fair association or bona fide nonprofit charitable, educational, political, civic, recreational, fraternal, patriotic, religious or veterans' organization that was in existence at least 2 years prior to its application for a license, when sponsored, operated and conducted for the exclusive benefit of that organization by duly authorized members. The Chief of the State Police commission may also issue a license to any auxiliary associated with an organization, department or association qualified for a license under this section if the auxiliary has been in existence at least 2 years before applying for a license and the games are sponsored, operated and conducted for the exclusive benefit of the auxiliary by duly authorized members of the auxiliary. Proceeds from any game conducted by the auxiliary or the auxiliary's parent organization may not be used to provide salaries, wages or other remuneration to members, officers or employees of the auxiliary or its parent organization, except as provided in sections 326 and 335. The 2 years' limitation does not apply to any organizations in this State having a charter from a national organization, or auxiliaries of those organizations, even though the organizations have not been in existence for 2 years prior to their application for a license. The 2 years' limitation does not apply to any volunteer fire department or rescue unit or auxiliary of that department or unit. A license may be issued to an agricultural fair association when sponsored, operated and conducted for the benefit of such agricultural fair association.

Sec. 7. 17 MRSA §314-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1991, c. 426, §3 and affected by §9, is further amended to read:

1. Eligible organizations. The Chief of the State Police commission may issue licenses to operate high-stakes beano or high-stakes bingo to any federally recognized Indian tribe.