Sec. 1. 9 MRSA §5003, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. A, §2, is further amended to read:

1. Charitable organization. "Charitable organization" means any person or entity, including any person or entity organized in a foreign state, that is or holds itself out to be organized or operated for any charitable purpose or that solicits, accepts or obtains contributions from the public for any charitable purpose and by any means, including, but not limited to, personal contact, telephone, mail, newspaper advertisement, television or radio. Status as a tax-exempt entity does not necessarily qualify that entity as a charitable organization. A chapter, branch, area office or similar affiliate or any person soliciting contributions for any charitable purpose within the State for a charitable organization that has its principal place of business outside the State is considered a charitable organization for the purposes of this Act. For purposes of this chapter, an organization established for and serving bona fide religious purposes is not a charitable organization.

Sec. 2. 9 MRSA §5003, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1999, c. 221, §1, is amended to read:

3. Commercial co-venturer. "Commercial co-venturer" means any person who, for profit or other commercial consideration, is regularly and primarily engaged in trade or commerce in this State, other than in connection with the raising of funds for charitable organizations or purposes, and who conducts, promotes, underwrites, arranges or sponsors a sale, performance, event or collection or and sale of donated goods or event of any kind that is advertised in conjunction with the name of any charitable organization. Any such person who will benefit in good will only may not be considered a commercial co-venturer if the collection and distribution of the proceeds of the sale, performance or event, or the collection and sale of donated goods, are supervised and controlled by the benefiting charitable organization.

Sec. 3. 9 MRSA §5003, sub-§4-B is enacted to read:

4-B.__Department.__"Department" means the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation.

Sec. 4. 9 MRSA §5003, sub-§9, as amended by PL 1977, c. 654, §1, is further amended to read:

9. Professional fund-raising counsel. "Professional fund- raising counsel" means any person who, for a flat fixed fee under a written agreement or for a fee computed under a written