| D. Three percent of the total gross slot machine income | must be forwarded by the board to the Treasurer of State, | who shall credit the money to the Agricultural Fair Support | Fund established in Title 7, section 77 91; |
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| | Sec. 11. 13-B MRSA §201, sub-§3, ķE, as amended by PL 1985, c. 737, Pt. | A, §35, is further amended to read: |
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| E. County and local agricultural Agricultural societies, as | that term is used in Title 7, chapter 3 4; |
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| | Sec. 12. 17 MRSA §330, sub-§1-C, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 672, §1, is | amended to read: |
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| | 1-C. Agricultural society. "Agricultural society" or "fair" | means a nonprofit agricultural fair society eligible for the | state a stipend under Title 7, section 62 chapter 4. |
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| | Sec. 13. 17 MRSA §331, sub-§6, ķA, as repealed and replaced by PL | 2001, c. 471, Pt. F, §4 and affected by §5, is amended to read: |
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| A. Any agricultural society eligible for the state a | stipend under Title 7, section 62 chapter 4, or any bona | fide, nonprofit organization that is either charitable, | educational, political, civic, recreational, fraternal, | patriotic or religious or any auxiliary of such | organization; |
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| | Sec. 14. 17 MRSA §332, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 538, §2, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 1. Organizations eligible. Notwithstanding other provisions | of law, the Chief of the State Police may issue a license to | operate a game of chance to an agricultural society eligible for | the state a stipend under Title 7, section 62 chapter 4, or to a | bona fide nonprofit charitable, educational, political, civic, | recreational, fraternal, patriotic or religious organization, or | to a volunteer fire department or to an auxiliary of any of these | organizations, any of which must be founded, chartered or | organized in this State for a period of not less than 2 | consecutive years before applying for a license. |
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| | Sec. 15. 22 MRSA §1607, as amended by PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §88, | is further amended to read: |
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| | This chapter does not apply to fairs licensed, exhibitions and | similar events held by agricultural societies and associations, | pomological societies or poultry associations as |
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