Sec. 14. 17 MRSA §332, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 538, §2, is further amended to read:

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.

Sec. 15. 22 MRSA §1607, as amended by PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §88, is further amended to read:

§1607. Application

This chapter does not apply to fairs licensed, exhibitions and similar events held by agricultural societies and associations, pomological societies or poultry associations as defined and regulated under Title 7, chapter 3 4, or military activities. It shall does not apply to persons, associations, corporations, trusts or partnerships licensed under Title 8, chapters 11 and 19.

Sec. 16. 36 MRSA §652, sub-§1, śC, as amended by PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. B, §24 and affected by §25 and amended by PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read:

C. Further conditions to the right of exemption under paragraphs A and B are that:

(1) Any corporation claiming exemption under paragraph A must be organized and conducted exclusively for benevolent and charitable purposes;

(2) A director, trustee, officer or employee of an organization claiming exemption is not entitled to receive directly or indirectly any pecuniary profit from the operation of that organization, excepting reasonable compensation for services in effecting its purposes or as a proper beneficiary of its strictly benevolent or charitable purposes;