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TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-4275, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TRANSFERS OF BINGO CARDS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR PERMANENT LICENSE REVOCATION FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTION OF A BINGO CARD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-3940, RELATING TO A LICENSE TO CONDUCT BINGO, SO AS TO INCREASE TO FORTY-FIVE THE NUMBER OF DAYS THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE HAS BEFORE ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF AN APPLICATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-21-4275 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 172 of 2004, is amended to read:
"Section 12-21-4275. (A) The transfer of a bingo card or ticket by a manufacturer or bingo ticket manufacturer to a person other than a licensed distributor is prohibited. The transfer of a bingo card or ticket by a distributor to a person other than a licensed bingo promoter or a licensed bingo nonprofit organization is prohibited. The transfer of a bingo card or ticket by a distributor to a promoter or bingo nonprofit organization that does not have a voucher covering the bingo ticket or bingo card is prohibited.
(B) The department shall revoke permanently the license of a distributor who releases cards in violation of this section. If a license is revoked pursuant to this section, the department may not issue another distributor license to any person, directly or indirectly, individually or as a member of a partnership, corporation, or association, or as a relative by blood or marriage within the second degree, to a person or organization that had an interest in the revoked license."
SECTION 2. Section 12-21-3940(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(B) Upon application for a license, the department has thirty forty-five days to approve or reject the application based on the requirements of this article."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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