GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1432*

Short Title:  Sporting Event Raffles.	(Local)

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Sponsors: Representatives McMahan; and Hurley.

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Referred to:  Judiciary II.

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May 25, 1998

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PERMIT MORE THAN TWO RAFFLES PER YEAR TO BE CONDUCTED BY EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH PROFESSIONAL SPORTING EVENTS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 14-309.15(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	Raffles shall be limited to two per nonprofit organization per year except that raffles may be conducted by a nonprofit organization at each of the home games played by a professional sports team in this State."
Section 2.  This act applies in any county with a population of more than 600,000 persons based on the most recent population estimates by the United States Census Bureau.
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.