By Mr. Jones of North Reading, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 253) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to authorize organizations to employ certain persons to conduct raffles and bazaars.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

Mary S. Rogeness

George N. Peterson, Jr.

John A. Lepper

Viriato Manuel deMacedo

Paul K. Frost

Elizabeth A. Poirier

Robert S. Hargraves

Karyn E. Polito

Richard J. Ross

Susan Williams Gifford

Paul J. P. Loscocco

Todd M. Smola

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to the conduct of raffles and bazaars by certain organizations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.  Section 7A of chapter 271 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended, in line 36, by adding at the end of the third sentence of the third full paragraph of said section the following:-- “except that the sponsoring organization may retain, at a reasonable fee, non-members to assist in the operation of such raffle or bazaar, including providing paid dealers and game supervisors to insure that the rules of the game are properly administered and complied with, so long as only qualified members of the sponsoring organization handle the funds collected and disbursed at the raffle or bazaar.”