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§47-21-25. Prohibited Acts by Convicted Persons

Any person convicted of any felony, or a misdemeanor for a gambling offense, or of a violation of any provision of article twenty of this chapter, is prohibited from directly or indirectly obtaining a raffle license, conducting a raffle game, operating a concession, or leasing or providing to a licensee any premises where raffle occasions […]

§47-21-27. Proceeds of State Fair

The Legislature declares that the net proceeds of any raffle game which accrue to the West Virginia state fair are considered used for charitable or public service purposes as defined in section two of this article. Any proceeds allowed by the state fair board to be paid to or retained by persons who conduct raffle […]

§47-21-28. State Fair Raffle License; Rules and Regulations

The West Virginia state fair board may apply annually to the Tax Commissioner for a state fair raffle license to provide for the conduct of raffle occasions at the state fair. The license shall permit the state fair board to have one or more persons conduct raffle occasions at the state fair who have conducted […]

§47-21-29. Severability

If, for any reason, any section, sentence, clause, phrase or provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect other sections, sentences, clauses, phrases or provisions or their application to any other person or circumstance, and to this end […]

§47-21-16. Records; Commissioner Audit

Any licensee which holds a raffle occasion as provided by this article shall maintain a separate account and separate book-keeping procedure for its raffle operations: Provided, That nothing in this article restricts a licensee from transferring moneys in the account from a raffle occasion to an account created under section sixteen, article twenty of this […]

§47-21-17. Advertising

A licensee may advertise its raffle occasions in a manner reasonably necessary to promote the occasion.