§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 […]
§47-21-30. Additional Remedies for the Commissioner; Administrative Procedures; Deposit of Money Penalties
(a) Additional remedies. — Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, the commissioner may: (1) Revoke or refuse to renew any license issued under this article for any material violation of the provisions of this article or legislative rules of the commissioner promulgated for this article;
§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 […]
§47-21-26. Restrictions on Use of Raffle Equipment
A licensee may use only raffle equipment which it owns, which it borrows without compensation, or which it leases for a reasonable and customary amount.
§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 […]
§47-21-11. Limits on Prizes Awarded — General Provisions
Prizes may be money, real or personal property or merchandise other than beer, wine, spirits or alcoholic liquor as defined in section five, article one, chapter sixty of this code. If the prizes are real or personal property or merchandise, the value assigned to them is their fair market value at the time of acquisition […]
§47-21-12. Compensation
(a) A licensee may pay a salary, the minimum of which is the federal minimum wage and the maximum of which is not more than one hundred and twenty percent of the state minimum wage to operators of charitable raffle games who are either: (1) Active members of the licensee organization and who have been […]
§47-21-13. Compensation for Concession Operator; Concession Operated by Charitable or Public Service Organization
A licensee may allow any person to operate concessions in conjunction with raffle occasions, and to be compensated for such operation, in accordance with the following provisions: (a) The licensee organization is one which meets or holds functions other than raffle occasions on a regular basis; (b) The concession to be operated at the raffle […]
§47-21-15. Payment of Reasonable Expenses From Proceeds; Net Proceeds Disbursement
(a) The reasonable, necessary and actual expenses incurred in connection with the conduct of raffle occasions, not to exceed 40 percent of the gross proceeds collected during a license period, may be paid out of the gross proceeds of the conduct of the raffle, including, but not limited to: (1) Rent paid for the use […]