§ 13-2606. Qualified organizations

   The following organizations may conduct bingo in accordance with this part:

   (1) a bona fide religious organization that has conducted religious services at a fixed location in the county for at least 6 years before applying for a license under this part;

   (2) a municipal corporation in the county;

   (3) a volunteer fire company in the county;

   (4) a local unit of a nationwide bona fide nonprofit organization or club that consists solely of members who served in the armed forces of the United States; or

   (5) a nonprofit organization that:

      (i) intends to raise money for an exclusively charitable or educational purpose that is specifically described in the license application filed with the board; and

      (ii) has operated as a nonprofit organization in the county for at least 5 years before applying for a license under this part.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 251A(a); 2002, ch. 26, § 2.