Section 44.03. Sale of calendars and class A raffle tickets.

 

(1)   Number of days. A licensed organization may sell calendars or single event raffle tickets no earlier than 270 days before the first drawing.

(2)   Termination of sale of calendars. A licensed organization may not sell any calendars relating to a specific calendar raffle after a drawing has taken place for any date on the calendar.

(3)   Sale of shares. All of the following requirements shall apply to a licensed organization desiring to sell equal shares of a Class A raffle ticket.

(a) No more than 4 shares shall be sold for any single raffle ticket.

(b) No price discount shall be offered to a person purchasing more than one share.

(c) All shares shall be identical in form and consist of the organization's and share purchasers' portions.

(d) All share purchasers' portions of a single raffle ticket shall be identical in form and shall include the information required in s. 563.93 (1m) , Stats.

(e) The organization's portion shall be placed in the drawing container and include all of the following:

1. Raffle ticket identification number required under s. 563.93 (2g) (e) , Stats.

2. Identification letters for all shares comprising the raffle ticket.

3. A place for the purchaser to enter the purchaser's name and address next to the share identification letter identifying the share purchased.

(f) For a raffle in which shares are sold, all prizes awarded by a licensed organization shall be in the form of cash or commodity in an amount equally divisible by the maximum number of shares that comprise the raffle ticket.

(g) The licensed organization shall pay all winning shareholders directly.

(h) The department shall not be held responsible or liable in any dispute regarding the ownership or sale of raffle ticket shares.

(4)   Distribution and maintenance of ticket portions. The licensed organization shall comply with all of the following requirements:

(a) Provide the buyer with the purchaser's portion of the raffle ticket, share or calendar at the time of sale.

(b) Ensure that the organization's portions for all sold raffle tickets are placed in the drawing container prior to the time of the drawing.

(c) Maintain the organization's portions of all sold raffle tickets that are placed in the drawing container for a period of 12 months after the raffle is conducted. The organization's portions shall be provided to the department upon request.

History: Cr. Register, July, 1991, No. 427 , eff. 8-1-91; CR 04-073 : am. (1), cr. (3) and (4) Register May 2005 No. 593 , eff. 6-1-05; correction in (3) (d), (e) 1. under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register October 2015 No. 718 .