5211536 Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, DC - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Finalization of rulemaking for uniformed tiered pricing schedule for raffle tickets.

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES CONTROL BOARD

 

NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

 

The Executive Director of the District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board (D.C. Lottery), pursuant to the authority set forth in the 2005 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act, approved October 16, 2006 (Pub. L. No. 109-356, § 201, 120 Stat. 2019; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-204.24a(c)(6) (2012 Repl.)); Section 4 of the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of Columbia, effective March 10, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-172; D.C. Official Code §§ 3-1306 and 3-1321 (2012 Repl.)); the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority Order, issued September 21, 1996; and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Financial Management Control Order No. 96-22, issued November 18, 1996, hereby gives notice of its intent to amend Chapter 15 (Raffles) of Title 30 (Lottery and Charitable Games), of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).

 

These amendments will allow D.C. Lottery and its agents the option of accepting debit cards as a method of payment from customers for lottery sales. The purpose of this amendment is to clarify that a uniform price for 50/50 raffle tickets includes a uniformed tiered pricing schedule approved by the Executive Director.

 

The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in D.C. Register on October 17, 2014 at 61 DCR 10806.  The rules were adopted as final on November 25, 2014. No comments were received, and no substantive changes were made to the rulemaking.  These final rules will become effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

 

Chapter 15, RAFFLES, of Title 30, LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES, DCMR is amended as follows:

 

Amend Subsection 1509.2 (p) to read as follows:

 

1509.2    

(p)        All 50/50 raffle tickets shall be sold at a uniform price, including a uniformed tiered pricing schedule approved by the Executive Director. The licensed organization may not change Agency approved 50/50 raffle ticket prices during the licensed event.