130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2021
Legislative Document No. 1037
S.P. 327 In Senate, March 10, 2021
An Act To Enable Nonprofit Organizations To Offer Raffle Tickets
by Mail
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BLACK of Franklin.
Cosponsored by Representative NEWMAN of Belgrade and
Senators: DESCHAMBAULT of York, FARRIN of Somerset, LUCHINI of Hancock,
Representatives: DOLLOFF of Milton Township, HARRINGTON of Sanford, KINNEY of
Knox.
Printed on recycled paper
 1 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2 Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §1837-A, sub-§7 is enacted to read:
3 7. Raffle by mail. All eligible organizations under section 1832, subsection 2, when
4 conducting a raffle authorized under this section, may offer raffle tickets for purchase by
5 mail. An organization offering raffle tickets for purchase by mail under this subsection
6 shall ensure that any person purchasing a raffle ticket offered by the organization by mail
7 is at least 21 years of age.
8 SUMMARY
9 This bill allows bona fide nonprofit organizations, agricultural societies and volunteer
10 fire departments, when conducting an authorized raffle, to offer raffle tickets for purchase
11 by mail and requires the organization to ensure that any person purchasing a raffle ticket
12 by mail is at least 21 years of age.
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