N.Y. GMU Law § 484

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Control and supervision; suspension of licenses; inspection of premises

Official statutory text

§ 484. Control and supervision; suspension of licenses; inspection of\npremises. 1. The governing body of any municipality issuing any license\nunder this article shall have and exercise rigid control and close\nsupervision over all games of bingo conducted under such license, to the\nend that the same are fairly conducted in accordance with the provisions\nof such license, the provisions of the rules and regulations promulgated\nby the control commission and the provisions of this article and such\ngoverning body and the control commission shall have the power and the\nauthority to suspend any license issued by such governing body and to\nrevoke the same, and, additionally, in the case of an authorized\ncommercial lessor, to impose a fine in an amount not exceeding one\nthousand dollars, after notice and hearing, for violation of any such\nprovisions, and shall have the right of entry, by their respective\nofficers and agents, at all times into any premises where any game of\nbingo is being conducted or where it is intended that any such game\nshall be conducted, or where any equipment being used or intended to be\nused in the conduct thereof is found, for the purpose of inspecting the\nsame.\n 2. In addition to the authority granted pursuant to subdivision one of\nthis section, the governing body and the control commission, in a city\nhaving a population of one million or more, may impose a fine in an\namount not exceeding one thousand dollars, after notice and hearing, on\nany licensee under this article for violation of any provision of such\nlicense, this article or rules and regulations promulgated pursuant\nthereto.\n

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