California Business and Professions Code 19803 – (a) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this …
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, to provide uniform, minimum standards of regulation of permissible gambling activities and the operation of lawful gambling establishments.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to preclude any city, county, or city and county from prohibiting any gambling activity, from imposing more stringent local controls or conditions upon gambling than are imposed by this chapter or by the commission, from inspecting gambling premises to enforce applicable state and local laws, or from imposing any local tax or license fee, if the prohibition, control, condition, inspection, tax, or fee is not inconsistent with this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the responsibility of local law enforcement agencies to enforce the laws of this state, including this chapter.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 19803
- City: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 18
- Commission: means the California Gambling Control Commission. See California Business and Professions Code 19805
- County: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 17
- Gambling: means to deal, operate, carry on, conduct, maintain, or expose for play a controlled game. See California Business and Professions Code 19805
- License: means a gambling license, key employee license, or any other license issued by the commission pursuant to this chapter or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. See California Business and Professions Code 19805
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
(Added by renumbering Section 19802 by Stats. 2002, Ch. 738, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)