The West Virginia state fair board may apply annually to the Tax Commissioner for a state fair bingo license to provide for the conduct of bingo occasions at the state fair. The license shall permit the state fair board to have one or more persons conduct bingo occasions at the state fair who have conducted bingo occasions on a regular basis for a least two years prior to the date of the state fair board's application. A license fee of $500 shall be paid to the Tax Commissioner for the state fair bingo license. The provisions of sections ten, eleven, twelve, fourteen, fifteen and twenty-eight of this article do not apply to a state fair bingo license. No state fair bingo license may be issued unless the application includes a copy of any lease or agreement entered into between the state fair board and the persons who are to conduct bingo occasions at the state fair. The state fair board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations, not inconsistent with or in violation of the provisions of this article, to govern the holding of bingo occasions at the state fair.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 47-20-22

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10