TITLE 10: LOCAL LAWS DIVISION 3: THIRD SENATORIAL DISTRICT (SAIPAN, ETC,)
§ 30413. Citizenship and License Requirements. (a) The sole bingo license shall not be issued to any person, corporation, company, joint venture, entity, or organization who is not a citizen of the United States of America or a United States permanent resident alien and a resident of Saipan for at least five years prior to participating in an invitation to bid. For purposes of this Chapter, resident shall mean a person, business, company, joint venture, entity, or organization shall have been residing or doing business in Saipan for five or more consecutive years prior to the date of submitting a bid for the sole bingo license. Such person, business, company, joint venture, entity, or organization shall have established residency in Saipan by keeping a current mailing address, active accounts at the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation, active accounts at banking institutions in Saipan, and continuously paid income or gross receipt taxes for more than five consecutive years before submitting a bid for the sole bingo license. Upon request, the Mayor of Saipan shall receive verifiable proof from each bidder to satisfy the requirements of residency as provided in this subsection. Refusal or failure of a bidder to provide proof as requested by the Mayor of Saipan shall immediately disqualify and make that bidder ineligible for further consideration of its bid. (b) The sole bingo license shall not be issued to a person, corporation, company, joint venture, entity, or organization who does not have a valid business license to conduct bingo games in Saipan. This requirement must be satisfied prior to any person, corporation, joint venture, entity, or organization responding to an invitation to bid for the sole bingo license in Saipan. (c) The sole bingo licensee must be licensed by the appropriate government agency to conduct sales of goods, beverage, merchandize, etc. The sole bingo licensee must at all times during the five-year license period keep all required licenses and permits current. (d) The sole bingo licensee must comply with any and all applicable CNMI and federal laws and regulations, including but not limited to, zoning, building safety code, building occupancy, fire, health and sanitation, etc. Source: SLL 20-16 § 13 (Oct. 25, 2017), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission struck “(5)” after “five” in (a) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(e). The Commission changed “Act” to “Chapter” in (a) and inserted a comma before “zoning” in (d) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g). The Commission changed “five (5) year” to “five-year” in (c) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(e) and (g).