Business and Professions Code - BPC
DIVISION 8. SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [18400 - 22949.80]
( Division 8 added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 44. ) CHAPTER 5. The Gambling Control Act [19800 - 19987]
( Chapter 5 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 867, Sec. 3. ) ARTICLE 3. Regulations [19840 - 19846]
( Article 3 repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 867, Sec. 17. ) 19842.
(a) The commission shall not prohibit, on a statewide basis, the play of any game or restrict the manner in which any game is played, unless the commission, in a proceeding pursuant to this article, finds that the game, or the manner in which the game is played, violates a law of the United States, a law of this state, or a local ordinance.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the powers of the commission in a proceeding against a licensee pursuant to Article 10 (commencing with Section 19930).
(c) No regulation prohibiting a game or the manner in which a game is played shall be deemed to be an emergency regulation.
(Added by renumbering Section 19834.5A by Stats. 2002, Ch. 738, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 2003.)