Operators of Bingo Games and Related Concessions; State Fair Excepted

12.1. Only persons who are residents of West Virginia and who are active members of the licensee organization or its authorized auxiliary may participate in the conduct of any bingo game or operate any concession in conjunction with a bingo occasion. This Subsection does not apply to State Fair bingo licenses.

12.2. In no instance may an individual, under eighteen (18) years of age, participate in the conduct of a bingo occasion: Provided, That a junior volunteer firefighter sixteen (16) years of age or older may assist the volunteer fire company of which the junior volunteer firefighter is a member in the conduct of a bingo event under an annual license when the junior volunteer firefighter is supervised by a senior member of the same volunteer fire company who is over the age of twenty-one (21) years.