N.Y. GMU Law § 195-O — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 9-A / Section 195-O
Distributor of bell jars; reports and records
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§ 195-o. Distributor of bell jars; reports and records.  * 1.\nDistribution; distributors. Any distributor licensed in accordance with\nsection one hundred eighty-nine-a of this article to distribute bell jar\ntickets shall purchase bell jar tickets only from licensed manufacturers\nand may manufacture coin boards and merchandise boards only as\nauthorized in subdivision one-a of this section. Licensed distributors\nof bell jar tickets shall sell such tickets only to not-for-profit,\ncharitable or religious organizations registered by the board. Any\nlicensed distributor who willfully violates the provisions of this\nsection shall: (a) upon such first offense, have their license suspended\nfor a period of thirty days; (b) upon such second offense, participate\nin a hearing to be conducted by the board, and surrender their license\nfor such period as recommended by the board; and (c) upon such third or\nsubsequent offense, have their license suspended for a period of one\nyear and shall be guilty of a class E felony. Any unlicensed distributor\nwho violates this section shall be guilty of a class E felony.\n  * NB Effective until December 19, 2026\n  * 1. Distribution; distributors. Any distributor licensed in\naccordance with section one hundred eighty-nine-a of this article to\ndistribute bell jar tickets or electronic bell jar vending machines\nshall purchase such tickets and vending machines only from licensed\nmanufacturers and may manufacture coin boards and merchandise boards\nonly as authorized in subdivision one-a of this section. Licensed\ndistributors of bell jar tickets shall sell such tickets and vending\nmachines only to not-for-profit, charitable or religious organizations\nregistered by the commission and shall sell, lease or otherwise\ndistribute electronic bell jar vending machines only to eligible veteran\norganizations or volunteer fire companies as set forth in this article.\nAny licensed distributor who willfully violates the provisions of this\nsection shall: (a) upon such first offense, have their license suspended\nfor a period of thirty days; (b) upon such second offense, participate\nin a hearing to be conducted by the commission, and surrender their\nlicense for such period as recommended by the commission; and (c) upon\nsuch third or subsequent offense, have their license suspended for a\nperiod of one year and shall be guilty of a class E felony. Any\nunlicensed distributor who violates this section shall be guilty of a\nclass E felony.\n  * NB Effective December 19, 2026\n  1-a. Coin boards and merchandise boards. Distributors of bell jar\ntickets may manufacture coin boards and merchandise boards only if such\nboards have been approved by the board and have a bar code affixed to\nthem setting forth all information required by the board. Except that\nfor coin boards and merchandise boards, delineation of the prize or\nprize value need not be included on the game ticket sold in conjunction\nwith a coin board or merchandise board. In lieu of such requirement, the\ndistributor shall be required to disclose the prize levels and the\nnumber of winners at each level and shall print clearly on the game\nticket that a ticket holder may obtain the prize and prize value for\neach prize level by referencing the flare. Such coin boards shall only\nbe sold by licensed distributors to licensed authorized organizations\nregistered by the board in accordance with the provisions of this\narticle.\n  2. Business records. A distributor shall keep at each place of\nbusiness complete and accurate records for that place of business,\nincluding itemized invoices of bell jar tickets held and purchased. The\nrecords must show the names and addresses of purchasers, the inventory\nat the close of each period for which a return is required, all bell jar\ntickets on hand, and other pertinent papers and documents relating to\nthe purchase, sale, or disposition of bell jar tickets as may be\nrequired by the board. Books, records, itemized invoices, and other\npapers and documents required by this section shall be kept for a period\nof at least four years after the date of the documents, or the date of\nthe entries appearing in the records, unless the board authorizes in\nwriting their destruction or disposal at an earlier date. A person who\nviolates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.\n  * 3. Sales records. A distributor shall maintain a record of all bell\njar tickets that it sells. The record shall include, but need not be\nlimited to:\n  (a) the identity of the manufacturer from whom the distributor\npurchased the product;\n  (b) the serial number of the product;\n  (c) the name, address, and license or exempt permit number of the\norganization or person to which the sale was made;\n  (d) the date of the sale;\n  (e) the name of the person who ordered the product;\n  (f) the name of the person who received the product;\n  (g) the type of product;\n  (h) the serial number of the product;\n  (i) the account number identifying the sale from the manufacturer to\ndistributor and the account number identifying the sale from the\ndistributor to the licensed organization; and\n  (j) the name, form number, or other identifying information for each\ngame.\n  * NB Effective until December 19, 2026\n  * 3. Sales records. A distributor shall maintain a record of all bell\njar tickets that it sells and all electronic bell jar vending machines\nthat it sells or leases. The record shall include, but need not be\nlimited to:\n  (a) the identity of the manufacturer from whom the distributor\npurchased the product;\n  (b) the serial number of the product;\n  (c) the name, address, and license or exempt permit number of the\norganization or person to which the sale was made;\n  (d) the date of the sale;\n  (e) the name of the person who ordered the product;\n  (f) the name of the person who received the product;\n  (g) the type of product;\n  (h) the account number identifying the sale from the manufacturer to\ndistributor and the account number identifying the sale from the\ndistributor to the licensed organization; and\n  (i) the name, form number, or other identifying information for each\ngame.\n  * NB Effective December 19, 2026\n  * 4. Invoices. A distributor shall supply with each sale of a bell jar\nproduct an itemized invoice showing the distributor's name and address,\nthe purchaser's name, address, and license number, the date of the sale,\nthe account number identifying the sale from the manufacturer to\ndistributor and the account number identifying the sale from the\ndistributor to the licensed organization, and the description of the\ndeals, including the form number, the serial number and the ideal gross\nfrom every deal of bell jar or similar game.\n  * NB Effective until December 19, 2026\n  * 4. Invoices; agreements. (a) A distributor shall supply with each\nsale of a bell jar product an itemized invoice showing the distributor's\nname and address, the purchaser's name, address, and license number, the\ndate of the sale, the account number identifying the sale from the\nmanufacturer to distributor and the account number identifying the sale\nfrom the distributor to the licensed organization, and the description\nof the deals, including the form number, the serial number and the ideal\ngross from every deal of bell jar or similar game.\n  (b) Prior to the sale, lease, or distribution of an electronic bell\njar vending machine to a veteran organization or volunteer fire company,\nthe distributor or manufacturer shall provide the contract or agreement\nfor such sale, lease or distribution to the commission for approval and\nany modification to such contract or agreement thereafter. Such contract\nor agreement shall show, at minimum:\n  (i) the name and address of the veteran organization or volunteer fire\ncompany;\n  (ii) the date of sale, lease or distribution;\n  (iii) the serial number of each such machine;\n  (iv) the material terms and conditions of such contract or agreement;\nand\n  (v) any additional information as the commission may require.\n  (c) The commission may promulgate rules and regulations relating to\nthe terms of any contract or agreement for the sale, lease, or\ndistribution of an electronic bell jar vending machine to a veteran\norganization or volunteer fire company, including, but not limited to,\nregulations to ensure that revenue from play on such machines\nappropriately benefits the veteran organization and does not, instead,\nprimarily or unduly benefit any other entity, including the distributor\nor manufacturer. The commission, in its sole discretion, may approve or\ndeny such contract or agreement and any material modification to such\ncontract or agreement thereafter. If the commission denies approval for\nsuch contract, agreement or modification, it shall provide the reasons\nfor such determination.\n  * NB Effective December 19, 2026\n  * 5. Reports. A distributor shall report quarterly to the gaming\ncommission, on a form prescribed by the gaming commission, its sales of\neach type of bell jar deal or tickets. This report shall be filed\nquarterly on or before the twentieth day of the month succeeding the end\nof the quarter in which the sale was made. The gaming commission may\nrequire that a distributor submit the quarterly report and invoices\nrequired by this section via electronic media or electronic data\ntransfer.\n  * NB Effective until December 19, 2026\n  * 5. Reports. A distributor shall report quarterly to the gaming\ncommission, on a form prescribed by the gaming commission, its sales of\neach type of bell jar deal or tickets and electronic bell jar vending\nmachines. This report shall be filed quarterly on or before the\ntwentieth day of the month succeeding the end of the quarter in which\nthe sale was made. The commission may require that a distributor submit\nthe quarterly report and invoices required by this section via\nelectronic media or electronic data transfer.\n  * NB Effective December 19, 2026\n  * 5-a. Any costs of the commission necessary to maintain regulatory\ncontrol over electronic bell jar machines shall be assessed annually on\ndistributors of electronic bell jar machines in proportion to the number\nof such machines that have been distributed that are operational at any\npoint in such year. Each distributor shall pay the amount assessed\nagainst it within thirty days after the date of the notice of assessment\nfrom the commission.\n  * NB Effective December 19, 2026\n  6. The board may inspect the premises, books, records, and inventory\nof a distributor without notice during the normal business hours of the\ndistributor.\n  7. Certified physical inventory. The board may, upon request, require\na distributor to furnish a certified physical inventory of all bell jar\ntickets in stock. The inventory shall contain the information requested\nby the board.\n