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NE Code § 9-335 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-335 - Manufacturer; employee or spouse; restriction on activities.

9-335.  Manufacturer; employee or spouse; restriction on activities.No manufacturer shall be licensed to conduct any other activity under the Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act. No manufacturer shall hold a license to conduct any other kind of gambling activity which is authorized or regulated under Chapter 9 except as provided in sections 9-255.09 and 9-632. No manufacturer or employee or spouse of any manufacturer shall participate in the conduct or operation of any lottery by the sale of pickle cards or any other kind of gambling activity which is authorized or regulated under Chapter 9 except to the exclusive extent of his or her statutory duties as a licensed manufacturer or employee thereof, as a lottery contractor pursuant to the State Lottery Act, and as provided in sections 9-255.09 and 9-632. No manufacturer or employee or spouse of any manufacturer shall have a substantial interest in any other manufacturer, any distributor, any manufacturer-distributor as defined in section 9-616 other than itself, or any licensed organization or any other licensee regulated under Chapter 9.Source   Laws 1985, LB 408, § 27;   R.S.Supp.,1985, § 9-143.03;   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 101;   Laws 1989, LB 767, § 37;   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 82. Cross References  State Lottery Act, see section 9-801.
NE Code § 9-336 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-336 - Pickle card or pickle card unit; serial number required; manufacturer; duties.

9-336.  Pickle card or pickle card unit; serial number required; manufacturer; duties.Each manufacturer of pickle cards or pickle card units shall assign a serial number to each unit of pickle cards he or she manufactures and place such number on each flare card supplied by such manufacturer and on each pickle card in the unit. No manufacturer shall sell or furnish to any person a unit of pickle cards with the same serial number as a unit which such manufacturer has previously distributed in this or any other state within the three years prior to such sale or furnishing.Source   Laws 1985, LB 408, § 25;   R.S.Supp.,1985, § 9-186.03;   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 102;   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 83.
NE Code § 9-337 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-337 - Pickle cards; construction standards.

9-337.  Pickle cards; construction standards.(1) Pickle cards shall be constructed so that it is impossible to determine the covered or concealed number, letter, symbol, configuration, or combination thereof on the pickle card until it has been dispensed to and opened by the player, by any method or device, including, but not limited to, the use of a marking, variance in size, variance in paper fiber, or light.(2) All pickle cards shall be constructed to ensure that, when offered for sale to the public, the pickle card is virtually opaque and free of security defects so that winning pickle cards cannot be determined, prior to being opened, through the use of high-intensity lights or any other method.(3) All pickle cards shall be constructed to conform in all other respects to the provisions and specifications imposed by the Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act or by rule or regulation as to the manufacture, assembly, or packaging of pickle cards or pickle card units.Source   Laws 1985, LB 408, § 23;   R.S.Supp.,1985, § 9-186.01;   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 103.
NE Code § 9-338 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-338 - Pickle card or pickle card unit; restrictions on manufacturer; contraband.

9-338.  Pickle card or pickle card unit; restrictions on manufacturer; contraband.(1) No manufacturer or representative thereof, with knowledge or in circumstances under which he or she reasonably should have known, shall manufacture, possess, display, sell, or otherwise furnish to any person any pickle card or pickle card unit:(a) In which the winning tab or tabs have not been completely and randomly distributed and mixed among all other tabs in a series;(b) In which the location or approximate location of any of the winning tab or tabs can be determined in advance of opening the tab or tabs in any manner or by any device, including, but not limited to, any pattern in the manufacture, assembly, or packaging of the tabs or pickle cards by the manufacturer, by any markings on the tabs or container, or by the use of a light;(c) Which offers both a chance for an instant prize and a possible chance to participate in a subsequent lottery activity, except that pickle card units (i) may utilize a seal card to award prizes or (ii) may utilize numbers drawn or selected in the conduct of bingo pursuant to the Nebraska Bingo Act to award prizes; or(d) Which does not conform in all other respects to the requirements of the Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act and any other specifications imposed by the department by rule and regulation as to the manufacture, assembly, or packaging of pickle cards.Any such cards or units shall be contraband goods for purposes of section 9-350.(2) No manufacturer or representative thereof shall use as a sales promotion any statement, demonstration, or implication that any certain portion of a series of pickle cards contains more winners than other portions of the series or that any series of pickle cards or pickle card units may be sold by the organization or its designated sales agent or pickle card operator in a particular manner that would give the seller any advantage in selling more of the pickle cards before having to pay out winners.Source   Laws 1985, LB 408, § 24;   R.S.Supp.,1985, § 9-186.02;   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 104;   Laws 1996, LB 1277, § 7;  Laws 2000, LB 658, § 3. Cross References  Nebraska Bingo Act, see section 9-201.
NE Code § 9-339 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-339 - Pickle card or pickle card unit; department; examination.

9-339.  Pickle card or pickle card unit; department; examination.In addition to any other authority of the department and its authorized agents to conduct inspections, the department and its agents shall have the authority to select any pickle card or pickle card unit held by a distributor, licensed organization, sales agent, pickle card operator, or manufacturer and to examine the quality and integrity of such card or unit in any manner, including pulling all chances remaining thereon. If the pickle card or pickle card unit so inspected is thereby altered in any manner and no defect, alteration, deceptive condition, or other violation is discovered, the owner shall be reimbursed by the department for the cost of the pickle card or pickle card unit and the pickle card or pickle card unit shall become property of the department.Source   Laws 1985, LB 408, § 22;   R.S.Supp.,1985, § 9-186.04;   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 105.
NE Code § 9-340.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-340.01 - Distributor; provide purchaser with invoice.

9-340.01.  Distributor; provide purchaser with invoice.Each distributor shall, in a manner prescribed by the department, provide each purchaser of a pickle card unit or punchboard with an invoice of sale. The invoice shall contain the purchaser's name and complete address and any other information the department deems necessary.Source  Laws 1988, LB 1232, § 37.
NE Code § 9-340.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-340.02 - Pickle card units; dispensing devices; payment; definite profit; how remitted; delivery; credit; limitations.

9-340.02.  Pickle card units; dispensing devices; payment; definite profit; how remitted; delivery; credit; limitations.(1) All pickle card units purchased by a licensed organization from a licensed distributor shall be paid for by a check drawn on the pickle card bank account of the licensed organization either in advance of or upon delivery of the pickle card units.(2) A licensed pickle card operator shall remit the definite profit, less not more than thirty percent of the definite profit as allowed by subsection (4) of section 9-347, of all pickle card units received to the sponsoring licensed organization by check either in advance of or upon delivery of the pickle card units from the sales agent to the pickle card operator. Upon delivery of the pickle card units, the sales agent shall issue the pickle card operator a standard receipt prescribed by the department.(3) Unless otherwise authorized by the department, pickle card units shall be delivered to a pickle card operator only by a sales agent's personal delivery or by delivery arranged by a sales agent through the mail or by a common carrier.(4) No licensed organization conducting a lottery by the sale of pickle cards shall extend credit in any form, including, but not limited to, the extension of any credit with regard to the receipt of the definite profit, less not more than thirty percent of the definite profit as allowed by subsection (4) of section 9-347, of a pickle card unit from a pickle card operator upon delivery of a pickle card unit to the pickle card operator and the extension of any credit with regard to the sale or lease of any equipment or coin-operated or currency-operated pickle card dispensing device used in connection with a lottery by the sale of pickle cards.(5) All payments for the purchase, lease, or rental of a coin-operated or currency-operated pickle card dispensing device by a licensed organization shall be made by a check drawn on the organization's pickle card checking account.(6) All payments for the purchase, lease, or rental of a coin-operated or currency-operated pickle card dispensing device by a licensed pickle card operator from a licensed organization shall be made by a check drawn on the business checking account of the pickle card operator or a personal checking account of an owner, partner, or officer of the pickle card operator, either at the time of or before placement of the device or on or before the first day of the period of the lease, whichever comes first.(7) All lease or rental agreements between a licensed organization and a licensed pickle card operator for coin-operated or currency-operated pickle card dispensing devices shall be subject to approval by the department.Source   Laws 1988, LB 1232, § 38;   Laws 1989, LB 767, § 39;   Laws 1991, LB 427, § 38;   Laws 1995, LB 344, § 16;  Laws 2002, LB 545, § 33.
NE Code § 9-341 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-341 - Licensed manufacturer; duty to keep records.

9-341.  Licensed manufacturer; duty to keep records.Every licensed manufacturer shall keep and maintain a complete set of records which shall include all details of all activities of the licensee related to the conduct of the licensed activity as may be required by the department, including the total number of pickle card units sold to any Nebraska-licensed distributor. Such records shall be available for inspection by the department. The records shall be maintained for a period of not less than three years from the date of the end of the licensee's fiscal year.Source   Laws 1985, LB 408, § 20;   R.S.Supp.,1985, § 9-143.04;   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 107.
NE Code § 9-342 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-342 - Licensed organization; pickle cards; powers and duties; purchases; limitation.

9-342.  Licensed organization; pickle cards; powers and duties; purchases; limitation.(1) Any organization licensed to conduct a lottery by the sale of pickle cards shall purchase units for such purposes from a distributor and shall use the net profit from the sale of the pickle cards for a lawful purpose.(2) When any organization licensed to conduct a lottery by the sale of pickle cards purchases units from a distributor, such organization shall provide the distributor with a copy of the organization's license or other adequate identification indicating that such organization has a valid license issued pursuant to section 9-327.(3) Only a person (a) licensed pursuant to section 9-327 as a utilization-of-funds member, (b) licensed pursuant to section 9-329 as a sales agent, (c) licensed pursuant to section 9-232.01 as a gaming manager, (d) designated as a bingo chairperson by an organization licensed to conduct bingo pursuant to the Nebraska Bingo Act, or (e) who serves as a manager for a licensed organization which is exempt under section 501(c)(8), (c)(10), or (c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code shall order pickle card units from a distributor on behalf of the organization. Only a person licensed as a utilization-of-funds member shall purchase pickle card units from a distributor on behalf of the organization. No pickle card operator shall order or purchase any pickle card or pickle card unit from a distributor.Source   Laws 1983, LB 259, § 42;   Laws 1984, LB 949, § 48;   R.S.Supp.,1984, § 9-177;   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 108;   Laws 1988, LB 1232, § 40;   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 85;   Laws 1997, LB 248, § 15. Cross References  Nebraska Bingo Act, see section 9-201.
NE Code § 9-343 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-343 - Distributor; records; reports.

9-343.  Distributor; records; reports.(1) A distributor shall maintain records of total sales of pickle card units and, within thirty days after the end of the calendar month or by the last day of the month following each monthly period, whichever comes first, shall report to the department, in a manner prescribed by the department, detailed information concerning each sale, which information shall include, but not be limited to, (a) the total number of units sold by such distributor, (b) the aggregate price for which such cards will be sold by the purchasing organization, and (c) any other information the department deems necessary.(2) A distributor shall maintain a record of the serial number of each unit sold and the corresponding state identification stamp number assigned to each unit. Such information shall be made available to the department upon request.Source   Laws 1983, LB 259, § 48;   Laws 1984, LB 949, § 54;   Laws 1985, LB 408, § 32;   R.S.Supp.,1985, § 9-183;   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 109;   Laws 1988, LB 1232, § 41;   Laws 1997, LB 248, § 16.
NE Code § 9-344 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-344 - Distributor; taxation; deficiencies.

9-344.  Distributor; taxation; deficiencies.(1) Accompanying the monthly reports required in section 9-343, the distributor shall remit to the department a tax equal to ten percent of the definite profit of each pickle card unit sold by the distributor. Such tax shall be remitted with and reported on a form prescribed by the department on a monthly basis and shall be due and payable within thirty days after each monthly period or by the last day of the month following each monthly period, whichever comes first. The department shall remit the tax to the State Treasurer for credit to the Charitable Gaming Operations Fund. The distributor shall include the tax due under this section in the selling price of units and shall separately state such tax on the invoice. All deficiencies of the tax prescribed in this section shall accrue interest and be subject to a penalty as provided for sales and use taxes in the Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967.(2) Unless otherwise provided in the Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act, no occupation tax on any proceeds derived from the conduct of a lottery by the sale of pickle cards shall be levied, assessed, or collected from any licensee under the act by any county, township, district, city, village, or other governmental subdivision or body having power to levy, assess, or collect such tax.(3) For purposes of proper administration of the tax imposed by this section and to prevent evasion of the tax, it shall be presumed that each pickle card unit sold by a distributor or obtained from a manufacturer and not accounted for by a distributor is subject to the tax until the contrary is established. The burden of proving the contrary shall be upon the distributor.Source   Laws 1983, LB 259, § 49;   Laws 1984, LB 949, § 55;   Laws 1985, LB 408, § 33;   R.S.Supp.,1985, § 9-184;   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 110;   Laws 1988, LB 1232, § 42;   Laws 1989, LB 767, § 40;   Laws 1990, LB 1055, § 5;   Laws 1991, LB 427, § 39;   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 86. Cross References  Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967, see section 77-2701.
NE Code § 9-345 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-345 - Participation; age limitation.

9-345.  Participation; age limitation.(1) No person under eighteen years of age shall play or participate in any way in any lottery by the sale of pickle cards.(2) No person or licensee, or employee or agent thereof, shall knowingly permit an individual under eighteen years of age to play or participate in any way in any lottery by the sale of pickle cards conducted pursuant to the Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act.Source   Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 111;   Laws 1997, LB 248, § 17.
NE Code § 9-345.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-345.01 - Conduct of lottery; location; special function.

9-345.01.  Conduct of lottery; location; special function.A licensed organization may conduct a lottery by the sale of pickle cards only at its designated premises, at its regularly scheduled bingo occasion and its limited period bingo conducted pursuant to the Nebraska Bingo Act, and at the premises of one or more pickle card operators.A licensed organization may obtain an authorization from the department to sell its individual pickle cards at a festival, bazaar, picnic, carnival, or similar special function conducted by the licensed organization outside of the organization's designated premises one time per twelve-month period commencing October 1 of each year or such other date as the department may prescribe by rule and regulation not to exceed seven consecutive days if the special function is conducted within the county in which the licensed organization has its principal office and the pickle cards are sold only by volunteer members of the licensed organization. A licensed organization shall make written request to the department for such authorization at least ten days prior to the start of the special function.Source   Laws 1988, LB 1232, § 28;   Laws 1994, LB 694, § 87;  Laws 2000, LB 1086, § 14. Cross References  Nebraska Bingo Act, see section 9-201.
NE Code § 9-345.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-345.02 - Flare cards; punchboards; posting; identification.

9-345.02.  Flare cards; punchboards; posting; identification.(1) Licensed organizations and pickle card operators selling individual pickle cards or punchboards shall conspicuously post the flare card for each pickle card unit in play at that location.(2) Licensed organizations and pickle card operators shall identify each flare card or punchboard in a manner prescribed by the department indicating the name and state identification number of each nonprofit organization on behalf of which individual pickle cards and punches from punchboards are sold at such location.Source   Laws 1988, LB 1232, § 29;   Laws 1989, LB 767, § 41.
NE Code § 9-345.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-345.03 - Pickle cards; dispensing device; registration; application; fee; decal; nontransferable; access; violations; penalties.

9-345.03.  Pickle cards; dispensing device; registration; application; fee; decal; nontransferable; access; violations; penalties.(1) Any person who places a coin-operated or currency-operated pickle card dispensing device in operation in this state without a current registration decal affixed permanently and conspicuously to the device shall be subject to an administrative penalty of thirty dollars for each violation. The department shall remit the proceeds from such penalties to the State Treasurer for credit to the Charitable Gaming Operations Fund.(2) Registration of the device with the department shall be made by application to the department and shall be the responsibility of the licensed organization when such device is to be used in a licensed organization's designated premises or at the location of its regularly scheduled bingo occasion or of the licensed pickle card operator when such device is to be used on the premises of the pickle card operator.(3) Each application for registration shall include (a) the name and address of the licensed pickle card operator or licensed organization registering the device, (b) the state identification number of the licensed pickle card operator or licensed organization registering the device, (c) a detailed description of the physical appearance and operation of the device, and (d) such other information which the department deems necessary.(4) A fee of fifty dollars shall be charged for each decal issued pursuant to this section. The department shall remit the proceeds from the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Charitable Gaming Operations Fund. All decals issued by the department pursuant to this section shall expire on December 31 of each year or such other date as the department may prescribe by rule and regulation and shall be renewed annually.(5) The registration decal issued by the department pursuant to this section shall not be transferable.(6) Upon request by the Tax Commissioner or his or her agents or employees, the licensed organization or pickle card operator responsible for registering the device shall provide the requesting individual immediate access to any pickle cards contained within such device.(7) Any person violating any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a Class II misdemeanor. Each day on which any person engages in or conducts the business of operating any device subject to this section without having paid the penalty or the registration as provided constitutes a separate offense.Source   Laws 1988, LB 1232, § 43;   Laws 1991, LB 427, § 40;   Laws 1995, LB 344, § 17;  Laws 2000, LB 1086, § 15.
NE Code § 9-345.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling|9-345.04 - Seal cards; authorized; requirements.

9-345.04.  Seal cards; authorized; requirements.A lottery by the sale of pickle cards may be conducted utilizing a seal card comprised of a board or placard that contains a seal or seals which, when removed or opened, reveal predesignated winning numbers, letters, symbols, or any combination thereof. All rules governing the handling of prizes awarded in conjunction with seal cards shall be posted prominently in the area where such pickle card units are played.Source  Laws 1996, LB 1277, § 1.