Section 195-O. Distributor of bell jars; reports and records  


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      Distribution; distributors. Any distributor licensed in accordance  with
      section one hundred eighty-nine-a of this article to distribute bell jar
      tickets shall purchase bell jar tickets only from licensed manufacturers
      and   may  manufacture  coin  boards  and  merchandise  boards  only  as
      authorized in subdivision one-a of this section.  Licensed  distributors
      of  bell  jar  tickets  shall  sell such tickets only to not-for-profit,
      charitable or religious  organizations  registered  by  the  board.  Any
      licensed  distributor  who  willfully  violates  the  provisions of this
      section shall: (a) upon such first offense, have their license suspended
      for a period of thirty days; (b) upon such second  offense,  participate
      in  a  hearing to be conducted by the board, and surrender their license
      for such period as recommended by the board; and (c) upon such third  or
      subsequent  offense,  have  their  license suspended for a period of one
      year and shall be guilty of a class E felony. Any unlicensed distributor
      who violates this section shall be guilty of a class E felony.
        1-a. Coin boards and merchandise  boards.  Distributors  of  bell  jar
      tickets  may manufacture coin boards and merchandise boards only if such
      boards have been approved by the board and have a bar  code  affixed  to
      them  setting  forth  all information required by the board. Except that
      for coin boards and merchandise boards,  delineation  of  the  prize  or
      prize  value need not be included on the game ticket sold in conjunction
      with a coin board or merchandise board. In lieu of such requirement, the
      distributor shall be required to  disclose  the  prize  levels  and  the
      number  of  winners  at  each  level and shall print clearly on the game
      ticket that a ticket holder may obtain the prize  and  prize  value  for
      each  prize  level by referencing the flare. Such coin boards shall only
      be sold by licensed distributors to  licensed  authorized  organizations
      registered  by  the  board  in  accordance  with  the provisions of this
      article.
        2. Business records.  A  distributor  shall  keep  at  each  place  of
      business  complete  and  accurate  records  for  that place of business,
      including itemized invoices of bell jar tickets held and purchased.  The
      records  must  show the names and addresses of purchasers, the inventory
      at the close of each period for which a return is required, all bell jar
      tickets on hand, and other pertinent papers and  documents  relating  to
      the  purchase,  sale,  or  disposition  of  bell  jar  tickets as may be
      required by the board. Books,  records,  itemized  invoices,  and  other
      papers and documents required by this section shall be kept for a period
      of  at  least four years after the date of the documents, or the date of
      the entries appearing in the records, unless  the  board  authorizes  in
      writing  their  destruction or disposal at an earlier date. A person who
      violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
        3. Sales records. A distributor shall maintain a record  of  all  bell
      jar  tickets  that  it  sells. The record shall include, but need not be
      limited to:
        (a) the  identity  of  the  manufacturer  from  whom  the  distributor
      purchased the product;
        (b) the serial number of the product;
        (c)  the  name,  address,  and  license or exempt permit number of the
      organization or person to which the sale was made;
        (d) the date of the sale;
        (e) the name of the person who ordered the product;
        (f) the name of the person who received the product;
        (g) the type of product;
        (h) the serial number of the product;
    
        (i) the account number identifying the sale from the  manufacturer  to
      distributor  and  the  account  number  identifying  the  sale  from the
      distributor to the licensed organization; and
        (j)  the  name, form number, or other identifying information for each
      game.
        4. Invoices. A distributor shall supply with each sale of a  bell  jar
      product  an itemized invoice showing the distributor's name and address,
      the purchaser's name, address, and license number, the date of the sale,
      the account  number  identifying  the  sale  from  the  manufacturer  to
      distributor  and  the  account  number  identifying  the  sale  from the
      distributor to the licensed organization, and  the  description  of  the
      deals,  including the form number, the serial number and the ideal gross
      from every deal of bell jar or similar game.
        5. Reports. A distributor shall report quarterly to the  board,  on  a
      form prescribed by the board, its sales of each type of bell jar deal or
      tickets. This report shall be filed quarterly on or before the twentieth
      day of the month succeeding the end of the quarter in which the sale was
      made.  The  board  may  require  that a distributor submit the quarterly
      report and invoices required by  this  section  via  magnetic  media  or
      electronic data transfer.
        6.  The  board may inspect the premises, books, records, and inventory
      of a distributor without notice during the normal business hours of  the
      distributor.
        7.  Certified physical inventory. The board may, upon request, require
      a distributor to furnish a certified physical inventory of all bell  jar
      tickets  in stock. The inventory shall contain the information requested
      by the board.