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                                  9994

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 3, 2016
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Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Racing and Wagering

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation  to  requiring  a
  New York state legend on all bell jar tickets sold in New York state

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 195-n  of  the  general  municipal
law,  as  amended by chapter 637 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read
as follows:
  1. Distribution; manufacturers. For business conducted in this  state,
manufacturers  licensed by the board to sell bell jar tickets shall sell
only such tickets to distributors licensed by the board, AND SHALL  ONLY
SELL SUCH TICKETS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND ARE IMPRINTED
WITH  AN  APPROVED LEGEND PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED
BY  THE  BOARD.  BELL  JAR  TICKETS   THAT   ARE   BANDED   SINGLE-SIDED
SINGLE-TABBED, DOUBLE-SIDED SINGLE-TABBED OR FOLDED BELL JAR TICKETS ARE
EXCLUDED FROM THE APPROVED LEGEND REQUIREMENT. Manufacturers of bell jar
tickets,  seal  cards,  merchandise  boards,  and coin boards may submit
samples, artists' renderings, or color photocopies of proposed bell  jar
tickets,  seal cards, merchandise boards, coin boards, payout cards, and
flares for review and approval by  the  board.  Within  thirty  days  of
receipt  of  such  sample  or rendering, the board shall approve or deny
such bell jar tickets. Following approval of a rendering of a  bell  jar
ticket,  seal  card,  merchandise board, or coin board by the board, the
manufacturer shall submit to the board a sample of the printed bell  jar
ticket, seal card, merchandise board, coin board, payout card, and flare
for  such  game. Such sample shall be submitted prior to the sale of the
game to any licensed distributor for resale  in  this  state.  For  coin
boards  and merchandise boards, nothing herein shall require the submit-
tal of actual coins or merchandise as part of the approval process.  Any
licensed   manufacturer   who  [willfully]  INTENTIONALLY  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,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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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 manufacturer who violates the provisions of this
section shall be guilty of a class E felony.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 195-o of the general municipal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  637  of  the  laws  of 1999, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. 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  WHO PURCHASE BELL JAR TICKETS FOR RESALE IN NEW YORK STATE
SHALL ONLY PURCHASE AND  RESELL  BELL  JAR  TICKETS  IMPRINTED  WITH  AN
APPROVED  LEGEND  PRESCRIBED  BY THE BOARD IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE
BOARD, OR BELL JAR TICKETS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD THAT ARE
BANDED SINGLE-SIDED SINGLE-TABBED, DOUBLE-SIDED SINGLE-TABBED OR  FOLDED
BELL  JAR  TICKETS. Licensed distributors of bell jar tickets shall sell
such tickets only to not-for-profit, charitable or  religious  organiza-
tions  registered by the board. Any licensed distributor who [willfully]
INTENTIONALLY 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 guil-
ty of a class E felony. Any unlicensed  distributor  who  violates  this
section shall be guilty of a class E felony.
  S  3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the year in which it shall have become  a  law,  provided,  however,
that  any  rules and regulations necessary for the timely implementation
of this act shall be promulgated on or before such effective date.