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                                   9130
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2020
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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. (A) For  business  conducted  in  this
 state,  manufacturers  licensed  by  the  board to sell bell jar tickets
 shall [sell] : (I) only SELL such tickets to  distributors  licensed  by
 the  board;  (II)  ONLY SELL SUCH TICKETS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE
 BOARD; AND (III) 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  photoco-
 pies  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  submittal of actual coins or merchandise as
 part of the approval process. (B) Any licensed manufacturer  who  [will-
 fully]  INTENTIONALLY  violates  the  provisions  of this section shall:
 [(a)] (I) upon such first offense, have their license  suspended  for  a
 period  of thirty days; [(b)] (II) upon such second offense, participate
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 in a hearing to be conducted by the board, and surrender  their  license
 for  such  period as recommended by the board; and [(c)] (III) 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.
   § 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.
   §  3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the year in which it shall have become a  law  and  shall  apply  to
 tickets  which  are manufactured on or after such date.  Effective imme-
 diately the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation
 necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.