§ 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, record
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