§ 195-q. Bell jar compliance and enforcement. In the case of bell\njars, the licensee, upon filing financial statements of bell jar\noperations, shall also tender to the board a sum in the amount of five\npercent of the net proceeds as defined in this paragraph, from the sale\nof bell jar tickets, seal cards, merchandise board, and coin boards, if\nany, for that portion of license period covered by such statement. For\nthe purposes of this section, "net proceeds" shall mean the difference\nbetween the ideal handle from the sale of bell jar tickets, seal cards,\nmerchandise boards, and coin boards less the amount of money paid out in\nprizes and less the purchase price of the bell jar deal, seal card deal,\nmerchandise board deal, or coin board deal. Additionally, a credit shall\nbe permitted against the net proceeds fee tendered to the board for\nunsold tickets of the bell jar deal as long as the unsold tickets have\nthe same serial number as the tickets for which the fee is rendered.\nSuch unsold tickets must be kept on file by the selling organization for\ninspection by the board for a period of one year following the date upon\nwhich the relevant financial statement was received by the board.\n 1. One-half of one percent of such fee received from authorized\nvolunteer fire companies shall be paid to the New York state emergency\nservices revolving loan account established pursuant to section\nninety-seven-pp of the state finance law.\n 2. The state gaming commission shall submit to the director of the\ndivision of the budget an annual plan that details the amount of money\nthe state gaming commission deems necessary to maintain operations,\ncompliance and enforcement of the provisions of this article and the\ncollection of the license fee authorized by this section. Contingent\nupon the approval of the director of the division of the budget, the\nstate gaming commission shall pay into an account, to be known as the\nbell jar collection account, under the joint custody of the comptroller\nand the state gaming commission, the total amount of license fees\ncollected pursuant to this section. With the approval of the director of\nthe division of the budget, monies to be utilized to maintain the\noperations necessary to enforce the provisions of this article and the\ncollection of the license fee imposed by this section shall be paid out\nof such account on the audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers\ncertified or approved by the director of the division of the budget or\nhis or her duly designated official. Those monies that are not utilized\nto maintain operations necessary to enforce the provisions of this\narticle and the collection of the license fee authorized by this section\nshall be paid out of such amount on the audit and warrant of the state\ncomptroller and shall be credited to the general fund.\n * 3. (a) A veteran organization or volunteer fire company may operate\nelectronic bell jar vending machines only on premises that it owns or\nleases. All such locations must be identified by the veteran\norganization or volunteer fire company and approved by the commission\nprior to the placement of any electronic bell jar machine at those\npremises.\n (b) A veteran organization or volunteer fire company may operate no\nmore machines than the number permitted in section one hundred\nninety-five-c of this article.\n (c) No veteran organization or volunteer fire company shall operate an\nelectronic bell jar vending machine unless such veteran organization or\nvolunteer fire company is a games-of-chance licensee authorized by the\ncommission to operate an electronic bell jar vending machine. The\ncommission may promulgate rules and regulations as the commission deems\nnecessary for the approval of a veteran organization or volunteer fire\ncompany to operate an electronic bell jar vending machine. If the\ncommission denies such request, it shall provide the reasons for such\ndetermination.\n (d) The commission ma
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