Minnesota Statutes 297E.04 – Manufacturer’s Reports and Records
Subdivision 1.Reports of sales.
A manufacturer who sells gambling product for use or resale in this state, or for receipt by a person or entity in this state, shall file with the commissioner, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, a report of gambling product sold to any person in the state, including the established governing body of an Indian tribe recognized by the United States Department of the Interior. The report must be filed monthly on or before the 20th day of the month succeeding the month in which the sale was made. The commissioner shall prescribe the content, format, and manner of returns or other documents pursuant to section 270C.30. The commissioner may inspect the premises, books, records, and inventory of a manufacturer without notice during the normal business hours of the manufacturer. A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 2.Bar codes.
Attorney's Note
Under the Minnesota Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
Class Prison Fine Misdemeanor up to 90 days up to $1,000
For details, see § 609.02
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 297E.04
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of revenue or a person to whom the commissioner has delegated functions. See Minnesota Statutes 297E.01
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Gambling product: means bingo hard cards, bingo paper sheets, linked bingo paper sheets, or electronic linked bingo games; pull-tabs; electronic pull-tab games; tipboards; paddle tickets and paddle ticket cards; raffle tickets; or any other ticket, card, board, placard, device, or token that represents a chance, for which consideration is paid, to win a prize. See Minnesota Statutes 297E.01
- Manufacturer: means a manufacturer as defined in section 349. See Minnesota Statutes 297E.01
- Month: means a calendar month and "year" means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; and "year" is equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Pull-tab: is a pull-tab as defined in section 349. See Minnesota Statutes 297E.01
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Ticket: means a valid token, card, or other tangible voucher, other than bingo cards, sheets, or paper, that grants the holder a chance or chances to participate in a game of gambling. See Minnesota Statutes 297E.01
- Tipboard: means a tipboard as defined in section 349. See Minnesota Statutes 297E.01
- Tipboards: includes any game otherwise described in this subdivision in which the winning chances are determined in whole or in part by the outcome of one or more sporting events. See Minnesota Statutes 297E.01
Attorney's Note
Under the Minnesota Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Misdemeanor | up to 90 days | up to $1,000 |
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 297E.04
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of revenue or a person to whom the commissioner has delegated functions. See Minnesota Statutes 297E.01
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Gambling product: means bingo hard cards, bingo paper sheets, linked bingo paper sheets, or electronic linked bingo games; pull-tabs; electronic pull-tab games; tipboards; paddle tickets and paddle ticket cards; raffle tickets; or any other ticket, card, board, placard, device, or token that represents a chance, for which consideration is paid, to win a prize. See Minnesota Statutes 297E.01
- Manufacturer: means a manufacturer as defined in section 349. See Minnesota Statutes 297E.01
- Month: means a calendar month and "year" means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; and "year" is equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Pull-tab: is a pull-tab as defined in section 349. See Minnesota Statutes 297E.01
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Ticket: means a valid token, card, or other tangible voucher, other than bingo cards, sheets, or paper, that grants the holder a chance or chances to participate in a game of gambling. See Minnesota Statutes 297E.01
- Tipboard: means a tipboard as defined in section 349. See Minnesota Statutes 297E.01
- Tipboards: includes any game otherwise described in this subdivision in which the winning chances are determined in whole or in part by the outcome of one or more sporting events. See Minnesota Statutes 297E.01
The flare of each pull-tab and tipboard game must be imprinted by the manufacturer with a bar code that provides all information prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner must require that the bar code include the serial number of the game. A manufacturer must also affix to the outside of the box containing these games a bar code providing all information prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner may also prescribe additional bar coding requirements.
No person may alter the bar code that appears on the outside of a box containing a deal of pull-tabs and tipboards. Possession of a box containing a deal of pull-tabs and tipboards that has a bar code different from the bar code of the deal inside the box is prima facie evidence that the possessor has altered the bar code on the box.
Subd. 3.Paddle ticket card master flares.
Each sealed grouping of 100 or fewer paddle ticket cards must have its own individual master flare. The manufacturer of the paddle ticket cards must affix to or imprint at the bottom of each master flare a bar code that provides:
(1) the name of the manufacturer;
(2) the first paddle ticket card number in the group;
(3) the number of paddle tickets attached to each paddle ticket card in the group; and
(4) all other information required by the commissioner.