Minnesota Statutes 297E.07 – Inspection Rights
At any reasonable time, without notice and without a search warrant, the commissioner may enter a place of business of a manufacturer, distributor, organization, or linked bingo game provider; any site from which pull-tabs or tipboards or other gambling equipment or gambling product are being manufactured, stored, or sold; or any site at which lawful gambling is being conducted, and inspect the premises, books, records, and other documents required to be kept under this chapter to determine whether or not this chapter is being fully complied with. If the commissioner is denied free access to or is hindered or interfered with in making an inspection of the place of business, books, or records, the permit of the distributor may be revoked by the commissioner, and the license of the manufacturer, the distributor, the organization, or linked bingo game provider may be revoked by the board.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 297E.07
- bingo: means the game of bingo as defined in section 349. See Minnesota Statutes 297E.01
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of revenue or a person to whom the commissioner has delegated functions. See Minnesota Statutes 297E.01
- Distributor: means a distributor as defined in section 349. See Minnesota Statutes 297E.01
- 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
- Linked bingo game: means a bingo game played at two or more locations where licensed organizations are authorized to conduct bingo, when there is a common prize pool and a common selection of numbers or symbols conducted at one location, and when the results of the selection are transmitted to all participating locations by satellite, telephone, or other means by a linked bingo game provider. See Minnesota Statutes 297E.01
- Manufacturer: means a manufacturer 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