Contraband

PURPOSE: This rule defines bingo products considered contraband and the action the commission will take if items are identified as contraband by the commission. (1) Any bingo cards, bingo faces, or pull-tabs that have not been purchased from a Missouri licensed supplier are declared contraband. (2) Any bingo cards, bingo faces, or pull-tabs sold or offered for sale by an operator or business entity who possesses such material knowing or having reason to believe that it is to be used in the state of Missouri in the advancement of unlawful gambling activity with intent to distribute pursuant to section 572.030, RSMo, and has not obtained the required license pursuant to Chapter 313, RSMo, are declared contraband. (3) Any bingo cards, bingo faces, or pull-tabs that have been sold for use in the state that have not been manufactured or purchased from a Missouri licensed manufacturer are declared contraband. (4) Pull-tabs that do not meet the statutory requirements of sections 313.004 to 313.085, RSMo or have not been approved by the commission are declared contraband. (5) Bingo paper that does not meet the statutory requirements of sections 313.004 to 313.085, RSMo, or has not been approved by the commission is declared contraband. (6) The commission or its agents may seize any and all contraband and determine its lawful disposition. AUTHORITY: section 313.065, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed July 3, 1995, effective Jan. 30, 1996. Emergency amendment filed Aug. 5, 1996, effective Aug. 28, 1996, expired Feb. 23, 1997. Amended: Filed Aug. 5, 1996, effective March 30, 1997. Amended: Filed Dec. 1, 2004, effective June 30, 2005. Amended: Filed June 25, 2015, effective Feb. 29, 2016. *Original authority: 313.065, RSMo 1981, amended 1993, 1995.