NDAC 99-01.3-16-10
Testing, approval, and recall
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code ยง 99-01.3-16-10
1.
A manufacturer of a pull tab dispensing device, fifty-fifty raffle system, site system with bingo
card-marking devices, electronic quick shot bingo site operating system with card-marking
devices, or electronic pull tab device with operating system, and related equipment shall not
sell or provide a device or system to a distributor unless a model of the device or system has
been approved by the attorney general.
2.
A manufacturer of a dispensing device shall provide a device model, a copy of its construction
blueprint, wiring schematics, circuit analysis, technical and operation manuals, random
number generator or player button sequencing concept source and object code computer
programs, proprietary operating software source and object code computer programs, and
other information requested by the attorney general. A manufacturer of a fifty-fifty raffle
system, site system with bingo card-marking devices, electronic quick shot bingo site
operating system with card-marking devices, electronic pull tab device with operating system,
and related equipment shall provide a fifty-fifty raffle system and sales unit, site system with
bingo card-marking devices, electronic quick shot bingo site operating system with card-
marking devices, electronic pull tab device with operating system, technical and operations
manual, proprietary operating software source and object code computer programs, random
number generator, and other information requested by the attorney general. A manufacturer of
a currency validator for pull tab dispensing devices and electronic pull tab devices or credit
redemption device for pull tab dispensing devices shall provide a copy of the source and
object code computer programs and other information requested by the attorney general. A
manufacturer shall provide a copy of letters of approval and test reports of the dispensing
device, fifty-fifty raffle system, site system with bingo card-marking devices, electronic quick
shot bingo site operating system with card-marking devices, electronic pull tab device with
operating system, and related equipment, or currency validator from other states, federal
jurisdictions, or independent testing laboratories.
3.
The attorney general may require a manufacturer of a dispensing device, fifty-fifty raffle
system, site system with bingo card-marking devices, electronic quick shot bingo site
operating system with card-marking devices, electronic pull tab device with operating system,
and related equipment, or currency validator to transport a working model, and the information
required by subsection 2 to the attorney general or designee for analysis, testing, and
evaluation. A manufacturer shall pay all the costs and provide special equipment for the
testing. The attorney general may require a manufacturer to pay the estimated costs, in
advance. After the analysis, testing, and evaluation is done, the designee shall provide the
results to the attorney general. An overpayment of costs must be refunded to a manufacturer
or the manufacturer shall pay any underpayment of costs. The attorney general shall provide
the manufacturer with the results. Before approving a device's model, site system with bingo
card-marking devices, electronic quick shot bingo site operating system with card-marking
devices, electronic pull tab device with operating system, and related equipment, the attorney
general may require a trial period.
4.
If a manufacturer of a dispensing device, fifty-fifty raffle system, site system with bingo card-
marking devices, electronic quick shot bingo site operating system with card-marking devices,
electronic pull tab device with operating system, and related equipment, knows or determines
that a model of a device or system is defective or can be manipulated, the manufacturer shall
immediately notify the attorney general and cease selling the device or system. The attorney
general may require the manufacturer to recall or modify the device or system. Upon
notification, a manufacturer shall initiate compliance with a recall or modification at the
manufacturer's expense.
5.
A fifty-fifty raffle system, electronic quick shot bingo site operating system with card-marking
devices, electronic pull tab device with operating system, and related equipment must have
the ability to allow for an independent integrity check of the device's software from an outside
source and is required for all control programs that may affect the integrity of the game.