Section 99-01.3-12-03 - Requirements of a bar1. A bar shall: a. Place a device in a location where alcoholic beverages are dispensed and consumed and where a bar employee will regularly observe the device;b. Prohibit a person from tampering or interfering with the operation or play of a device;c. Have the electrical current to a device turned off unless alcoholic beverages may be dispensed, a bar employee or an employee is available to redeem a winning pull tab and a bar has cash on hand to redeem a winning pull tab;d. Absorb a loss related to a counterfeit or lost pull tab, redeemed pull tab that was not bought at the site, and loss or theft of the temporary loan of funds;e. Repay an organization's temporary loan of funds immediately upon request from the organization that discontinues conducting pull tabs through a device at a site;f. If a malfunction of a device is known by the bar or its employee, turn the device off and promptly notify the organization. Otherwise, the bar or its employee is responsible for any cash shortage; andg. Use an organization's loan of money only to redeem a winning pull tab. If the bar violates this rule, the attorney general may suspend any or all games at the site for up to six months.2. A bar employee may not access, attempt to access, or permit a person, other than an employee of an organization, to access the interior of a device for any reason.3. If a bar employee believes that a deal is defective or there is a problem with a redeemed pull tab, the bar employee shall contact an organization and may turn a device off.4. A bar may accept or not accept a gaming-related check from a player. A player's check must be payable to a bar. A bar is responsible for a player's check returned by a financial institution as uncollectible. A bar may allow a player to buy back the player's check with cash and may return a player's check to the player as part of a prize payout.5. Only a bar employee who is authorized by a bar may redeem a winning pull tab.6. A bar employee may not summarize or audit a game of pull tabs for an organization.N.D. Admin Code 99-01.3-12-03
Effective May 1, 1998; amended effective July 1, 2000; July 1, 2002; July 1, 2010; July 1, 2012.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 369, July 2018, effective 7/1/2018.General Authority: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1, 53-06.1-06