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House File 314       


                                          HOUSE FILE       
                                          BY  RAECKER


       Passed House, Date               Passed Senate,  Date             
       Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                    Approved                            

                                         A BILL FOR

     1 An Act relating to the licensure of electrical and mechanical
     2    gambling amusement devices and the licensure of manufacturers
     3    and distributors thereof and making penalties applicable.
     4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
     5 TLSB 2738HH 80
     6 ec/cf/24

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 99B.10, Code 2003, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  Each electrical and mechanical
  1  4 amusement device in operation or distributed in this state is
  1  5 licensed by the department as provided by this subsection.
  1  6 Each person engaging in business as a distributor of
  1  7 electrical and mechanical amusement devices in this state
  1  8 shall obtain a license tag for each electrical and mechanical
  1  9 amusement device distributed.  Upon receipt of an application
  1 10 and a fee of twenty=five dollars for each device, the
  1 11 department shall issue a biennial license tag which tag shall
  1 12 be displayed as required by rules adopted by the department.
  1 13 The application shall be submitted on forms designated by the
  1 14 department and contain the information required by rule of the
  1 15 department.  A license may be renewed biennially upon payment
  1 16 of the biennial license fee and compliance with this chapter
  1 17 and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
  1 18    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  99B.10A  MANUFACTURERS AND
  1 19 DISTRIBUTORS OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT DEVICES ==
  1 20 LICENSE.
  1 21    A person shall not engage in business as a manufacturer or
  1 22 a distributor of electrical and mechanical amusement devices
  1 23 in this state without first obtaining a license from the
  1 24 department.  Upon receipt of an application and a fee of two
  1 25 thousand dollars for a manufacturer's license or a fee of one
  1 26 thousand dollars for a distributor's license, the department
  1 27 shall issue an annual license.  The application shall be
  1 28 submitted on forms designated by the department and contain
  1 29 the information required by rule of the department.  A license
  1 30 may be renewed annually upon payment of the annual license fee
  1 31 and compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted
  1 32 pursuant to this chapter.
  1 33                           EXPLANATION
  1 34    This bill amends Code section 99B.10, governing electrical
  1 35 and mechanical amusement devices, to provide that the devices
  2  1 are required to be licensed.  The Code section is amended to
  2  2 provide for a $25 biennial license tag for each device, which
  2  3 tag shall be displayed on each device in use.  New Code
  2  4 section 99B.10A is created to provide that a person shall not
  2  5 engage in business as a distributor or manufacturer of
  2  6 electrical and mechanical amusement devices without a license.
  2  7 The new Code section provides for a $2,000 manufacturer's
  2  8 license and a $1,000 distributor's license, which shall be
  2  9 issued on an annual basis.  Pursuant to Code sections 99B.15
  2 10 and 99B.16, a person who fails to comply with the limitations
  2 11 imposed by this bill or willfully fails to submit records as
  2 12 required commits a serious misdemeanor.
  2 13 LSB 2738HH 80
  2 14 ec/cf/24