WAC 230-14-045   Authorized pull-tab dispensers.  (1) Authorized pull-tab dispensers must:

     (a) Be made by a licensed manufacturer; and

     (b) Conspicuously display a stamp, seal, or label identifying the manufacturer, city, and state where manufactured; and

     (c) Be stamped with a serial number on the case.

     (2) Perforated window type pull-tab dispensers must:

     (a) Have a resettable counter visible to the customer indicating the number of pull-tabs left in the dispenser; or

     (b) Be made so that players can:

     (i) Clearly see each pull-tab in the dispenser, except for that area at the bottom, not more than one inch in height, covered for security or mechanical reasons; and

     (ii) Estimate how many pull-tabs remain within the dispenser using permanent markings which divide the pull-tabs remaining into divisions of approximately twenty-five tabs.

     (3) "Jar" or "banded" type pull-tab dispensers must:

     (a) Have a resettable counter visible to the player indicating the number of jar or banded tabs left in the dispenser; or

     (b) Be made so that players can clearly see all jar or banded tabs or jar tab bundles within the dispenser.

     (4) Dispensers with bill acceptors or similar mechanisms must inform the player if they do not return change.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-17-058 (Order 614), § 230-14-045, filed 8/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]