[Filed January 11, 2023, 3:41 p.m., effective February 11, 2023]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: The proposed rule amendment would: (1) Allow pull-tab licensees to write the date they put a pull-tab game in play on the flare instead of a purchase invoice; (2) clarify what records pull-tab licensees must record I.D. stamp numbers on; (3) eliminate duplicative language related to distributors and invoice requirements; and (4) amend language referring to I.D. stamps for consistency within the rule.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 230-14-260 Inventory control.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 9.46.070.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 22-23-161 on November 22, 2022.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: January 11, 2023.

Acting Rules Coordinator

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 08-03-053, filed 1/11/08, effective 2/11/08)

WAC 230-14-260Inventory control.

(1) Punch board and pull-tab operators must control and account for each punch board and pull-tab series they obtain. Operators must:

(a) Enter the I.D. stamp numbers for the series ((in all records))on purchase invoices and monthly income summaries; and

(b) Attach the packing slip to the original invoice if the pull-tab series is packed in more than one container; and

(2) Distributors must record every purchase of punch boards or pull-tabs on an invoice. Operators must use this record to account for each series between the time they purchase it and the time they remove it from play. Invoices must include space for the operator to attach:

(a) The I.D. stamp numbers for each board or series; and

(b) The date they placed the punch board or pull-tab series out for play.

(3))); and

(d) Record the date they place each series in play on a purchase invoice. Alternatively, operators may record the date they place each series in play on the game's flare.

(2) When operators receive punch boards or pull-tab series, they must ensure that the manufacturer or distributor recorded all required data by comparing the ((Washington state identification))I.D. stamp number attached to each punch board and pull-tab series to the number recorded on the purchase invoice.

(((4)))(3) Operators may use a separate computerized inventory record as long as they:

(a) Use an I.D. stamp or print a computer generated facsimile of the I.D. stamp number on the inventory record; and

(b) Record all other required information.