Sec.7-169h-a1. Definitions

As used in sections 7-169h-a1 to 7-169h-28, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:

(1) ‘‘Commissioner’’ means the commissioner of the Department of Consumer Protection.

(2) ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of Consumer Protection.

(3) ‘‘Form number’’ means the unique number or alphanumeric code that identifies the cost per play, ticket count, payout structure, and extended payout structure (if any).

(4) ‘‘Mailer or flyer’’ means a sheet of literature, containing an artwork representation of a sealed ticket game, which is printed by a sealed ticket game products manufacturer.

(5) ‘‘Member in charge’’ means a bona fide, active member of the organization designated by the organization to be in charge of and primarily responsible for the procurement, distribution and sale of sealed tickets by the organization.

(6) ‘‘Packet’’ means a separate game or series of sealed tickets with a specific form number and a unique serial number.

(7) ‘‘Permittee’’ means a person that holds a sealed ticket permit issued by the department for the sale of sealed tickets within this state.

(8) ‘‘Person’’ means any individual, organization, partnership, association, Limited Liability Company, corporation, trust, or other public or private entity.

(9) ‘‘Sealed ticket dispensing machine’’ means a mechanical or electronic ticket dispensing device with one or more stacking columns that dispenses a sealed ticket after a player inserts an appropriate amount of coin or currency.

(10) ‘‘Sealed ticket dispensing machine equipment dealer’’ means a business registered with the department to sell or lease sealed ticket dispensing machines to any permittee.

(11) ‘‘Sealed ticket dispensing machine equipment manufacturer’’ means a business registered with the department and who manufactures or assembles sealed ticket dispensing machines.

(12) ‘‘Sealed ticket dispensing machine placement sheet’’ means a document submitted to the commissioner for each sealed ticket dispensing machine sold or leased by a registered sealed ticket dispensing machine equipment manufacturer or dealer to a permittee.

(13) ‘‘Sealed ticket game products distributor’’ means a person who is a resident of this state and is registered with the department to provide services related to the sale and distribution of sealed tickets to any permittee.

(14) ‘‘Sealed ticket game products manufacturer’’ means a person who is registered with the department and who manufactures or assembles sealed tickets from raw materials, supplies or subparts.

(15) ‘‘Sealed ticket or pull-tab’’ means a card with tabs which, when pulled, expose pictures of various objects, symbols or numbers and which entitles the holder of the ticket to receive a prize if the combination of objects, symbols or numbers pictured matches what is determined to be a winning combination.

(16) ‘‘Serial number’’ means the unique identification assigned by the manufacturer identifying a specific packet of sealed tickets. A serial number may be numeric, alpha, or a combination of numeric and alpha characters.

(Effective November 2, 2012)