1. (a) Subject to AS 05.15, a pull-tab manufactured, sold, or distributed in the state must comply with the

   1. (1) Standards on Pull-Tabs of the North American Gaming Regulators Association, as amended as of October 20, 1998 and adopted by reference; and
   2. (2) Pull-Tab Record-Keeping and Reporting Standards of the North American Gaming Regulators Association, dated May 11, 1994 and adopted by reference.

2. (b) Except as provided under (a) of this section, a pull-tab manufactured, sold, or distributed in the state must

   1. (1) be manufactured so that it is impossible to identify whether it is a winning or losing pull-tab until it has been played by a player as intended:
   2. (2) be manufactured using at least a two-ply paper stock construction so that the pull-tab is opaque;
   3. (3) have an individual serial number and the name of the manufacturer conspicuously printed on the face or cover of the pull-tab; and
   4. (4) display to the player how to open the pull-tab to determine the winning symbols or numbers.

3. (c) Each pull-tab within a pull-tab series must

   1. (1) be of the same length, width, and thickness, not varying by more than 3/64 of an inch in any dimension; and
   2. (2) be color coded if an individual serial number is repeated.
4. (d) A licensed pull-tab manufacturer shall establish its own method of game protection that allows the manufacturer and the department to determine, after the pull-tab has been played, the difference between an authentic winning pull-tab and a non-winning, altered, or forged pull-tab. The manufacturer shall submit to the department a letter explaining the method of game protection used and shall inform the department of any changes in its method of game protection.

(Eff. 7/30/94, Register 131; am 9/3/2005, Register 175)