N.M. Code R. § 15.1.16.9 – Transportation of Gaming Devices into the State

A. No person shall initiate transport of any gaming device into the state other than a licensed manufacturer or distributor.
B. A gaming device is shipped or transported into the state when the starting point for shipping or transporting begins outside the state and terminates in the state.
C. A manufacturer or distributor licensee shipping or transporting one (1) or more gaming devices into the state shall notify the board's information systems division of the shipment prior to the time the shipment is made.
D. Notice of transportation of gaming device(s) shall be made on forms approved by the board for transportation of the type of gaming device(s) to be transported.
E. The transportation form shall, at a minimum, include the following information:
1. (1) the full name, address, and license number of the person making the shipment;
2. (2) the method of shipment and the name of the carrier, if any;
3. (3) the full name, address, and license number of the person to whom the devices are being sent and the destination of the shipment, if different from the address;
4. (4) the number of gaming devices in the shipment;
5. (5) the serial number of each gaming device;
6. (6) the model number and description of each gaming device;
7. (7) the expected arrival date of the gaming devices at their destination within the state; and
8. (8) such other information as required by the board.
F. Transportation forms shall be filled out completely and legibly, signed by the person completing the form and notarized. The completed forms shall be transmitted to the board's information systems division by faxing or e-mailing a copy of the form to the division.
G. The board's information systems division shall assign a control number to the transportation form and notify the manufacturer or distributor licensee shipping the device(s) of the assigned control number within three (3) business days of receipt of the completed transportation form.
H. The manufacturer or distributor shipping the gaming device to a licensee, may ship the gaming device to the receiving licensee upon receipt of the control number by the board. The shipping licensee shall note the assigned control number on the transportation form for the device and shall include the original transportation form in the shipment.
I. A manufacturer or distributor transporting a gaming machine for the purpose of sale for home use shall transport the gaming machine from the manufacturer or distributor’s place of business in the state to the residence of the individual purchasing the gaming machine.
J. The manufacturer or distributor licensee shall not transport gaming machines with gaming media already installed in the machines.
K. A licensee receiving shipment of a gaming device shall notify the board's enforcement division of the receipt of the shipment. Following notification an agent of the board's enforcement division shall inspect the shipment and the transportation form included with the shipment to ensure that the transportation form accurately identifies the gaming device(s) included in the shipment.
L. A licensee receiving a shipment of gaming media or other associated equipment shall not remove the gaming media or associated equipment from the packaging in which it was shipped until an agent of the board has inspected the shipment and released it to the receiving licensee. A licensee receiving shipment of a gaming machine shall notify the board upon receipt of the shipment and shall not remove the gaming machine from the transporting vehicle until authorized by the board. A gaming machine transported into the state shall not be placed on the gaming floor for play until an agent of the board has inspected the gaming machine and released it for play.
[N, 12/31/98; 15.1.16.9 NMAC - Rn & A, 15 NMAC 1.16.9, 10/15/00; A, 1/31/02; A, 2/28//05; A, 12/15/10; A, 10/15/15]