Tex.
Occ. Code Section 2001.407
Equipment and Supply Transactions
(a)
A licensed manufacturer may furnish, by sale or otherwise, bingo equipment or supplies to a licensed distributor. A licensed manufacturer may not furnish, by sale or otherwise, bingo equipment or supplies to a person other than a licensed distributor.(b)
A licensed distributor may not furnish by sale, lease, or otherwise, bingo equipment or supplies to a person other than a licensed authorized organization, another licensed distributor, or a person authorized to conduct bingo under Section 2001.551 (Unlawful Bingo; Offense)(b)(3) or (4). A sale of bingo equipment or supplies authorized by this section must be made on terms requiring immediate payment or payment not later than the 30th day after the date of actual delivery.(c)
A licensed distributor may not receive by purchase or otherwise bingo equipment or supplies from a person other than a licensed manufacturer or another licensed distributor.(d)
A licensed authorized organization may lease or purchase electronic or mechanical card-minding devices, pull-tab dispensers, bingo machines, consoles, blowers, and flash boards directly from a licensed distributor.(e)
Except for a purchase made by a licensed authorized organization under Subsection (f), a licensed authorized organization or a person authorized to conduct bingo under Section 2001.551 (Unlawful Bingo; Offense)(b)(3) or (4) may not obtain by purchase or otherwise bingo equipment or supplies from a person other than a licensed distributor.(f)
With the prior written consent of the commission, a licensed authorized organization may make an occasional sale of bingo cards or of a used bingo flash board or blower to another licensed authorized organization.
Source:
Section 2001.407 — Equipment and Supply Transactions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2001.htm#2001.407 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
