§ 53-04-02 — Annual license required - Fee

A person may not operate, lease, or distribute an amusement game or device without first
having obtained an annual license.
Licenses are of two types. An operator's license entitles the licensee to operate, lease, or
distribute machines at locations not owned or managed by the licensee. The operator shall affix
to each machine an operator's number provided by the attorney general. The operator shall
have a business office within the state and a valid sales tax permit. A location license must be
secured by an individual for any establishment managed or owned by that person. A location
license entitles the licensee to have not more than ten machines at one location managed or
owned by that individual. An individual is not entitled to more than one location license. The
location license must be displayed on or near the machines.
The annual fee for an operator's license is one thousand dollars. The annual fee for a
location license is twenty-five dollars per machine.
A reinstatement fee of one hundred dollars for an operator's license renewal and fifty dollars
for a location license renewal is required in addition to the annual license fee for each license
renewal applied for after June thirtieth.