19802. The Legislature further finds and declares as follows:
Appropriate regulation of banking and percentage games or of gambling devices consistent with public safety and welfare would require, at a minimum, all of the following safeguards:
(a) The creation of an adequately funded gambling control commission with comprehensive powers to establish minimum standards and technical specifications for gambling equipment and devices.
(b) The creation of an adequately funded law enforcement capability within state government to inspect, test, and evaluate gambling equipment and devices and modifications thereto.
(c) An appropriation by the Legislature to sufficiently fund a full-time commission and law enforcement capability with responsibilities commensurate with the expanded scope of gambling.
(d) The enactment of necessary regulations setting forth standards and procedures for the licensing of persons connected with the manufacture, sale, and distribution of equipment and devices in this state.
(e) The enactment of standards related to the trustworthiness and fairness of equipment and devices, upon the commission’s recommendation to the Legislature.
(f) The enactment of statutory provisions governing the importation, transportation, sale, and disposal of equipment and devices, upon the commission’s recommendation to the Legislature.
(g) The enactment of statutes providing for appropriate inspection and testing of equipment and devices, upon the commission’s recommendation to the Legislature.
(Added by renumbering Section 19801.2 by Stats. 2002, Ch. 738, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)