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Manufacturing Requirements.(1) Bingo card/paper must comply with the following construction standards.(A) The disposable paper used shall be of sufficient weight and quality to allow for clearly readable numbers and to prevent ink from spreading or bleeding through an UPS pad thereby obscuring other numbers or bingo card/paper;(B) series numbers may be displayed in the center square of the bingo card/paper;(C) numbers printed on the bingo card/paper shall be randomly assigned; and(D) a manufacturer shall not repeat a serial number on or in the same product line, series, and color of bingo card/paper within one year of the last printing of that serial number.(2) UPS pad must comply with the following construction standards.(A) Bingo card/paper in UPS pads must only be glued and not stapled; and(B) the disposable bingo card/paper assembled into UPS pads shall not be separated, with the exception of the multi-part disposable bingo card/paper, nor shall single sheets already manufactured be cut for sale for special bingo games.(3) Inspection. The Commission, its authorized representative or designee may examine and inspect any individual bingo card/paper or series of bingo card/paper and may pull all remaining bingo card/paper in the inventory if the Commission, its authorized representative or designee determines that the bingo card/paper is defective or has not been approved.(4) Packaging.(A) Bingo card/paper shall be sealed in shrink wrap and be designed so that if the shrink wrapped bingo card/paper, package, or case was opened or tampered with, it would be easily noticed.(B) Barcodes may be included on each bingo card/paper, package, or case provided the barcode contains information required in subparagraph (C).(C) A label shall be placed on, or be visible from, the exterior of each package or case of bingo card/paper listing the following information:(i) Type of product;(ii) Series number of the UPS pads and/or sheet(s);(iii) Serial numbers of the top sheet of the UPS pads and/or sheet(s);(iv) Number of package or cases; and(v) Cut and color of paper.(D) A packing slip shall be included with the package or case listing the following information:(i) Type of product;(ii) Number of UPS pads or sheets;(iii) Series number of the UPS pads and/or sheet(s);(iv) Serial numbers of the top sheet of the UPS pads and/or sheet(s);(v) Number of package or cases; and(vi) Cut and color of paper.