Texas § GV.466.303 - SALE OF TICKET BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
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§ GV.466.303. SALE OF TICKET BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
SALE OF TICKET BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who is not a sales agent or an employee of a sales agent commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly sells a ticket. (b) A lottery operator may sell tickets to a sales agent. A person who is not a sales agent may distribute tickets as premiums to customers, employees, or other persons who deal with the person if no purchase is required to entitle the recipient to the ticket. A qualified organization as defined in Section 2002.002 , Occupations Code, may distribute tickets as a prize in a raffle authorized by Chapter 2002 , Occupations Code. (c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 6.37, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.761, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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