Tex. Government Code § 466.303
SALE OF TICKET BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
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- Tex. Government Code § 466.303, SALE OF TICKET BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/654484
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(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.