Section 12-568a-8 - Obligations of agent The issuance of an agent license by the department to any person as an agent shall constitute acceptance by the agent of the following conditions:
(1)Fiduciary relationship. An agent shall assume, in the sale of tickets and the receipt of revenue therefrom, a fiduciary relationship with the CLC. All monies received by agents from the sale of tickets shall constitute a trust fund. Each agent, or in the case of a business entity, the natural person guarantor, shall be personally liable for all such ticket proceeds which shall be kept separate and apart from all other funds and assets in a separate bank account and shall not be commingled with any other funds, assets or bank accounts of the agent.(2)Laws and regulations. An agent shall be bound by all applicable laws and the official procedures of the CLC.(3)Instructions of the CLC. An agent shall conduct the sale, redemption and exchange of tickets pursuant to the CLC's instructions for any lottery game. These may include, but are not limited to, restrictions as to hours of ticket sale and redemption, the approval of the location of lottery equipment and material on the premises, and the imposition of a minimum required sales level.(4)Safeguard tickets. An agent shall assume responsibility for and safeguard any tickets, property, ticket stock and equipment entrusted to its care and shall prevent the unauthorized sale or issuance of any tickets. An agent shall be responsible for any such unauthorized sale or issuance of tickets that may nonetheless occur.(5)Inspection of records. Upon a written request of the department, an agent shall permit inspection of the financial books and all business records, including email, video, voice recordings, and other electronic communications or recordings, relating to its business operation and the security of the lottery, and allow the performance of an audit upon those books or records. An agent shall also, upon request, furnish any other documents, records or information requested by the department.(6)Inspection of premises. An agent shall permit physical inspection of its premises during normal business hours upon the request of any department representative for the purpose of determining whether the agent is functioning in a manner consistent with chapters 226 and 229a of the Connecticut General Statutes and with sections 12-568a-1 to 12-568a-24, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.(7)Lottery sales agent license displayed. An agent shall display its lottery sales agent license in a location visible to the public and subject to approval by the department.(8)Current information. An agent shall keep all exhibits, statements, reports, or other data, submitted pursuant to an application for a lottery sales agent license, current, accurate and complete. An agent shall report to the department a full description of any changes in the information submitted as part of its application within ten (10) days of such change.(9)Compulsive gambling materials. An agent shall display all informational materials supplied by the department or the CLC informing the public of the programs available for the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of compulsive gambling in this state.(10)Customer display unit. Any display unit relating to a lottery transaction shall be visible to the customer. Tampering with or directing any unit away from a customer's plain view is prohibited.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 12-568a-8
Adopted effective October 6, 1999; Amended May 2, 2006; amended 4/13/2021