If the owner or owners of any steamboat shall suffer or permit the sale of a lottery ticket of any kind on his or their boat, or by his or their employees, no matter where the lottery is located, he or they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, on conviction, be punished as prescribed in Section 97-33-43.
This section shall not apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.
Miss. Code § 97-33-45