Section 466.303 - 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.Tex. Gov't. Code § 466.303
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 6.37, eff. 9/1/1995; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.761, eff. 9/1/2001.Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. 8/30/1993.