STATE OF NEW YORK
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4580
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 3, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Racing and Wagering
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to prohibiting the removal,
confiscation or destruction of lottery tickets prior to such game's
expiration date
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision a of section 1609 of the tax law, as amended by
2 chapter 254 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
3 a. 1. Lottery tickets shall be in such form as the division may
4 prescribe. No ticket shall be sold at a price greater than that fixed by
5 the division nor shall a sale be made by any person other than a
6 licensed lottery sales agent, and a violation of these provisions shall
7 be a misdemeanor, but this shall not be deemed to prevent any person
8 from giving lottery tickets as premiums to customers, employees or other
9 dealing with him.
10 2. The division shall not remove, confiscate or destroy any lottery
11 ticket from any vendor prior to such game's expiration date.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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