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MN Stat § 349.22 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming|Chapter 349 — Lawful Gambling And Gambling Devices|Section 349.22 — Penalty.

349.22 PENALTY. Subdivision 1. Penalty. (a) A person who violates any provision of sections 349.11 to 349.23 for which another penalty is not provided is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) A person who violates any provision of sections 349.11 to 349.23 for which another penalty is not provided is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the violation occurs within five years after a previous conviction under any provision of sections 349.11 to 349.23. (c) A person who in any manner hinders or interferes with a seizing authority when a seizure is made as provided by section 349.2125, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Subd. 2. Other action. This section does not preclude civil or criminal actions under other applicable law or preclude any agency of government from investigating or prosecuting violations of the provisions of sections 349.11 to 349.213, and chapter 297E. County attorneys and the attorney general have joint responsibility for prosecuting violations of sections 349.11 to 349.213, and chapter 297E, and the attorney general may prosecute any violation of those sections. If the county attorney fails to initiate the prosecution within 30 days, the attorney general may initiate prosecution. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1990 c 590 art 2 s 18] Subd. 3a. Aggregation. When the value of prizes or pull-tabs received within a six-month period is aggregated under this section and two or more offenses were committed by the same person in two or more counties, the accused may be prosecuted in any county in which one of the offenses was committed for all of the offenses aggregated under this section. Subd. 4. Sales after revocation. A person selling pull-tabs or tipboards after the person's license or permit has been revoked is guilty of a felony. History:  1976 c 261 s 12; 1984 c 502 art 12 s 20; 1988 c 719 art 9 s 16-18; 1989 c 334 art 2 s 47,48; 1990 c 590 art 2 s 11,12; 1990 c 594 art 1 s 70; 1991 c 199 art 2 s 1; 1994 c 633 art 2 s 19; art 3 s 3
MN Stat § 349.23 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming|Chapter 349 — Lawful Gambling And Gambling Devices|Section 349.23 — Validity Of Prior Agreements.

349.23 VALIDITY OF PRIOR AGREEMENTS. Nothing in sections 349.11 to 349.22 shall be construed to affect the validity of any agreement or contract between an organization and any financial or lending institution, entered into prior to August 1, 1976. History:   1976 c 261 s 13
MN Stat § 349.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming|Chapter 349 — Lawful Gambling And Gambling Devices|Section 349.30 — Definitions.

349.30 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 349.30 to 349.39, unless a different meaning is indicated by the context, the words, terms, and phrases defined in this section shall have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Gambling device. "Gambling device" has the meaning given it in section 609.75, subdivision 4. Subd. 3. Person. "Person" means an individual, a copartnership, an association, a corporation, or any other entity or organization. Subd. 4. Municipality. "Municipality" means any county, city, or town. Subd. 5. License. "License" includes permits of every kind, nature and description issued pursuant to any statute or ordinance for the carrying on of any business, trade, vocation, commercial enterprise or undertaking. Subd. 6. Licensee. "Licensee" means any person to whom a license of any kind is issued, but does not include a common carrier transporting, or a public warehouse operator storing, any gambling device for hire, or a manufacturer or distributor of such devices keeping the same only for the purpose of sale or distribution to others or repairing of same. Subd. 7. Licensed business. "Licensed business" means any business, trade, vocation, commercial enterprise, or undertaking for which a license is issued. Subd. 8. Licensed premises. "Licensed premises" means the place or building, or the room in a building, designated in the license as the place where the licensed business is to be carried on, and all land adjacent thereto and used in connection with and in the operation of a licensed business, and all adjacent or contiguous rooms or buildings operated or used in connection with the buildings where the licensed business is carried on. If no place is described in any license, then "licensed premises" means the building or place where the licensed business is carried on under such license. Subd. 9. Issuing authority. "Issuing authority" and "authority issuing the license" mean and include the officer, board, bureau, department, commission, or agency of the state, or of any of its municipalities, by whom any license is issued and include the councils and governing bodies of all municipalities. History:  1947 c 586 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1981 c 204 s 9; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 590 art 1 s 38
MN Stat § 349.31 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming|Chapter 349 — Lawful Gambling And Gambling Devices|Section 349.31 — Gambling Device; Possession Of.

349.31 GAMBLING DEVICE; POSSESSION OF. Subdivision 1. Intentional possession; willful keeping. The intentional possession or willful keeping of a gambling device on a licensed premises is cause for the suspension or revocation of any license under which the licensed business is carried on upon the premises where the gambling device is found, provided that possession of gambling equipment as defined in section 349.12, subdivision 18, which is used for lawful gambling authorized by this chapter, and the manufacture of gambling devices for use in jurisdictions where use of the gambling device is legal as provided for by section 299L.07 shall not be cause for revocation of a license. Subd. 2. Suspension and revocation of licenses. All licenses under which any licensed business is permitted to be carried on upon the licensed premises shall be suspended or revoked if the intentional possession or willful keeping of any such gambling devices upon the licensed premises is established, notwithstanding that it may not be made to appear that such devices have actually been used or operated for the purpose of gambling. History:  1947 c 586 s 2; 1978 c 507 s 1; 1981 c 126 s 1; 1981 c 204 s 10; 1984 c 502 art 12 s 21; 1986 c 467 s 28; 1989 c 334 art 2 s 51; 1990 c 590 art 1 s 39; 1993 c 13 art 1 s 37; 2009 c 86 art 1 s 63
MN Stat § 349.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming|Chapter 349 — Lawful Gambling And Gambling Devices|Section 349.32 — Issuing Authority To Suspend Or Revoke.

349.32 ISSUING AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND OR REVOKE. The proceedings for suspension or revocation are held before the issuing authority, which has the power to suspend or revoke the license or licenses involved, as hereinafter provided. History:  1947 c 586 s 3; 1990 c 590 art 1 s 40
MN Stat § 349.33 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming|Chapter 349 — Lawful Gambling And Gambling Devices|Section 349.33 — Peace Officers To Observe And Inspect Premises.

349.33 PEACE OFFICERS TO OBSERVE AND INSPECT PREMISES. Every sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, and peace officer shall observe and inspect the premises where occupations are carried on under license and ascertain whether gambling devices are present thereon and immediately report the finding thereof to the authority or authorities issuing the license or licenses applicable to the premises in question. History:  1947 c 586 s 4; 1986 c 444; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 4
MN Stat § 349.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming|Chapter 349 — Lawful Gambling And Gambling Devices|Section 349.34 — Proceedings Before Issuing Authority; Order To Show Cause.

349.34 PROCEEDINGS BEFORE ISSUING AUTHORITY; ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. If an issuing authority, on receipt of information from a peace officer described in section 349.33, is of the opinion that cause exists for the suspension or revocation of a license, the authority shall issue an order to show cause directed to the licensee of the premises, stating the ground upon which the proceeding is based and requiring the licensee to appear and show cause at a time and place, within the county in which the licensed premises are located, not less than ten days after the date of the order, why the license should not be suspended or revoked. That order to show cause shall be served upon the licensee in the manner prescribed by law for the service of summons in a civil action, or by certified mail, not less than eight days before the date fixed for the hearing thereof. A copy of the order shall forthwith be mailed to the owner of the premises, as shown by the records in the office of the county recorder, at the owner's last known post office address. A copy of the order shall at the same time be mailed to any other issuing authority, of which the authority issuing the order to show cause has knowledge, by which other license to that licensee may have been issued, and any such other authority may participate in the suspension or revocation proceedings after notifying the licensee and the officer or authority holding the hearing of its intention so to do on or before the date of hearing, and after the hearing take such action as it could have taken had it instituted the suspension or revocation proceedings in the first instance. History:  1947 c 586 s 5; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1978 c 674 s 60; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 590 art 1 s 41
MN Stat § 349.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming|Chapter 349 — Lawful Gambling And Gambling Devices|Section 349.35 — Revocation Of License.

349.35 REVOCATION OF LICENSE. Subdivision 1. Suspension; revocation; stay; appeal. If, upon the hearing of the order to show cause, it appears that the licensee intentionally possessed or willfully kept upon the licensed premises any gambling device, then the license or licenses under which the licensed business is operated on the licensed premises, shall be suspended or revoked. The order of suspension or revocation shall not be enforced during the period allowed by section 349.39 for taking an appeal. Subd. 2. Limitation as to issuance of new license on premises. No new license or licenses for the same business upon the same premises shall be issued for the period of one year thereafter, except as hereinafter provided. History:  1947 c 586 s 6; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 590 art 1 s 42
MN Stat § 349.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming|Chapter 349 — Lawful Gambling And Gambling Devices|Section 349.36 — Duties Of County Attorney Or Attorney General.

349.36 DUTIES OF COUNTY ATTORNEY OR ATTORNEY GENERAL. The county attorney of the county in which the hearing is held, the city attorney if the issuing authority is the city, or the attorney general shall attend the hearing, interrogate the witnesses, advise the issuing authority, and appear for the issuing authority on any appeal taken pursuant to the provisions of section 349.39. History:  1947 c 586 s 7; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 590 art 1 s 43; 1990 c 594 art 1 s 71
MN Stat § 349.37 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming|Chapter 349 — Lawful Gambling And Gambling Devices|Section 349.37 — Witnesses.

349.37 WITNESSES. The issuing authority may issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses at any hearing. Witnesses duly subpoenaed and attending any such hearing shall be paid fees and mileage by the issuing authority equal to the fees and mileage paid witnesses in the district court. History:   1947 c 586 s 8
MN Stat § 349.38 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming|Chapter 349 — Lawful Gambling And Gambling Devices|Section 349.38 — Property Owners Liability.

349.38 PROPERTY OWNERS LIABILITY. When a license is suspended or revoked under the provisions of sections 349.30 to 349.39, the owner of the premises upon which any licensed business has been operated shall not be penalized by reason thereof unless it is established that the owner had knowledge of the existence of the gambling devices resulting in license suspension or revocation. History:  1947 c 586 s 9; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 590 art 1 s 44
MN Stat § 349.39 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming|Chapter 349 — Lawful Gambling And Gambling Devices|Section 349.39 — Appeal To District Court; Stay; Continuance Under Bond; Hearing Upon One Year Limitation On Premises.

349.39 APPEAL TO DISTRICT COURT; STAY; CONTINUANCE UNDER BOND; HEARING UPON ONE YEAR LIMITATION ON PREMISES. Any licensee, or any owner of licensed premises, aggrieved by an order of an issuing authority suspending or revoking any license may appeal from that order to the district court of the county in which the licensee resides by serving a notice of the appeal upon the issuing authority or the clerk thereof. The notice of appeal shall state that the person appealing takes an appeal to that district court from the order suspending or revoking the license or licenses, describing them and identifying the order appealed from. This notice shall be served within 15 days from the date of service of the order appealed from, and the same, with proof of service thereof, shall be filed with the court administrator of the district court of the proper county. The appeal shall stand for trial at the next term of the district court following the filing of the notice of appeal, without the service of any notice of trial, and shall be tried in the district court de novo. The trial shall be by jury if the appellant shall so demand. The licensee may continue to operate the licensed business or businesses until the final disposition of such appeal. If the district court upon the appeal shall determine that any license involved in the appeal should be suspended or revoked, it may, nevertheless, in its discretion permit the continuance of the licensed business under a bond in the amount and in the form and containing the conditions prescribed by the court. The district court on the appeal, or in a separate proceeding, may permit the issuance of a new license to a different licensee before the expiration of the period of one year specified in section 349.35, subdivision 2, upon such terms and conditions imposed by the court as will insure that no gambling device shall thereafter be maintained upon the licensed premises. History:  1947 c 586 s 10; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1990 c 590 art 1 s 45
MN Stat § 349.61 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming|Chapter 349 — Lawful Gambling And Gambling Devices|Section 349.61 — Repeal; Termination Of Licenses.

349.61 REPEAL; TERMINATION OF LICENSES. Subdivision 1. Repeal. Section 299L.03, subdivision 9, and sections 349.50; 349.501; 349.502; 349.51; 349.52; 349.53; 349.54; 349.55; 349.56; 349.57; 349.58; 349.59; and 349.60 are repealed January 1, 1992. All licenses issued under sections 349.51 and 349.52 in effect on that date expire on that date. The commissioner of management and budget shall on that date transfer all money in the video gaming license account to the general fund. Subd. 2. Not to affect certain compacts. Nothing in subdivision 1 is intended to affect the validity of any compact entered into before or after August 1, 1990, between the state and the governing body of an Indian tribe that governs the conduct of any form of gambling on Indian lands. History:  1990 c 590 art 1 s 48; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 349A.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming|Chapter 349A — State Lottery|Section 349A.01 — Definitions.

349A.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Terms defined. For the purposes of this chapter the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1995 c 254 art 1 s 97] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1991 c 233 s 110] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1991 c 233 s 110] Subd. 5. Director. "Director" is the director of the State Lottery. Subd. 6.  [Repealed, 1991 c 233 s 110] Subd. 7. Gross receipts. "Gross receipts" means all money received from the sale of lottery tickets less amounts transmitted to the commissioner of revenue under section 297A.65. Subd. 8. Gross revenue. "Gross revenue" means gross receipts from the sale of lottery tickets, fees, or other money received by the director, and interest earned on money in the lottery fund. Subd. 9. Lottery. "Lottery" is the State Lottery. Subd. 10. Lottery procurement contract. "Lottery procurement contract" means a contract to provide lottery products, computer hardware and software used to monitor sales of lottery tickets, and lottery tickets. "Lottery procurement contract" does not include a contract to provide an annuity or prize payment agreement or materials, supplies, equipment, or services common to the ordinary operation of a state agency. Subd. 11. Lottery retailer. "Lottery retailer" means a person with whom the director has contracted to sell lottery tickets to the public. Subd. 12. Lottery ticket or ticket. "Lottery ticket" or "ticket" means any tangible evidence issued by the lottery to prove participation in a lottery game. Subd. 13. Lottery vendor or vendor. "Lottery vendor" or "vendor" means a person who has entered into a contract to provide equipment, supplies, or services for the lottery. A lottery vendor does not include a lottery retailer. Subd. 14. Second chance drawing. "Second chance drawing" means a drawing in which an eligible nonwinning lottery ticket is submitted to the lottery for entry into a drawing for a chance to win a prize. History:  1989 c 334 art 3 s 1; 1991 c 233 s 102,103,109; 2000 c 418 art 1 s 44; 2021 c 15 s 1
MN Stat § 349A.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming|Chapter 349A — State Lottery|Section 349A.04 — Lottery Game Procedures.

349A.04 LOTTERY GAME PROCEDURES. The director may adopt game procedures governing the following elements of the lottery: (1) lottery games; (2) ticket prices; (3) number and size of prizes; (4) methods of selecting winning tickets; and (5) frequency and method of drawings. The adoption of lottery game procedures is not subject to chapter 14. History:  1989 c 334 art 3 s 4; 1995 c 254 art 1 s 81
MN Stat § 349A.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming|Chapter 349A — State Lottery|Section 349A.05 — Rules.

349A.05 RULES. The director may adopt rules under chapter 14 governing the following elements of the lottery: (1) the number and types of lottery retailers' locations; (2) qualifications of lottery retailers and application procedures for lottery retailer contracts; (3) investigation of lottery retailer applicants; (4) appeal procedures for denial, suspension, or cancellation of lottery retailer contracts; (5) compensation of lottery retailers; (6) accounting for and deposit of lottery revenues by lottery retailers; (7) procedures for issuing lottery procurement contracts and for the investigation of bidders on those contracts; (8) payment of prizes; (9) procedures needed to ensure the integrity and security of the lottery; and (10) other rules the director considers necessary for the efficient operation and administration of the lottery. History:  1989 c 334 art 3 s 5; 1995 c 233 art 2 s 56; 1995 c 254 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 349A.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming|Chapter 349A — State Lottery|Section 349A.09 — Lottery Advertising.

349A.09 LOTTERY ADVERTISING. Subdivision 1. Odds; required information. The director shall include on each brochure, pamphlet, booklet, or other similar material the director publishes to promote or explain any lottery game, a prominent and clear statement of the approximate odds of winning each prize offered in that lottery game. Each lottery retailer must post prominently at or near the point of ticket sale a notice or notices printed and provided by the director of the approximate odds of winning each prize in each game for which the lottery retailer sells tickets. Subd. 2. Content of advertising. (a) Advertising and promotional materials for the lottery adopted or published by the director must be consistent with the dignity of the state and may only: (1) present information on how lottery games are played, prizes offered, where and how tickets may be purchased, when drawings are held, and odds on the games advertised; (2) identify state programs supported by lottery net revenues; (3) present the lottery as a form of entertainment; or (4) state the winning numbers or identity of winners of lottery prizes. (b) The director may not adopt or publish any advertising for the lottery which: (1) presents directly or indirectly any lottery game as a potential means of relieving any person's financial difficulties; (2) is specifically targeted with the intent to exploit a person, a specific group or economic class of people, or a religious holiday by use of a religious theme or symbol; (3) presents the purchase of a lottery ticket as a financial investment or a way to achieve financial security; (4) uses the name or picture of a current elected state official to promote a lottery game; (5) exhorts the public to bet by directly or indirectly misrepresenting a person's chance of winning a prize; or (6) denigrates a person who does not buy a lottery ticket or unduly praises a person who does buy a ticket. Subd. 3. Prizes; required information. The director must include, in any publication or print advertising which refers to a prize which is or may be paid in installments, a statement to the effect that the prize will be or may be paid in installments. History:  1989 c 334 art 3 s 9; 1991 c 336 art 2 s 40
MN Stat § 349A.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming|Chapter 349A — State Lottery|Section 349A.11 — Conflict Of Interest.

349A.11 CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Subdivision 1. Lottery ticket; retailer. The director, an employee of the lottery, a member of the immediate family of the director or employee residing in the same household may not: (1) purchase a lottery ticket; or (2) have any personal pecuniary interest in any vendor holding a lottery procurement contract, or in any lottery retailer; or (3) receive any gift, gratuity, or other thing of value, excluding food or beverage, from any lottery vendor or lottery retailer, or person applying to be a retailer or vendor, in excess of $100 in any calendar year. Subd. 2. Gifts. The director or an employee of the lottery in the unclassified service may not accept a gift the acceptance of which by an official would be prohibited by section 10A.071. Subd. 3. Penalty. A violation of subdivision 1, clause (1), is a misdemeanor. A violation of subdivision 1, clause (2), is a gross misdemeanor. A violation of subdivision 1, clause (3), is a misdemeanor unless the gift, gratuity, or other item of value received has a value in excess of $500, in which case a violation is a gross misdemeanor. Subd. 4. Future employment. The director or an unclassified employee of the lottery may not, within two years of terminating employment with the lottery, represent any person, corporation, or entity before the lottery. A violation of this paragraph is a misdemeanor. History:  1989 c 334 art 3 s 11; 1991 c 233 s 109; 1995 c 254 art 1 s 87; 1998 c 366 s 72