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    I. The lottery commission is hereby authorized:

[Paragraph I(a) effective until July 1, 2009; see also paragraph I(a) set out below.]

       (a) To conduct public drawings at such intervals and in such places within the state as the commission may determine. If governor and council grant approval, such drawings may be in the form of pure lotteries and if so, shall not be associated in any way with a sporting event. Such drawings may also be associated with horse or dog races or both as hereinafter provided. At least one such drawing each year shall be based on a sweepstakes horse or dog race or both held within the state.

[Paragraph I(a) effective July 1, 2009; see also paragraph I(a) set out above.]

       (a) To conduct public drawings at such intervals and in such places within the state as the commission may determine. If governor and council grant approval, such drawings may be in the form of pure lotteries and if so, shall not be associated in any way with a sporting event.

[Paragraph I(b) repealed effective July 1, 2009.]

       (b) To contract with any licensee to conduct sweepstakes races within the enclosure of any racetrack in the state where races or race meets are held under this chapter, or in the alternative, or in addition thereto, to affiliate the public drawings herein authorized with such thoroughbred races or race meets held within or without the state, either before or after the public drawings, as the commission may determine.

[Paragraph I(c) effective until July 1, 2009; see also paragraph I(c) set out below.]

       (c) To conduct both pure lotteries and horse or dog race or both sweepstakes if the commission, with the approval of governor and council, shall determine that such program will best accomplish the purposes of this subdivision.

[Paragraph I(c) effective July 1, 2009; see also paragraph I(c) set out above.]

       (c) To conduct pure lotteries if the commission, with the approval of governor and council, shall determine that such program will best accomplish the purposes of this subdivision.
       (d) To participate in any international, national, or multistate pure lotteries.

[Introductory paragraph of par. II effective until July 1, 2009; see also introductory paragraph of par. II set out below.]

    II. Tickets for such pure lotteries and lottery races:

[Introductory paragraph of par. II effective July 1, 2009; see also introductory paragraph of par. II set out above.]

    II. Tickets for such pure lotteries:
       (a) Shall be sold by the lottery commission (1) in state liquor stores and the state liquor commission is hereby directed to cooperate with the lottery commission in the sale of such tickets, and (2) within the enclosure of any track where a race or race meet is conducted by license issued under this chapter and the lottery commission is authorized to request and accept cooperation of the licensee in the sale of such tickets therein.
       (b) May be sold by the lottery commission in the following locations: Branch offices of the commission, to be established at the information area adjacent to the Hampton toll station and the Hooksett toll station, and commission's office in Concord. Each branch office at the Hooksett and Hampton toll stations will be in a new building to be constructed by the department of transportation in accordance with their design and specifications. The lottery commission is hereby authorized to contract with the department of transportation for the construction of these buildings, the cost of which will be a charge against lottery revenue. Tickets sold at any of the locations provided for by this subparagraph shall be sold only by lottery commission employees or through automatic ticket dispensing machines.
       (c) May be sold by the lottery commission in the following locations:
          (1) At, within, or upon the following premises owned or controlled by the state: Franconia State Park, Hampton Beach State Park, Mount Sunapee State Park, and Crawford Notch State Park. The state agency responsible for the operation of these locations shall have regulatory powers over the sales and advertising of lottery tickets at the above locations.
          (2) At, within, or upon the following premises owned or controlled by a political subdivision of the state: Weirs Beach, provided, however, that the voters of the city of Laconia have signified their approval of the sale of lottery tickets in said city pursuant to the provisions of RSA 284:21-k at the biennial election of November, 1966 and so signify biennially thereafter. The lottery commission shall obtain prior permission from the administrative authorities for this location before selling tickets at, within, or upon these premises.
       (d) May be sold by or for the lottery commission at designated locations, other than grounds and campuses of public and private schools, colleges and universities, by persons, whether natural, associate or corporate, authorized to sell such tickets on a uniform 5 percent commission basis for services rendered, which sum shall be the sole compensation paid to the principal for such ticket selling. All sales shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the commission provided:
          (1) That sales from mobile units shall be limited to sales by employees of the commission;
          (2) That voters of the towns and cities in which sales outlets are located, have signified approval of lottery ticket sales pursuant to RSA 284:21-k.
       (e) Owners of retail establishments who have been convicted of a felony within the previous 10 years which has not been annulled by a court, or a misdemeanor involving falsehood or dishonesty within the previous 5 years which has not been annulled by a court, shall not be allowed to sell lottery tickets in their retail establishment.
    III. No tickets shall be sold at any locations to minors.
    IV. The lottery commission is authorized to advertise the sale of tickets at each sales location. Any other advertising by the lottery commission of ticket sales will require prior approval of governor and council.
    V. The lottery commission is hereby authorized to sell lottery tickets on Sunday within the enclosure of all licensed race tracks.

Source. 1963, 52:1; 200:3. 1965, 200:1. 1967, 42:1; 304:1. 1971, 287:2; 536:1, 2; 573:1. 1973, 484:1. 1975, 361:1. 1977, 462:1, 2. 1995, 308:95, eff. July 1, 1995. 2002, 108:1, eff. July 2, 2002. 2004, 97:4, 8, eff. July 10, 2004; 257:34, eff. June 15, 2004. 2005, 277:1, eff. July 22, 2005. 2006, 233:1-3, 7, I, eff. July 1, 2009.