California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 8880.53

Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 377, Sec. 3. Effective August 29, 1994. Note: This section was added on Nov. 6, 1984, by initiative Prop. 37.

No lottery tickets or shares shall be sold by a lottery game retailer unless the retailer has a certificate of authority, issued by the lottery, to sell lottery tickets.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 8880.53 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-2-government-of-the-state-of-california/division-1-general/chapter-12-5-california-state-lottery-act-of-1984/article-5-lottery-game-retailers/section-8880.53

Other sections in Article 5 - Lottery Game Retailers

§ 8880.5§ 8880.47§ 8880.48§ 8880.49§ 8880.50§ 8880.51§ 8880.52§ 8880.53§ 8880.54§ 8880.55

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