{"data":{"id":"us-me/8-m.r.s.-379","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"8 M.R.S. §379","heading":"Sales above fixed price; unlicensed sales; gifts","body":"No person may sell a ticket or share at a price greater than that fixed by rule of the commission.  No person other than a licensed lottery sales agent may sell lottery tickets or shares, except that nothing in this section prevents any person from giving lottery tickets or shares to another as a gift.\nNothing in this section may be construed to prohibit a person from transferring tickets or shares as part of a sales promotion provided the promotion has been approved in advance by the commission or director pursuant to rules adopted under section 374, subsection 1, paragraph H.\nAny person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not more than $200 may be adjudged.","path":["TITLE 8: AMUSEMENTS AND SPORTS","CHAPTER 14-A: LOTTERY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/8/title8sec379.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:24Z","sha256":"fabdd1e1ef58b5244045cd3bd331ca7649faad9656ddfe55897c73f8319256de","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/8-m.r.s.-378-b","next":"us-me/8-m.r.s.-380"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}