16 Tex. Admin. Code § 140.361
Required Purchases of Lottery Tickets
Effective Dec 31, 201742 TexReg 7385 Source Note: The provisions of this §140.361 adopted to
be effective June 3, 1992, 17 TexReg 3731; transferred effective December
27, 1993, as published in the Texas Register January 4, 1994, 19 TexReg
78; amended to be effective March 14, 1996, 21 TexReg 1756; amended
to be effective May 20, 2001, 26 TexReg 3489; amended to be effective
December 31, 2017, 42 TexReg 7385; transferred effective October 1,
2025, as published in the September 26, 2025, issue of the Texas Register,
50 TexTexas Secretary of State
- (a) The commission may require each retailer to order and accept a minimum number of lottery tickets. Failure or refusal of a retailer to order or accept delivery of a required minimum number of lottery tickets may be grounds for summary suspension, suspension and/or revocation of the license.
- (b) The executive director may prohibit a retailer from using a method of marketing lottery games other than those methods provided by the commission.
- (c) The executive director may establish minimum sales criteria. A retailer shall maintain sales in excess of the applicable minimum sales criteria. A retailer who does not maintain minimum sales in accordance with such criteria may be placed in a sales review period. Such sales review period shall be for a period of time and may be extended as determined by the executive director.
- (d) The minimum sales criteria established by the executive director shall be provided to retailers at least 30 days prior to imposition of such criteria.
Source Note:The provisions of this §140.361 adopted to be effective June 3, 1992, 17 TexReg 3731; transferred effective December 27, 1993, as published in the Texas Register January 4, 1994, 19 TexReg 78; amended to be effective March 14, 1996, 21 TexReg 1756; amended to be effective May 20, 2001, 26 TexReg 3489; amended to be effective December 31, 2017, 42 TexReg 7385; transferred effective October 1, 2025, as published in the September 26, 2025, issue of the Texas Register, 50 TexReg 6337.