{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"8880.53","citation":"Gov. Code, § 8880.53","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. GENERAL [8000. - 8899.95.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 12.5. [California State Lottery Act of 1984] [8880. - 8880.72.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1/chapter-12.5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Lottery Game Retailers [8880.47. - 8880.55.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-1/chapter-12.5/article-5"}],"history":"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.","effective":"1994-08-29","html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/lottery-game-retailers-8880-53","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}