<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>    Section 1. <b>[609.807] EVENT TICKETS; PROHIBITED ACTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>(a) As used in this section: (1) "initial seller" means a person or entity with whom <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>a provider of an event or venue has contracted for the sale of tickets for the purpose <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>of the initial sale of those tickets to the general public; and (2) "ticket" means a ticket <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>of admission to a sporting event, theater, musical performance, or place of public <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>entertainment or amusement of any kind.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>(b) The initial seller of tickets shall make available for sale all tickets under control <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>of the initial seller in the manner and under terms directed by the provider of the event <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>or venue. The initial seller shall not, unless authorized by the provider of the event or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>venue, divert tickets from the initial sale to the general public to be sold in any other <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>manner or under any other terms.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>(c) No person or entity, with intent to defraud, may sell or offer for sale a ticket that <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>is invalid, counterfeit, altered, or otherwise not genuine.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>(d) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>offenses committed on or after that date.<br/>