HF 819

1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:42am

A bill for an act
relating to commerce; prohibiting certain unfair Internet ticket sales by original
sellers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [609.807] PROHIBITION OF EARLY INTERNET SALES OF EVENT
TICKETS AT INFLATED PRICES.
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new text begin Any person or entity that serves as the initial seller, over the Internet, of tickets
of admission to a sporting event, theater, musical performance, or place of public
entertainment or amusement of any kind, shall not:
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new text begin (1) sell any ticket over the Internet at greater than face value, either itself or in
conjunction with any other ticket seller, until all tickets have been made available to the
general public at face value for at least seven days; or
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new text begin (2) provide on its Web site a link, either directly or indirectly, to any individual or
entity that functions as a reseller of tickets sold by the initial seller.
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new text begin For purposes of this section, "initial seller" does not include a person or entity that is
the person or entity that provides the event or provides the venue for the event.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to
offenses committed on or after that date.
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