1997 Minnesota Statutes

     349A.11 Conflict of interest. 

    (a) The director, an employee of the lottery, a member of 
 the immediate family of the director or employee residing in the 
 same household may not: 

    (1) purchase a lottery ticket; 

    (2) have any personal pecuniary interest in any vendor 
 holding a lottery procurement contract, or in any lottery 
 retailer; or 

    (3) receive any gift, gratuity, or other thing of value, 
 excluding food or beverage, from any lottery vendor or lottery 
 retailer, or person applying to be a retailer or vendor, in 
 excess of $100 in any calendar year.  

    (b) A violation of paragraph (a), clause (1), is a 
 misdemeanor.  A violation of paragraph (a), clause (2), is a 
 gross misdemeanor.  A violation of paragraph (a), clause (3), is 
 a misdemeanor unless the gift, gratuity, or other item of value 
 received has a value in excess of $500, in which case a 
 violation is a gross misdemeanor.  

    (c) The director or an unclassified employee of the lottery 
 may not, within one year of terminating employment with the 
 lottery, accept employment with, act as an agent or attorney 
 for, or otherwise represent any person, corporation, or entity 
 that had any lottery procurement contract or bid for a lottery 
 procurement contract with the lottery within a period of two 
 years prior to the termination of their employment.  A violation 
 of this paragraph is a misdemeanor.  

    HIST: 1989 c 334 art 3 s 11; 1991 c 233 s 109; 1995 c 254 art 
 1 s 87