42-7A-33. Purchase of ticket or payment of prize to certain persons prohibited--Exceptions.
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No lottery ticket may be purchased by, and no prize may be paid to, any of the following persons or to any person related by blood or marriage and who is a member of the same household in the principal place of abode of any such person:
(1)Any member of the commission or employee of the South Dakota Lottery, unless authorized in writing by the executive director; or
(2)Any officer or employee of a company or business which is currently engaged in supplying equipment, supplies, or services being used directly in the operation of any lottery conducted pursuant to this chapter, unless authorized in writing by the executive director for research purposes. However, no prize may be paid on any ticket purchased for research purposes.
Nothing in this section prohibits any lottery retailer or his employee from purchasing lottery tickets or from being paid a prize of a winning ticket. Any person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor on the first offense and a Class 6 felony on the second or subsequent offense.