(a) No permittee pursuant to section 7-169h may use a mechanical or electronic ticket dispensing machine to sell sealed tickets unless such machine is owned in full by the permittee or is rented or purchased from a manufacturer or dealer who is registered with the Department of Consumer Protection.

(b) Each applicant for registration as a manufacturer or dealer in sealed ticket dispensing machines shall apply to the commissioner on such forms as the commissioner prescribes. The application for manufacturer shall be accompanied by an annual fee of one thousand two hundred fifty dollars payable to the State Treasurer. The application for dealer shall be accompanied by an annual fee of six hundred twenty-five dollars payable to the State Treasurer. Each applicant for initial registration shall submit to state and national criminal history records checks conducted in accordance with section 29-17a before such registration is issued.

(c) The Department of Consumer Protection may revoke for cause any registration issued in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.

(d) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.

(P.A. 07-36, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 149; P.A. 11-51, S. 213.)

History: P.A. 07-36 effective January 1, 2008; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (b) to increase annual fee from $500 to $625; P.A. 11-51 replaced “Division of Special Revenue” with “Department of Consumer Protection” and “executive director” with “commissioner”, increased manufacturer annual application fee from $625 to $1,250 and added provision re dealer annual application fee of $625, effective July 1, 2011.