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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1301. Importing or transporting lottery tickets
Whoever brings into the United States for the purpose of
disposing of the same, or knowingly deposits with any express
company or other common carrier for carriage, or carries in
interstate or foreign commerce any paper, certificate, or
instrument purporting to be or to represent a ticket, chance,
share, or interest in or dependent upon the event of a lottery,
gift enterprise, or similar scheme, offering prizes dependent in
whole or in part upon lot or chance, or any advertisement of, or
list of the prizes drawn or awarded by means of, any such lottery,
gift enterprise, or similar scheme; or, being engaged in the
business of procuring for a person in 1 State such a ticket,
chance, share, or interest in a lottery, gift,(!1) enterprise or
similar scheme conducted by another State (unless that business is
permitted under an agreement between the States in question or
appropriate authorities of those States), knowingly transmits in
interstate or foreign commerce information to be used for the
purpose of procuring such a ticket, chance, share, or interest; or
knowingly takes or receives any such paper, certificate,
instrument, advertisement, or list so brought, deposited, or
transported, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more
than two years, or both.
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