Section 370-400-407 - ACCOUNTING FOR INSTANT-WIN TICKETS407.01 Purchase of instant tickets Lottery Game Retailers shall receive packs of tickets directly from the Division or through its designated Lottery Contractor.
407.01A Lottery Game Retailers shall not transfer, exchange, or sell ticket packs or tickets with one another unless they are selling their business, going out of business or otherwise with prior written approval of the Division.407.02 Liability for instant ticket packs For each pack, Lottery Game Retailers shall be liable for the retail value, less the retailer compensation and the prizes validated and paid.
407.02A Lottery Game Retailers shall be liable for tickets via an electronic funds transfer (EFT) initiated by the Division after tickets are delivered to the Lottery Game Retailer in accordance with the schedule provided by the Division.407.03 Ticket transfers Ticket transfers to the Lottery Game Retailers are final.
407.03A Once tickets are accepted by the Lottery Game Retailer, the Division will not replace mutilated or damaged tickets, unless specifically authorized by the Division.407.03B The Division will not accept returned tickets except as provided for elsewhere in these regulations or with the Division's advance approval.407.03C The Lottery Game Retailer is responsible for lost, stolen, or destroyed tickets unless otherwise approved by the Division and is liable for the value of such tickets as provided by Reg-407.02.407.04 Instant ticket returns Any Lottery Game Retailer may return for credit, full, unopened ticket packs to the Division or its authorized representative at any time before the announced end of the return period.
407.04APartial pack returns. No retailer may return opened partial packs of tickets to the Division or its agent for credit, except at the discretion of the Division. Partial pack returns are limited to one open pack return per game per cash register where tickets have been sold for that game.407.04B Lottery Game Retailers shall attempt to sell all tickets to each game. If there are unsold tickets at the announced end of the game, they must be returned to the Division no later than twenty-eight (28) calendar days after the announced end of each instant ticket game or any final prize drawing unless otherwise authorized in writing by the Director. 407.04B(1) Credit will not be allowed to the Lottery Game Retailer for instant tickets not timely returned.407.05 Lottery Game Retailers may break apart instant ticket packs to sell instant tickets.407.06 Lottery Game Retailers shall not sell instant tickets for a specific game after the announced end of that instant game.370 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 400, § 407