MN HF4371

Establishes statutory minimum compensation rates for Minnesota lottery retailers: 5.5% on drawing-based lottery tickets, 6.25% on non-drawing lottery tickets, and 2% on winning tickets cashed.

Allows the State Lottery director to adopt rules providing compensation exceeding the statutory minimums and requires periodic review of ticket sales to adjust commission rates as needed.

Amends Minnesota Statutes section 349A.05 to reference the new compensation statute (349A.17) in rules governing lottery operations.

Requires the director to amend Minnesota Rules part 7856.4030 to align retailer compensation with the new statutory rates.

Repeals the previous lottery retailer commission statute (349A.16) and makes all changes effective August 1, 2018, with transition provisions for tickets sold before that date.