Amendment #57 to S1806

An Amendment relative to penalties for organizational food stamp trafficking.

Representatives Toomey of Cambridge, Garballey of Arlington and Provost of Somerville moves to amend the bill by adding at the end thereof the following section:-

SECTION XX. Section 5M of Chapter 18 of the General Laws, as inserted by section 3 of chapter 161 of the acts of 2012, is hereby amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting in its place the following subsection:-

(f) A retail or wholesale organization owner who is convicted of organizational food stamp benefits trafficking and who also possesses a license to sell lottery tickets under sections 26 and 27 of chapter 10 shall have his or her license suspended for not less than two years and shall be referred to the director of the state lottery commission for possible further disciplinary action.

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An Amendment relative to penalties for organizational food stamp trafficking.