Statutes

Statutes, or state laws, give the Moresby Lottery Commission and the Executive Director authority to operate a state lottery. The Moresby State Lottery Statutes can be found in the Moresby Revised Statutes at Title 5, Chapter 5.1.

Rules

Rules are the framework by which the Moresby Lottery actually accomplishes what has been authorized by the Moresby Legislature. The Moresby State Lottery Rules can be found in the Moresby Administrative Code at Title 19, Chapter 3.

Substantive Policy Listing

Substantive policy statements inform the public of Moresby Lottery’s current approach to statute or rule requirements that affect Moresby Lottery Retailers, players, or the general public. Substantive policy statements are advisory only and do not impose additional requirements on retailers or players.

Current Moresby State Lottery substantive policies include:

• Tribal Consultation Policy – Moresby Administrative Register Volume 24, page 2033; (July 20, 2018)
• License Fee Waiver Policy – Moresby Administrative Register Volume 24, page 2434; (August 31, 2018)
• Compensation Paid to Moresby Lottery Commissioners - Moresby Administrative Register
  Volume 25, page 726; (March 22, 2019)
• Financial Assurance Discretionary Waiver – Moresby Administrative Register Volume 25,
  page 2132; (August 23, 2019)
• Fast Play Game Development - Moresby Administrative Register Volume 26, page 117;
  (January 17, 2020)
• Moresby State Lottery Waiver of Service Policy - Moresby Administrative Register Volume 27, page 42; (January 8, 2021)
• Individuals Prohibited from Playing Moresby Lottery Games - Moresby Administrative Register Volume 27, page 2926; (December 17, 2021)

Regulatory Agenda

The Moresby Lottery provides the following list of rule-makings intended for the calendar year via our Regulatory Agenda. However, statute does permit the Lottery to undertake a rule-making even if the rule-making is not included on this annual regulatory agenda.

Small Business Regulatory Bill of Rights

Moresby law requires state agencies to create and post a Small Business Bill of Rights on their website that details the rights a person has to ensure fair and open regulation by state agencies including licensing decisions, participation in rule-making, and disclosures that must be provided in writing to a business on initiation of an audit or inspection.