Sec. 53-289c. Unauthorized ticket resale within one thousand five hundred feet of event not permitted. Exemptions. Penalty.
Sec. 53-289c. Unauthorized ticket resale within one thousand five hundred
feet of event not permitted. Exemptions. Penalty. (a) No person shall resell, offer to
resell or solicit the resale of a ticket to an entertainment event, including, but not limited
to, a sporting event, a concert or a theatrical or operatic performance, on the day of such
event, within one thousand five hundred feet of the physical structure where such event
is scheduled to take place, if such resale is not authorized, in writing, by the owner or
operator of such structure or event or a duly authorized agent of such owner or operator.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section do not apply to a ticket reseller
who: (1) Resells a ticket for not greater than the face value printed on the ticket; or (2)
maintains a permanent office within one thousand five hundred feet of the physical
structure where the entertainment event is scheduled to take place provided such reseller
sells, offers to resell or solicits the resale of a ticket only within the premises of such
office in person, by mail, telephone or over the Internet.
(c) A violation of subsection (a) of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
(P.A. 07-206, S. 4.)