Whoever sells, for himself or another, or offers for sale or has in his possession with intent so to do or to exchange or negotiate, or aids or assists in selling, negotiating, exchanging or disposing of a ticket, or a share of a ticket, in a lottery described in the preceding section, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, § 16