Senate Bill sb0552

    Florida Senate - 2005                                   SB 552

    By Senator Margolis





    35-477-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to game promotion in connection

  3         with sale of consumer products or services;

  4         amending s. 849.094, F.S.; requiring that the

  5         operator of a game promotion in which the total

  6         announced value of the prizes offered is

  7         greater than $5,000 include the material terms

  8         of the rules and regulations of the game in all

  9         advertising copy used in connection therewith;

10         providing an effective date.

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12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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14         Section 1.  Subsection (3) of section 849.094, Florida

15  Statutes, is amended to read:

16         849.094  Game promotion in connection with sale of

17  consumer products or services.--

18         (3)  The operator of a game promotion in which the

19  total announced value of the prizes offered is greater than

20  $5,000 shall file with the Department of Agriculture and

21  Consumer Services a copy of the rules and regulations of the

22  game promotion and a list of all prizes and prize categories

23  offered at least 7 days before the commencement of the game

24  promotion.  Such rules and regulations may not thereafter be

25  changed, modified, or altered.  The operator of a game

26  promotion shall conspicuously post the rules and regulations

27  of such game promotion in each and every retail outlet or

28  place where such game promotion may be played or participated

29  in by the public and shall also publish the material terms of

30  the rules and regulations in all advertising copy used in

31  connection therewith.  Radio and television announcements may

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    Florida Senate - 2005                                   SB 552
    35-477-05




 1  indicate that the rules and regulations are available at

 2  retail outlets or from the operator of the promotion. A

 3  nonrefundable filing fee of $100 shall accompany each filing

 4  and shall be used to pay the costs incurred in administering

 5  and enforcing the provisions of this section.

 6         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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10    Requires the operator of a game promotion in which the
      total announced value of the prizes offered is greater
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      and regulations in all advertising copy.
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