Senate Bill sb0552c1

    Florida Senate - 2005                            CS for SB 552

    By the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Services; and
    Senator Margolis




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  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.; providing 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 need include only the

  8         material terms of the rules and regulations of

  9         the game in all advertising copy used in

10         connection therewith if the advertising copy

11         contains information for obtaining the full

12         rules and regulations of the game; providing an

13         effective date.

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

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

18  Statutes, is amended to read:

19         849.094  Game promotion in connection with sale of

20  consumer products or services.--

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

22  total announced value of the prizes offered is greater than

23  $5,000 shall file with the Department of Agriculture and

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

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

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

27  promotion.  Such rules and regulations may not thereafter be

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

29  promotion shall conspicuously post the rules and regulations

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

31  place where such game promotion may be played or participated

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    Florida Senate - 2005                            CS for SB 552
    577-1452-05




 1  in by the public and shall also publish the rules and

 2  regulations in all advertising copy used in connection

 3  therewith. However, such advertising copy need only include

 4  the material terms of the rules and regulations if the

 5  advertising copy includes a website address, a toll-free

 6  telephone number, or a mailing address where the full rules

 7  and regulations may be viewed, heard, or obtained for the full

 8  duration of the game promotion. Such disclosures must be

 9  legible. Radio and television announcements may indicate that

10  the rules and regulations are available at retail outlets or

11  from the operator of the promotion. A nonrefundable filing fee

12  of $100 shall accompany each filing and shall be used to pay

13  the costs incurred in administering and enforcing the

14  provisions of this section.

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

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17          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
18                         Senate Bill 552

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20  This committee substitute differs from the original bill as
    filed in that when operators of game promotions include only
21  the material terms of the game rules and regulations in
    advertising copy, they must also include a website address, a
22  toll-free telephone number, or a mailing address where the
    full rules and regulations may be viewed, heard, or obtained
23  for the entire duration of the game promotion.

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