Whenever artificial Christmas trees are advertised for sale in a newspaper, magazine or other publication or in the form of a book, notice, circular, pamphlet, letter, handbill, poster, bill, sign, placard, card, label or tag, still or motion picture, loudspeaker, radio or television presentation, such trees shall be clearly identified as artificial. Any person, firm, corporation or association, or any agent or employee thereof, who violates any provision of this section shall be deemed to have engaged in deceptive or misleading advertising and shall be subject to action by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(P.A. 73-306; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices
Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices
Section 42-111 to 42-115d. - Unfair or deceptive trade practices, generally.
Section 42-115e. - Injunction.
Section 42-115f. - Exceptions.
Section 42-115g. - Sales of commodities in package form. Definitions.
Section 42-115h. - Inspection of packaged commodities. Off-sale orders.
Section 42-115i. - Stop-use, stop-removal and removal orders.
Section 42-115k. - Labeling of commodity package.
Section 42-115l. - Label to show price per unit.
Section 42-115m. - Wrapper or container not to mislead purchaser. Guarantee. Regulations.
Section 42-115n. - Advertisement of price to show quantity.
Section 42-115o. - Net weight to be used.
Section 42-115p. - Price not to be misrepresented or misleading.
Section 42-115q. - Injunctions against violations.
Section 42-115r. - Alteration of tire by addition of white or colored stripe.
Section 42-115s. - Advertising of artificial Christmas trees for sale.
Section 42-115t. - Cash register read-outs to be visible to consumer. Violations. Enforcement.