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9 V.S.A. § 2465b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 63 - Consumer Protection|§ 2465b. Misrepresentation of a floral business as local

§ 2465b. Misrepresentation of a floral business as local|(a) In connection with the sale of floral products, it shall be an unlawful and deceptive act and practice in commerce in violation of section 2453 of this title for a floral business to misrepresent in an advertisement, on the Internet, on a website, or in a listing of the floral business in a telephone directory or other directory assistance database the geographic location of the floral business as "local," "locally owned," or physically located within Vermont.(b) A floral business is considered to misrepresent its geographic location that it is "local," "locally owned," or located within Vermont in violation of subsection (a) of this section if the floral business is not physically located in Vermont and:  (1) the advertisement, Internet, website, or directory listing would lead a reasonable consumer to conclude that the floral business is physically located in Vermont; or (2) the advertisement, Internet, website, or directory listing uses the name of a floral business that is physically located in Vermont, with geographic terms that would lead a reasonable consumer to understand the advertised floral business to be physically located in Vermont.   (c) A retail floral business physically located in Vermont shall be deemed a consumer for the purposes of enforcing this section under subsection 2461(b) of this chapter. (Added 2011, No. 52, § 45, eff. May 27, 2011.)
9 V.S.A. § 2466
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 63 - Consumer Protection|§ 2466. Goods and services appearing on telephone bill

§ 2466. Goods and services appearing on telephone bill|(a) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, a seller shall not bill a consumer for goods or services that will appear as a charge on the person's bill for telephone service provided by any local exchange carrier.(b) No person shall arrange on behalf of a seller of goods or services, directly or through an intermediary, with a local exchange carrier, to bill a consumer for goods or services other than as permitted by this section. This prohibition applies, but is not limited, to persons who aggregate consumer billings for a seller and to persons who serve as a clearinghouse for aggregated billings.(c) Failure to comply with this section is an unfair and deceptive act and practice in commerce under this chapter.(d) The Attorney General may make rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this section.(e) Nothing in this section limits the liability of any person under existing statutory or common law.(f)(1) This section shall apply to billing aggregators described in 30 V.S.A. § 231a, but shall not apply to:   (A) billing for goods or services marketed or sold by persons subject to the jurisdiction of the Vermont Public Utility Commission under 30 V.S.A. § 203; (B) billing for direct dial or dial around services initiated from the consumer's telephone; or (C) operator-assisted telephone calls, collect calls, or telephone services provided to facilitate communication to or from correctional center inmates.  (2) Nothing in this section affects any rule issued by the Vermont Public Utility Commission. (Added 1999, No. 67 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; amended 2011, No. 52, § 78, eff. May 27, 2011.)
9 V.S.A. § 2466a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 63 - Consumer Protection|§ 2466a. Consumer protections; prescription drugs

§ 2466a. Consumer protections; prescription drugs|(a) A violation of 18 V.S.A. § 4631 shall be considered a prohibited practice under section 2453 of this title.(b) As provided in 18 V.S.A. § 9474, a violation of 18 V.S.A. § 9472 or 9473 shall be considered a prohibited practice under section 2453 of this title.(c)(1) It shall be a prohibited practice under section 2453 of this title for a manufacturer of prescription drugs to present or cause to be presented in the State a regulated advertisement if that advertisement does not comply with the requirements concerning drugs and devices and prescription drug advertising in federal law and regulations under 21 U.S.C. §§ 331 and 352(n) and 21 C.F.R. Part 202.  (2) For purposes of this section:  (A) "Manufacturer of prescription drugs" means a person authorized by law to manufacture, bottle, or pack drugs or biological products; a licensee or affiliate of that person; or a labeler that receives drugs or biological products from a manufacturer or wholesaler and repackages them for later retail sale and has a labeler code from the federal Food and Drug Administration under 21 C.F.R. § 202.20. (B) "Regulated advertisement" means:  (i) the presentation to the general public of a commercial message regarding a prescription drug or biological product by a manufacturer of prescription drugs that is broadcast on television, cable, or radio from a station or cable company that is physically located in the State, broadcast over the Internet from a location in the State, or printed in magazines or newspapers that are printed, distributed, or sold in the State; or (ii) a commercial message regarding a prescription drug or biological product by a manufacturer of prescription drugs or its representative that is conveyed:  (I) to the office of a health care professional doing business in Vermont, including statements by representatives or employees of the manufacturer and materials mailed or delivered to the office; or (II) at a conference or other professional meeting occurring in Vermont.      (d) No person shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute electronic prescribing software that advertises, uses instant messaging and pop-up advertisements, or uses other means to influence or attempt to influence the prescribing decision of a health care professional through economic incentives or otherwise and that is triggered or in specific response to the input, selection, or act of a health care professional or agent in prescribing a specific prescription drug or directing a patient to a certain pharmacy. This subsection shall not apply to information provided to the health care professional about pharmacy reimbursement, prescription drug formulary compliance, and patient care management. (Added 2007, No. 80, § 21; amended 2007, No. 89 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. March 5, 2008; 2013, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2015, No. 23, § 42.)
9 V.S.A. § 2466b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 63 - Consumer Protection|§ 2466b. Disclosure of fee for automatic dialing service

§ 2466b. Disclosure of fee for automatic dialing service|(a) In this section:  (1) "Automatic dialing service" means a service of a home or business security, monitoring, alarm, or similar system, by which the system automatically initiates a call or connection to an emergency service provider, either directly or through a third person, upon the occurrence of an action specified within the system to initiate a call or connection. (2) "Emergency functions" include services provided by the Department of Public Safety, firefighting services, police services, sheriff's department services, medical and health services, rescue, engineering, emergency warning services, communications, evacuation of persons, emergency welfare services, protection of critical infrastructure, emergency transportation, temporary restoration of public utility services, other functions related to civilian protection, and all other activities necessary or incidental to the preparation for and carrying out of these functions. (3) "Emergency service provider" means a person that performs emergency functions.   (b) Before executing a contract for the sale or lease of a security, monitoring, alarm, or similar system that includes an automatic dialing service, the seller or lessor of the system shall disclose in writing:  (1) any fee or charge the seller or lessor charges to the buyer or lessee for the service; and (2) that the buyer or lessor may be subject to additional fees or charges imposed by another person for use of the service.   (c) A person who fails to provide the disclosure required by subsection (b) of this section commits an unfair and deceptive act in commerce in violation of section 2453 of this title. (Added 2015, No. 55, § 4.)
9 V.S.A. § 2466c
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 63 - Consumer Protection|§ 2466c. Internet service; network management; Attorney General review and disclosure

§ 2466c. Internet service; network management; Attorney General review and disclosure|(a) The Attorney General shall review the network management practices of Internet service providers in Vermont and, to the extent possible, make a determination as to whether the provider's broadband Internet access service complies with the open Internet rules contained in the Federal Communications Commission's 2015 Open Internet Order , "Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet," WC Docket No. 14-28, Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling and Order , 30 FCC Rcd 5601.(b) The Attorney General shall disclose his or her findings under this section on a publicly available, easily accessible website maintained by his or her office. (Added 2017, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
9 V.S.A. § 2469
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 63 - Consumer Protection|§ 2469. Loaners

§ 2469. Loaners|A loaner must:  (1) be in good working order; (2) perform the essential functions of the assistive technology device that is being repaired, considering the needs of the user; (3) not create a threat to the safety of the user; and (4) be provided to the consumer by the manufacturer through the assistive device dealer within two business days after notice from the consumer of the nonconformity, except in the case of an assistive device that requires extensive custom retrofit in order to perform the essential functions. Such a custom device shall be provided as soon as reasonably possible, but in no case later than 10 business days after notice. (Added 1999, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
9 V.S.A. § 2470a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 63 - Consumer Protection|§ 2470a. Definition

§ 2470a. Definition|As used in this subchapter, "children's product" means a product that is designed or intended for the care of or use by children under six years of age, whether or not it is also designed or intended for the care of or use by children six years of age or older, and the product is designed or intended to come into contact with the child while the product is used. A product is not a "children's product" for purposes of this subchapter if:  (1) it may be used by or for the care of a child under six years of age, but is designed or intended for use by the general population and not solely or primarily for use by or the care of a child; or (2) it is a medication, drug, or food or is intended to be ingested. (Added 2001, No. 42, § 3.)
9 V.S.A. § 2470c
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 63 - Consumer Protection|§ 2470c. Exception

§ 2470c. Exception|A seller or lessor shall not be held in violation of any provision of this subchapter if the specific children's product sold or leased is not deemed unsafe under subsection 2470b(a) of this title or was not included on the Department of Health's list 14 days before the sale or commencement of the lease. (Added 2001, No. 42, § 3.)
9 V.S.A. § 2470d
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 63 - Consumer Protection|§ 2470d. Penalty; remedies

§ 2470d. Penalty; remedies|(a) A seller or lessor who willfully and knowingly violates any provision of this subchapter shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.(b) The rights and remedies available under this subchapter are in addition to any other rights and remedies that may exist in law or in equity for an aggrieved party, or for the Attorney General. (Added 2001, No. 42, § 3.)
9 V.S.A. § 2470e
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 63 - Consumer Protection|§ 2470e. Definitions

§ 2470e. Definitions|As used in this subchapter:  (1) "Children's product" means any consumer product marketed for use by children under the age of 12 or whose substantial use or handling by children under 12 years of age is reasonably foreseeable, including toys, furniture, jewelry, personal care products, clothing, and food containers and packaging. (2)(A) "Contain or containing lead," unaccompanied by a specific standard, means containing or having a surface coating containing the following amount of lead by weight of lead or lead compound, unless the Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Attorney General by rule, reduces this percentage generally or with respect to specific products:   (i) 0.06 percent as of October 1, 2008; (ii) 0.03 percent as of July 1, 2009; and (iii) 0.01 percent as of January 1, 2010.  (B) If the standard set under this subdivision (2) is preempted by a federal standard as to any class of products, then "contain or containing lead," unaccompanied by a specific standard, means the lowest such federal standards and federal effective dates applicable to such a class of products.  (3) "Nonresidential paints and primers" does not mean artists' supplies. (Added 2007, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2011, No. 136 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 18, 2012.)
9 V.S.A. § 2470f
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 63 - Consumer Protection|§ 2470f. Prohibition of lead in children's products

§ 2470f. Prohibition of lead in children's products|Except to the extent specifically preempted by federal law, no person shall manufacture, regardless of location, for sale in, offer for sale, sell in or into the stream of commerce, or otherwise introduce into the stream of commerce in Vermont any children's product any component part of which contains lead. This prohibition shall not apply to:  (1) Any part of a children's product that is not accessible to a child through normal and reasonably foreseeable use and abuse of such product. A component part is not accessible under this section if such component part is not physically exposed by reason of a sealed covering or casing and does not become physically exposed through reasonably foreseeable use and abuse of the product, except that paint, coatings, and electroplating shall not be considered barriers that would render lead in the substrate inaccessible to a child under this subdivision. (2) Any component of a children's product that is intended for children age eight or under, that complies with any more stringent federal or European Union standard for lead in consumer products or with a similar standard applicable in states with a total population of 25 million, and that is contained within a battery compartment that cannot be opened without a coin, screwdriver, or other common household tool. (3) Any power cord, USB cable, audio-visual cable, jack, connector, or similar device or component used in connection with or attached to a children's product that:  (A) conducts electric current; (B) is not a small part, as defined by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in 16 C.F.R. part 1501; (C) does not have a casing or coating that contains lead; and (D) complies with the most stringent standard for lead in consumer products adopted by federal law, by states with a total population of at least 25 million, or by the European Union. (Added 2007, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
9 V.S.A. § 2470g
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 63 - Consumer Protection|§ 2470g. Prohibition of lead in jewelry

§ 2470g. Prohibition of lead in jewelry|Except to the extent specifically preempted by federal law and in addition to the prohibition in section 2470f of this subchapter, no person shall manufacture, regardless of location, for sale in, offer for sale, or sell in or into the stream of commerce, or otherwise introduce into the stream of commerce in Vermont any article of jewelry or other metal decorative item containing lead that is not a children's product as defined in section 2470e of this title, where the article, or any detachable part of the article, is the size of a small part as defined by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in 16 C.F.R. part 1501, unless the article is:  (1) expressly and prominently advertised as adult jewelry; (2) not commonly understood to be an article for use by a child under age 12; and (3) accompanied by a point-of-sale disclosure prescribed by the Attorney General to the effect that the article may contain lead at or above the prevailing legal limit for lead in children's products, if that is true. (Added 2007, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
9 V.S.A. § 2470i
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 63 - Consumer Protection|§ 2470i. Prohibition on removal of labels

§ 2470i. Prohibition on removal of labels|No person in commerce shall remove from a consumer product any warning label affixed to it that relates in whole or in part to lead or lead hazards and which label is required by this State, the federal government, or any other state or country. (Added 2007, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
9 V.S.A. § 2470j
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 63 - Consumer Protection|§ 2470j. Prohibition on providing substantial assistance

§ 2470j. Prohibition on providing substantial assistance|No person shall provide substantial assistance to a person in violation of section 2470f, 2470g, 2470h, or 2470i of this title with knowledge or reason to know of the violation. (Added 2007, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
9 V.S.A. § 2470k
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 63 - Consumer Protection|§ 2470k. Violations

§ 2470k. Violations|(a) A violation of this subchapter is deemed to be a violation of section 2453 of this title.(b) The Attorney General has the same authority to make rules, conduct civil investigations, enter into assurances of discontinuance, and bring civil actions, and private parties have the same rights and remedies, as provided under subchapter 1 of this chapter. (Added 2007, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
9 V.S.A. § 2470l
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 63 - Consumer Protection|§ 2470l. Scope

§ 2470l. Scope|(a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to regulate firearms, ammunition, or components thereof, hunting or fishing equipment or components thereof, lead pellets from air rifles, shooting ranges, or circumstances resulting from shooting, handling, storing, casting, or reloading ammunition.(b) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to alter the existing authority of the Agency of Natural Resources to regulate the lead content of products used in connection with fishing and hunting. (Added 2007, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
9 V.S.A. § 2470aa
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 63 - Consumer Protection|§ 2470aa. Definitions

§ 2470aa. Definitions|As used in this subchapter:  (1) "Billing information" means any data that enables a seller of a third-party discount membership program to access a consumer's credit or debit card, bank, or other account, but does not include the consumer's name, e-mail address, telephone number, or mailing address. For credit card and debit card accounts, billing information includes the full account number, card type, and expiration date, and, if necessary, the security code. For accounts at a financial institution, "billing information" includes the full account number and routing number and, if necessary, the name of the financial institution holding the account. (2) A "third-party discount membership program" is a program that entitles consumers to receive discounts, rebates, rewards, or similar incentives on the purchase of goods or services or both, in whole or in part, from any third party. (Added 2011, No. 109 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 8, 2012; amended 2015, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § E.1.)
9 V.S.A. § 2470bb
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 63 - Consumer Protection|§ 2470bb. Applicability

§ 2470bb. Applicability|(a) A third-party discount membership program is a good or service within the meaning of subdivision 2451a(2) of this chapter.(b) This subchapter applies only to persons who are regularly and primarily engaged in trade or commerce in this State in connection with offering or selling third-party discount membership programs.(c) This subchapter shall not apply to an electronic payment system, as defined in section 2480o of this title, or to a financial institution, as defined in 8 V.S.A. § 11101(32). (Added 2011, No. 109 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 8, 2012; amended 2015, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § E.1; 2021, No. 20, § 19.)
9 V.S.A. § 2470dd
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 9 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 63 - Consumer Protection|§ 2470dd. Periodic notices

§ 2470dd. Periodic notices|(a) A person who periodically charges a consumer for a third-party discount membership program shall send the consumer a notice of the charge no less frequently than every three months from the date of initial enrollment that clearly and conspicuously discloses:  (1) a description of the program; (2) the name of the third-party discount membership program and the name and address of the seller of the program; (3) the cost of the program, including the amount of any periodic charges, how often such charges are imposed, and the method of payment; (4) the right to cancel and to terminate the program, which shall be no more restrictive than as required by section 2470ee of this subchapter, and a toll-free number and e-mail address that can be used to cancel the membership; and (5) the maximum length of membership, as described in section 2470ff of this subchapter.   (b) The notice specified in subsection (a) of this section:  (1) shall be sent:  (A) to the consumer's last known e-mail address, if the consumer enrolled in the third-party discount membership program online or by e-mail, with the subject line, "IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DISCOUNT PROGRAM BILLING," or substantially similar words, provided that the sender takes reasonable steps to verify that the e-mail has been opened; or (B) otherwise by first-class mail to the consumer's last known mailing address, with the heading on the enclosure and outside envelope, "IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DISCOUNT PROGRAM BILLING," or substantially similar words; and  (2) shall not include any solicitation or advertising. (Added 2011, No. 109 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 8, 2012; amended 2015, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § E.1.)