2023 Delaware Code › Title 6 - Commerce and Trade › Chapter 25. PROHIBITED TRADE PRACTICES › Subchapter IX. Home Food Service Plan Sales › § 2588. Contract and disclosure requirements.

§ 2588. Contract and disclosure requirements.
(a) At the time of sale, the seller shall provide the buyer with a written document referred to in this section as the “written agreement,” which shall clearly and conspicuously disclose all of the following:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the seller and the name and address of the buyer;
(2) The date of the contract;
(3) The price of the food and non-food items included in the home food service plan;
(4) The service charge or the price of any service charges associated with the home food service plan;
(5) The total price of the home food service plan, including the price of the food and non-food items, and the price of any service charge(s); and
(6) A statement that the buyer shall have the right to cancel the home food service plan contract until midnight of the third business day after the date on which the buyer executes the contract or until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer takes first delivery or until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the seller provides the buyer with the fully executed copy of the contract, whichever is later, by giving written notice of cancellation to the seller. Compliance with requirements of Chapter 44 of this title governing the form of notice of right of cancellation in home solicitation sales shall be deemed satisfactory notice of the requirements of this regulation.
(b) In addition to the above disclosures required in the written agreement, all of the following disclosures are required to be given to the buyer at the time of sale:
(1) A written list of all food and non-food items to be sold, which shall include:
a. The identity of each item and, where applicable, the United States Department of Agriculture quality grade of the item, if so graded; the primal source; and the brand or trade name;
b. The quantity of each item sold;
c. The estimated serving size by net weight of each piece of meat, poultry and seafood item offered for sale under the home food service plan; provided however, that such estimates shall not differ from the actual weight at the time of delivery by more than 5 percent, and that the dollar value of the meat, poultry and seafood items delivered is equal to or greater than that represented to the buyer; and
d. The net weight, measure or count of all other food and non-food items offered for sale;
(2) A current item price list stating, in dollars and cents, the price per kilogram or pound or other appropriate unit of measure and the total sale price of each item to be delivered. This price list shall clearly and conspicuously identify whether there are additional costs disclosed in the written agreement relating to any “service charges” associated with the purchase of the home food service plan;
(3) If a membership is sold, a written statement of all terms, conditions, benefits and privileges applicable to the membership; and
(4) If a service charge is included, a written statement specifically identifying the service(s) provided and the price(s) charged for them.
(c) At the time of delivery, the seller shall provide a receipt, for signature by the buyer, disclosing all of the following information:
(1) The identity of each food and non-food item and the net quantity of the contents in terms of either weight, measure or count, as required by applicable law. The net weight of each food item delivered shall be within the limit specified in paragraph (b)(1)c. of this section; and
(2) The item price and total sales price of each food and non-food item. The item price shall be the same as that specified on the item price list given to the buyer at the time of sale.
70 Del. Laws, c. 450, §  1;