Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-1-1-.02

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 80-1-1-.02 - Pricing And Financing Prohibitions

The following pricing and financing practices in the advertising, offering for sale, or selling of any wholesale or bulk cut of meat to induce the sale of said meat are hereby prohibited:

(a) Misrepresenting or failing to disclose fully and conspicuously the terms of any financing arrangement, interest, service charge, credit investigation fee, time-price differential or any other costs.

(b) Misrepresenting the total amount that the buyer will be obligated to pay.

(c) Failing to disclose fully and conspicuously any extra charges for cutting, wrapping, freezing, delivery or other service.

(d) Representing the price of a wholesale cut of meat in any terms other than price per pound. All sides, quarters or cuts of less than quarters must have the price shown thereon by label or otherwise as price per pound. Such price shall not be stated by dollar amount of any installment payment and number or period of such payment. Credit terms, if offered, shall be stated separately. No other figures can be larger than the figures of price per pound. Term figures cannot exceed the size of figures of price per pound.

Author: Charles H. Barnes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-1-1-.02

Filed April 19, 1982 as Regulation 80-1-1-.01, same title. Rules reformatted - new Chapter 80-1-1 created incorporating above listed rule: Filed April 11, 1985.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 2-2-16, 20-1-2.