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Code · Louisiana · Title 51 — Trade and Commerce

RS 51:1725

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RS 51:1725
§1725. Mail solicitations for contest participation
A.(1) No person or entity shall solicit an individual by mail to participate in a contest unless such solicitation contains either of the following:
(a)A statement of the odds that a participant making a single entry in such contest has of winning each item offered as a gift, prize, or thing of value.
(b)A statement that the odds depend upon the number of entries received.
(2)Such a statement shall be clearly and conspicuously printed on the face of the solicitation in bold type of at least twelve points or shall be contained in a section with contest rules.
B. Each violation of this Section shall constitute an unfair practice under R.S. 51:1405(A) and shall be punishable as provided in R.S. 51:1722(B).
Acts 1995, No. 1169, §1.
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