Sec. 21a-127. (Formerly Sec. 19-241). Illegal advertising.
Sec. 21a-127. (Formerly Sec. 19-241). Illegal advertising. (a) No drug retailer
shall use advertising, whether printed, electronic, audiovisual or display or of any other
nature, which is intentionally inaccurate in any material particular or misrepresents
merchandise, in respect to its use, trademark, grade, quality, quantity, size, origin, material, content or preparation; and no drug retailer shall use advertising or selling methods
which tend to deceive or mislead the customer.
(b) No drug retailer shall use advertising which refers inaccurately in any material
particular to any competitor or his merchandise, prices, values, credit terms, policies or
services.
(c) No drug retailer shall use advertising which lays claim to a policy or a continuing
practice of generally underselling competitors.
(d) No drug retailer shall secretly give anything of value to a customer or to the
employee or agent of a customer for the purpose of influencing a sale or, in furtherance
of a sale, render a bill or statement of account to the employee, agent or customer which
is inaccurate in any material particular.
(e) No drug retailer shall sell or offer for sale any merchandise upon a condition
which involves a lottery, gamble or other element of chance.
(f) No drug retailer shall permit any demonstrator or sales employee whose salary
is wholly or partially paid by a manufacturer or distributor to work in his establishment
unless such demonstrator or sales employee is clearly and openly identified as the agent
of such manufacturer or distributor.
(1949 Rev., S. 3958; P.A. 73-480, S. 1, 4.)
History: P.A. 73-480 deleted radio advertising and added electronic and audio-visual advertising in Subsec. (a); Sec.
19-241 transferred to Sec. 21a-127 in 1983.