Sec. 42-115s. Advertising of artificial Christmas trees for sale.
Sec. 42-115s. Advertising of artificial Christmas trees for sale. Whenever artificial Christmas trees are advertised for sale in a newspaper, magazine or other publication
or in the form of a book, notice, circular, pamphlet, letter, handbill, poster, bill, sign,
placard, card, label or tag, still or motion picture, loudspeaker, radio or television presentation, such trees shall be clearly identified as artificial. Any person, firm, corporation
or association, or any agent or employee thereof, who violates any provision of this
section shall be deemed to have engaged in deceptive or misleading advertising and
shall be subject to action by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter.
(P.A. 73-306; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture
and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby
reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.