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| 2 | 2 | | EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted |
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| 3 | 3 | | and is intended to be omitted in the law. |
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| 4 | 4 | | FIRST REGULAR SESSION |
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| 5 | 5 | | SENATE BILL NO. 515 |
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| 6 | 6 | | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 7 | 7 | | INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BROWN (26). |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1840S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary |
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| 9 | 9 | | AN ACT |
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| 10 | 10 | | To repeal section 311.355, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to rebate |
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| 11 | 11 | | coupons from manufacturers of intoxicating liquor. |
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| 13 | 13 | | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Section A. Section 311.355, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 311.355, 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | to read as follows:3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | 311.355. 1. Manufacturers of intoxicating liquor 1 |
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| 18 | 18 | | [other than beer or wine ] shall be permitted to offer 2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | consumer cash rebate coupons as provided in this subsection: 3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) Consumer cash rebate coupons may be published or 4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | advertised by manufacturers in newspapers, magazines and 5 |
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| 22 | 22 | | other mass media; 6 |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2) Coupon advertisements may list the amount of the 7 |
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| 24 | 24 | | cash rebate, but not the retail price of the intoxicating 8 |
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| 25 | 25 | | liquor after the rebate; 9 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (3) Applications for cash rebates must be made 10 |
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| 27 | 27 | | directly from the consumer to the manufacturer, and not 11 |
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| 28 | 28 | | through retailers or wholesalers; 12 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (4) Cash rebates must be made directly to consumers by 13 |
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| 30 | 30 | | manufacturers; 14 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (5) Wholesalers and manufacturers may deliver cash 15 |
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| 32 | 32 | | rebate coupons to retailers, either for distribution at the 16 |
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| 33 | 33 | | point of sale or in connection with packaging. 17 SB 515 2 |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2. Manufacturers of intoxicating liquor [including 18 |
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| 35 | 35 | | beer and wine] may offer coupons redeemable for nonalcoholic 19 |
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| 36 | 36 | | merchandise, except that such redeemable coupons must be 20 |
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| 37 | 37 | | made available without a purchase requirement to consumers 21 |
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| 38 | 38 | | at the point of sale, or by request through the mail, or at 22 |
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| 39 | 39 | | the retailer's cash register. Redeemable coupons may be 23 |
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| 40 | 40 | | published or advertised by manufacturers in newspapers, 24 |
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| 41 | 41 | | magazines and other mass media. Advertisements must state 25 |
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| 42 | 42 | | that no purchase is required to obtain the nonalcoholic 26 |
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| 43 | 43 | | merchandise and provide information on the procedure to 27 |
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| 44 | 44 | | obtain such merchandise. The retail value of the 28 |
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| 45 | 45 | | nonalcoholic merchandise shall not be stated in t he 29 |
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| 46 | 46 | | advertisement or on the product. Wholesalers and 30 |
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| 47 | 47 | | manufacturers may deliver these redeemable coupons at the 31 |
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| 48 | 48 | | point of sale or in connection with packaging. 32 |
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