06 031 003. Rule CF 109 - Constest and Prizes
CF 109.01 Contests.
It shall constitute an
unfair and deceptive trade act and practice in commerce under 9 V.S.A. Section
2453(a) for any person to solicit any other person to engage in any kind of
a game of skill, contest, sweepstakes, giveaway or other promotion which:
(a)
is deceptive or misleading
as to chances of winning, the number of winners, the value of the prizes, or
the availability of the prize;
(b)
requires any kind of
entry fee, service charge, purchase or similar consideration in order to enter
or to continue to remain eligible; or,
(c)
uses publications,
literature, written or verbal promotion that is false, deceptive or misleading.
CF 109.02 Prizes.
It shall constitute an
unfair and deceptive trade act and practice in commerce under 9 V.S.A. Section
2453(a) for any person to represent that any other person is a "winner"
or has been "selected" or is otherwise being included in a select
group for receipt of a prize or an opportunity or that a person is entering
a "contest," "sweepstakes," "drawing," or other
competitive enterprise from which a winner or select group of winners will receive
a prize or opportunity when, in fact, the enterprise is a promotional scheme
designed to make contact with prospective customers and all or a substantial
number of those "entering" receive the same "prize" or "opportunity."
