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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY MURT, BAKER, BOYD, BRENNAN, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, GIBBONS, GODSHALL, GRUCELA, KORTZ, MELIO, MILLARD, MOUL, M. O'BRIEN, PAYNE, QUIGLEY, RAPP, REICHLEY, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SWANGER AND J. TAYLOR, APRIL 28, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, APRIL 28, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of August 11, 1941 (P.L.900, No.344), entitled |
2 | "An act defining and prohibiting unfair sales, providing |
3 | remedies for violations thereof, and establishing penalties |
4 | therefor," further providing for nonapplicability. |
5 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
6 | hereby enacts as follows: |
7 | Section 1. Section 6 of the act of August 11, 1941 (P.L.900, |
8 | No.344), known as the Unfair Sales Act, is amended to read: |
9 | Section 6. The provisions of this act shall not apply to |
10 | sales at retail or sales at wholesale: (a) where merchandise is |
11 | sold in bona fide clearance sales, if advertised, marked and |
12 | sold as such; (b) where perishable merchandise must be sold |
13 | promptly in order to forestall loss; (c) where merchandise is |
14 | imperfect or damaged or is being discontinued and is advertised, |
15 | marked and sold as such; (d) where merchandise is sold upon the |
16 | final liquidation of any business; (e) where merchandise is sold |
17 | for charitable purposes or to relief agencies; (f) where |
18 | merchandise is sold on contract to departments of the government |
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1 | or governmental institutions; (g) when the price of merchandise |
2 | is made in good faith to meet competition; (h) where merchandise |
3 | is sold by any officer acting under the order or direction of |
4 | any court; (i) where tools, equipment and materials used by |
5 | employes in their trade or business or appliances and products |
6 | which are used therein and are or may be beneficial to the |
7 | safety, health and working conditions of such employes are sold |
8 | to employes of the seller[.]; or (j) where the merchandise is a |
9 | prescription or nonprescription drug. |
10 | Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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