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LR 1223
Item 1

 
A.__The date of the transaction;

 
B.__The name and address of the person, corporation or
entity from whom the new and unused property was acquired;

 
C.__An identification and a description of the new and
unused property acquired;

 
D.__The price paid for the new and unused property; and

 
E.__The signature of the seller and buyer of the new and
unused property.

 
2.__Violations.__An unused property merchant required to
maintain receipts under this section may not knowingly:

 
A.__Falsify, obliterate or destroy receipts;

 
B.__Refuse or fail upon request to make receipts available
for inspection within a period of time that is reasonable
under the individual circumstances surrounding the request,
except that this section may not be construed to require an
unused property merchant to physically possess a receipt
without reasonable notice; or

 
C.__Fail to maintain receipts required by this section for
at least 2 years after receiving the receipts.

 
3.__Exemptions.__The provisions of this chapter do not apply
to:

 
A.__An event that is organized for the exclusive benefit of
any fund, foundation, association or corporation organized
and operated for religious, educational or charitable
purposes if no part of any admission fee or parking fee
charged to vendors or prospective purchasers, or the gross
receipts or net earnings from the sale or exchange of
personal property, whether in the form of a percentage of
the receipts or earnings, as salary, or otherwise, inures to
the benefit of any private shareholder or person
participating in the organization or conduct of the event;

 
B.__An event at which all of the personal property offered
for sale or displayed is new and all persons selling,
exchanging, offering or displaying personal property for
sale or exchange are manufacturers or authorized
representatives of manufacturers or distributors;


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