Vermont § 2465b - Misrepresentation of a floral business as local
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 2465b — Misrepresentation of a floral business as local, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2465b. Misrepresentation of a floral business as local
- (a) In connection with the sale of floral products, it shall be an unlawful and deceptive
act and practice in commerce in violation of section 2453 of this title for a floral business to misrepresent in an advertisement, on the Internet, on a
website, or in a listing of the floral business in a telephone directory or other
directory assistance database the geographic location of the floral business as “local,”
“locally owned,” or physically located within Vermont. (b) A floral business is considered to misrepresent its geographic location that it is
“local,” “locally owned,” or located within Vermont in violation of subsection (a)
of this section if the floral business is not physically located in Vermont and: (1) the advertisement, Internet, website, or directory listing would lead a reasonable
consumer to conclude that the floral business is physically located in Vermont; or (2) the advertisement, Internet, website, or directory listing uses the name of a floral
business that is physically located in Vermont, with geographic terms that would lead
a reasonable consumer to understand the advertised floral business to be physically
located in Vermont. (c) A retail floral business physically located in Vermont shall be deemed a consumer
for the purposes of enforcing this section under subsection 2461(b) of this chapter. (Added 2011, No. 52, § 45, eff. May 27, 2011.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2465b ("Misrepresentation of a floral business as local") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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