Section 9.05.020. Advertisement of price reductions from former price.

	(a)  It is an unfair or deceptive act or practice for any seller to advertise merchandise using words such as "sale," "now on sale," "reduced," "special," or other language indicating a reduction in price, if the seller  
		(1) advertises the existence of a reduced price which is not a materially significant reduction from the seller's regular price for the merchandise; or  
		(2) fails to disclose the period of time during which the advertised price will be effective if the time period is less than four days from the date of the advertisement; or  
		(3) uses a general headline or lead-in for advertised items indicating price reductions when any of the advertised items are not offered at a reduced price, unless the seller discloses in the advertisement which items are not offered at a reduced price or which items are offered at a reduced price.  
	(b)  It is an unfair or deceptive act or practice for any seller to advertise merchandise for sale under special circumstances using phrases such as "selling out," or "going out of business," unless the retail outlet is in fact going out of business, and the advertised merchandise is permanently reduced in price to clear the merchandise.  
	(c)  It is an unfair or deceptive act or practice for any seller to advertise merchandise for sale under special circumstances using phrases such as "must be sacrificed," unless the merchandise so advertised is permanently reduced in price to clear the merchandise.  
	(d)  It is an unfair or deceptive act or practice for a seller to advertise the same merchandise as being "on sale" or reduced from the seller's regular price if, in fact, the "on sale" price is the price for which the goods are actually sold for more than six months out of any 12-month period, or, in the case of seasonal merchandise, for more than one-half of the time it is offered by the seller unless the price is permanently reduced to clear the merchandise. An advertisement in which the seller discloses the last date or period of time when the seller's regular price was in effect meets the requirements of this section.  

Authorities

45.50.471;45.50.491

Notes

Authority

AS 45.50.471 AS 45.50.491

History

Eff. 4/6/80, Register 74; am 7/26/80, Register 75