| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to telemarketing; amending s. 501.604, |
| 3 | F.S.; deleting restrictions on the business-to-business |
| 4 | sales exemption of the Florida Telemarketing Act; |
| 5 | providing an effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Subsection (10) of section 501.604, Florida |
| 10 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 11 | 501.604 Exemptions.-The provisions of this part, except |
| 12 | ss. 501.608 and 501.616(6) and (7), do not apply to: |
| 13 | (10) A Business-to-business sale where: |
| 14 | (a) The commercial telephone seller has been operating |
| 15 | continuously for at least 3 years under the same business name |
| 16 | and has at least 50 percent of its dollar volume consisting of |
| 17 | repeat sales to existing businesses; |
| 18 | (b) The purchaser business intends to resell or offer for |
| 19 | purposes of advertisement or as a promotional item the property |
| 20 | or goods purchased; or |
| 21 | (c) The purchaser business intends to use the property or |
| 22 | goods purchased in a recycling, reuse, remanufacturing, or |
| 23 | manufacturing process. |
| 24 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |