§ 7.85.190. Full disclosure requirements for advertising and operations.

A.

Each licensee who employs the use of any advertising or circulates any advertising material in connection with its vacation certificate business, whether such advertising is placed with an advertising medium or disseminated by other means inside or outside the county, shall state therein the requirements and obligations attached to and the conditions upon which any offer or promise is made, and the failure to do so shall be grounds for revoking the license.

B.

Before commencing business operations, each seller of vacation certificates shall file with the commission, as a part of his application, statement containing the name of each business entity providing accommodations and/or facilities with whom he has contracted, satisfactory evidence that the business entity has committed a specific number of rooms for lodging as part of the vacation certificate program, and evidence that the seller can honor commitments with the certificate users for the entire period for which the certificate is valid.

C.

Each vacation certificate must provide and must state in at least 12-point boldface type on the face of the certificate:

1.

The number of persons accommodated by the certificate;

2.

The name and address of each business entity providing the accommodations and/or facilities which are the subject of the certificate;

3.

The actual dates during which the certificate may be used;

4.

Whether meals are provided without further cost to the user;

5.

Whether transportation is provided without further cost to the user;

6.

If any discounts, gifts or other bonuses are available or distributed in connection with the certificate, a statement as to whether the discounts, gifts or bonuses are redeemable at the place of accommodation or elsewhere, and a statement as to any and all conditions required to be satisfied in order to make use of or receive any discounts, gifts or bonuses;

7.

Whether the user must attend any solicitation or presentation as a condition to using the certificate or any of the accommodations or facilities included therein, or to obtain the return of any deposit, or to make use of any discount gift or other bonus offered;

8.

That each user or recipient has an unqualified right within 20 days of the receipt of the certificate to return the certificate and receive from the seller a full refund or reimbursement of all payments made, including the purchase price paid for the certificate, whether the payments were made to the seller or any other person. Such refund or reimbursement must be made within 10 days of the return of the certificate, "Return" is defined as three days from the date of mailing.

(Ord. 12338 § 4 (part), 1981: Ord. 5860 Ch. 26 Art. 4 § 3822, 1951.)