19.160.030 - Misrepresentation of geographic location -- Floral products. - Washington Statutes

Misrepresentation of geographic location — Floral products.

No person engaged in the selling, delivery, or solicitation of cut flowers, flower arrangements, or floral products may misrepresent his, her, or its geographic location by:

     (1) Listing a local telephone number in a local telephone directory if:

     (a) Calls to the telephone number are routinely forwarded or otherwise transferred to a business location that is outside the calling area covered by the local telephone directory; and

     (b) The listing fails to conspicuously disclose the locality and state in which the business is located; or

     (2) Listing a business name in a local telephone directory if:

     (a) The name misrepresents the business's geographic location; and

     (b) The listing fails to disclose the locality and state in which the business is located.

[1999 c 156 § 2.]