Also tagged in: Advertising, Associations, Charitable Organizations and Institutions, Commerce, Commerce, Consumer Affairs, Counties, Local Mandate, Small Business, Small Business
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - To Judiciary (S)

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Create new sections of KRS 367.170 to 367.300 to require that a for-profit organization that collects donated items for future resale permanently affix to the bin or receptacle the name and the telephone or email address of the collector and a statement indicating that the person collecting is not a charity; make a violation of this section an unlawful act under KRS 367.170; grant the county attorney concurrent jurisdiction in enforcing provision of this section; require bins to comply with applicable zoning laws.

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Also tagged in: Associations, Commerce, Commerce, Consumer Affairs, Contracts, Contracts, Financial Responsibility, Notices, Notices, Sales
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 172)

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Amend KRS 367.397 to allow a buying club or vacation club member to cancel his or her membership in writing for a full refund within three business days rather than thirty business days; make the three day cancellation deadline follow the date the membership contract was signed rather than the date membership was attained; delete prorated refund for cancellations after thirty business days; amend KRS 367.399 to remove the prorated refund provision from the mandatory contract text; included a prominent disclosure of the three-day deadline at the beginning of the required "Members' Right to Cancel" text.

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Also tagged in: Associations, State Agencies
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - To Health & Welfare (S)

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Amend KRS 446.010 to define "American Indian" to mean a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment to the tribe of origin; make conforming amendments.

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Also tagged in: Administrative Regulations and Proceedings, Associations, State Agencies
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - To Health & Welfare (S)

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 171 to allow a group desiring to be formally recognized as an American Indian tribe to submit a petition to the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission; provide criteria that shall be met to be recognized as an American Indian tribe; authorize the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission to approve petitions submitted for recognition; provide approved petitions to the Governor and, if the Governor accepts the recommendation, provide for issuance of an executive order recognizing the approved group; require the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission to promulgate administrative regulations identifying the procedures to be followed in submitting a petition and appealing and decision of the commission.

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