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MS SB2557
Bill
AI Summary
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Prohibits retail food establishments from using cost-plus pricing formulas on grocery items unless the surcharge amount is publicly posted and conspicuously displayed.
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Requires notice of cost-plus pricing to be posted on signs within 15 feet of each entrance and on signs inside each entrance of the retail food establishment.
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Defines "cost-plus pricing formula" as marking items at cost and imposing an additional surcharge beyond the item's cost.
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Establishes violations as misdemeanors punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, imprisonment of up to one year in county jail, or both.
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Designates violations as unlawful trade practices under Mississippi law, making violators subject to additional remedies and penalties available under Section 75-24-5.
Legislative Description
Grocery items; prohibit cost-plus pricing.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/2/2021