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KRS 517.040

Bait advertising

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Allen v. Commonwealth (2013)

Most recently applied in Arnold v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. (May 2019)

Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky

(1) A person is guilty of bait advertising when in any manner, including advertising or other means of communication, he offers to the public or a substantial number of persons property or services as part of a scheme or plan with the intent not to sell or provide the advertised property or services:

(a) At the price at which he offered them; or (b) In a quantity sufficient to meet the reasonably expected public demand, unless the quantity is specifically stated in the advertisement; or (c) At all.

(2) Bait advertising is a Class A misdemeanor.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.