CASH 3™ 1-OFF® / PLAY 4™ 1-OFF® Retailer Bonus Sales Commission

Notice of Emergency Rule

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

53ER15-19CASH 3™ 1-OFF® / PLAY 4™ 1-OFF® Retailer Bonus Sales Commission

SUMMARY: The Florida Lottery will pay double the sales commissions to retailers on each CASH 3™ 1-OFF® sale and each PLAY 4™ 1-OFF® sale.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE EMERGENCY RULE IS: Diane D. Schmidt, Legal Analyst, Department of the Lottery, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE EMERGENCY RULE IS:

 

53ER15-19 CASH 3™ 1-OFF® / PLAY 4™ 1-OFF® Retailer Bonus Sales Commission.

(1) Beginning March 16, 2015, through April 6, 2015, the Florida Lottery will conduct, as a retailer sales incentive, the CASH 3™ 1-OFF®/PLAY 4™ 1-OFF® Retailer Bonus Sales Commission program in which the Florida Lottery will double the 1-OFF sales commissions to retailers.

(2) The Florida Lottery will pay retailers a 5% bonus sales commission on each CASH 3 1-OFF sale and each PLAY 4 1-OFF sale in addition to the regular commission set forth in Rule 53ER13-46, Florida Administrative Code, for a total of $.10 for each $1.00 CASH 3 1-OFF sale and $.10 for each $1.00 PLAY 4 1-OFF sale.

(3) The bonus commission will be reflected on the retailer’s weekly Settlement Report at the conclusion of the incentive.

(4) Retailers whose Florida Lottery contracts are terminated or inactivated prior to payment of the bonus commissions shall be paid the commissions earned provided said termination or inactivation was not due to noncompliance with Chapter 24, Florida Statutes, Chapter 53, Florida Administrative Code, or terms of the retailer contract.

(5) Bonus sales commissions will be considered compensation to the retailer for Internal Revenue Service purposes. The Florida Lottery reserves the right to apply a bonus commission earned against a retailer’s outstanding debt to the Florida Lottery.

Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9)(i), 24.109(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9)(i), 24.112(1) FS.  History – New 3-12-15.

 

THIS RULE TAKES EFFECT UPON BEING FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE UNLESS A LATER TIME AND DATE IS SPECIFIED IN THE RULE.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 12, 2015

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