Retailer Bonus Sales Commission.

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
53ER08-32: Retailer Bonus Sales Commission.
SUMMARY: Effective May 19, 2008 through June 22, 2008, the Florida Lottery will award retailers a bonus sales commission on each $2.00 and $3.00 Lotto Plus™ ticket sold in their store.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE EMERGENCY RULE IS: Faith L. Schneider, Legal Analyst, Department of the Lottery, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011

THE FULL TEXT OF THE EMERGENCY RULE IS:

53ER08-32 Retailer Bonus Sales Commission.

(1) Beginning May 19 through June 22, 2008, the Florida Lottery will pay retailers a bonus sales commission of five percent (5%), in addition to the regular commission set forth in Rule 53ER05-14, F.A.C., for each $2.00 and $3.00 Lotto Plus™ ticket sold in their store.

(2) The bonus sales commissions will be paid by electronic funds transfer within two weeks of the end of the promotion. The Lottery reserves the right to apply a bonus commission earned against a retailer’s outstanding debt to the Lottery and to award the remaining balance of the bonus commission, if any.

(3) Bonus sales commissions will be considered compensation to the retailer for Internal Revenue Service purposes.

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

Specific Authority 24.105(9)(i), 24.109(1), 24.112(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9)(i), 24.112(1) FS. History–New 5-16-08.

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: May 16, 2008