53ER10-40: CASH 3 1-OFF Retailer Bonus Sales Commission.
SUMMARY: The Florida Lottery will pay double the sales commissions to retailers that sell CASH 3 1-OFF tickets.
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:
53ER10-40 CASH 3 1-OFF Retailer Bonus Sales Commission.
(1) Beginning August 23, 2010 through September 12, 2010, the Florida Lottery will conduct, as a retailer sales incentive, a CASH 3 1-OFF Retailer Bonus Sales Commission program in which the Florida Lottery will double the sales commissions to retailers.
(2) The Florida Lottery will pay retailers a 5% bonus sales commission on each CASH 3 1-OFF sale in addition to the regular commission set forth in Rule 53ER05-14, F.A.C., for a total of $.05 for each $.50 CASH 3 1-OFF sale and $.10 for each $1.00 CASH 3 1-OFF sale.
(3) The bonus commission will be reflected on the retailers weekly Settlement Report.
(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, F.A.C., or contract terms.
(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 retailers outstanding debt to the Florida Lottery, and to award the remaining balance of the commission(s), if any.
Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9)(i), 24.109(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9)(i), 24.112(1) FS. HistoryNew 8-20-10.
