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Can I offer contests that involve travel prizes in Indiana? What are the requirements?

Based on the Indiana Code documents provided, there are specific requirements for offering contests that involve travel prizes in Indiana.

Requirements for Offering Contests with Travel Prizes in Indiana

  1. Disclosure of Prizes: Before a demonstration, seminar, or sales presentation begins, the promoter shall inform the person of the prize, if any, the person will receive [IC 24-8-4-1][1.1].
  2. Statement of Verifiable Retail Value of Prizes: The notice must state the verifiable retail value of each prize a participant has been awarded or may have been awarded [IC 24-8-3-3][1.3].
  3. Time Prizes, Vouchers, or Certificates Given: A prize or a voucher, certificate, or other evidence of obligation given instead of a prize shall be given to a person at the time the person is informed of the prize, if any, the person will receive [IC 24-8-4-2][1.2].
  4. Criteria for Alcoholic Beverage Prizes: A qualified organization may give away as a prize for an allowable event an alcoholic beverage that is: (1) purchased by or donated to the qualified organization by a permittee or person described in section 5 of this chapter; (2) in sealed bottles or cases; and (3) provided for consumption off the premises only [IC 7.1-3-6.1-4][2.2].
  5. Alcoholic Beverage Prizes at Allowable Events without an Alcoholic Beverage Permit Permitted: A qualified organization that holds a license under IC 4-32.3-4 may give an alcoholic beverage as a prize at an allowable event without obtaining an alcoholic beverage permit under this title [IC 7.1-3-6.1-3][2.3].
  6. Donations of Alcoholic Beverages to be Prizes: A qualified organization may purchase or receive donations of alcoholic beverages in sealed bottles or cases from certain permittees or receive donations of alcoholic beverages in sealed bottles or cases from persons who are not permittees [IC 7.1-3-6.1-5][2.1].

Based on the above requirements, it is possible to offer contests that involve travel prizes in Indiana as long as the above requirements are met.

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Indiana