1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to commerce; regulating advertising by motor 
  1.3             vehicle dealers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, 
  1.4             section 168.27, subdivision 26. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 168.27, 
  1.7   subdivision 26, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subd. 26.  [ADVERTISING DISCLOSURE.] All advertising by a 
  1.9   motor vehicle dealer must disclose that the vehicle is being 
  1.10  offered for sale by a dealer through use of the dealership name, 
  1.11  the term "dealer," or the abbreviation "DLR."  Unless the 
  1.12  dealer's true name or properly filed commercial assumed name as 
  1.13  provided in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 333, is included, a 
  1.14  classified advertisement in a print medium must also include the 
  1.15  dealer's license number.