PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 517

(iii) will provide a sales or marketing program to enable the buyer to
get from the business income that exceeds the price paid for the business;

(iv) will refund all or part of the price paid for the business or
repurchase the products, equipment, or supplies sold or leased by the seller, if the buyer
is not satisfied with the business; or

(v) guarantees that the buyer will get from the business income that
will exceed the price paid for the business.] OR A PERSON RECOMMENDED OR
REFERRED BY THE SELLER PROVIDES TO THE BUYER PRODUCTS, EQUIPMENT,
SUPPLIES, OR SERVICES THAT ENABLE THE BUYER TO START A BUSINESS, ;

(2) THE BUYER IS REQUIRED TO PAY THE SELLER OR A PERSON
RECOMMENDED OR REFERRED BY THE SELLER $300 OR MORE DURING THE PERIOD
BEGINNING ANY TIME BEFORE COMMENCING OPERATIONS AND ENDING 6 MONTHS
AFTER COMMENCING OPERATIONS OF THE BUSINESS; AND

(3) THE SELLER REPRESENTS, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ORALLY OR
IN WRITING, THAT:

1. (I) THE SELLER OR A PERSON RECOMMENDED OR
REFERRED BY THE SELLER WILL HELP THE BUYER IN FINDING LOCATIONS FOR THE
USE OR OPERATION OF VENDING MACHINES, RACKS, DISPLAY CASES, OR OTHER
SIMILAR DEVICES ON PREMISES THAT ARE NOT OWNED OR LEASED BY THE BUYER
OR SELLER;

2. (II) THE SELLER OR A PERSON RECOMMENDED OR
REFERRED BY THE SELLER WILL HELP THE BUYER IN FINDING OUTLETS OR
ACCOUNTS FOR THE BUYER'S PRODUCTS OR SERVICES;

3. (III) THE SELLER OR A PERSON SPECIFIED BY THE
SELLER WILL BUY PRODUCTS MADE, PRODUCED, FABRICATED, GROWN, BRED, OR
MODIFIED BY THE BUYER;

4. (IV) THE SELLER GUARANTEES THAT THE BUYER WILL
RECEIVE FROM THE BUSINESS INCOME AN AMOUNT THAT EXCEEDS THE PRICE PAID
TO THE SELLER;

5. (V) IF THE BUYER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE
BUSINESS, THE SELLER WILL REFUND ALL OR PART OF THE PRICE PAID TO THE
SELLER, OR REPURCHASE ANY OF THE PRODUCTS, EQUIPMENT, OR SUPPLIES
PROVIDED BY THE SELLER OR A PERSON RECOMMENDED OR REFERRED BY THE
SELLER; OR

6. (VI) THE SELLER WILL PROVIDE A MARKETING PLAN.

(C) "MARKETING PLAN" MEANS ADVICE OR TRAINING THAT A SELLER OR A
PERSON RECOMMENDED OR REFERRED BY THE SELLER PROVIDES TO THE BUYER,
RELATING TO THE SALE OF ANY PRODUCTS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, OR SERVICES,
AND THE ADVICE OR TRAINING INCLUDES PREPARING OR PROVIDING:

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