(a) A licensee shall not advertise, hold out, or state to the public or to any consumer, directly or indirectly, any of the following:
- (1) The liquor drink tax, or any part of the tax, will be assumed or absorbed by the licensee.
- (2) The tax will not be considered as an element in the price charged to the consumer.
- (3) The tax, or any part of the tax, will be refunded if it is added to the price charged to the consumer.
- (b) The tax may be included in the stated drink price if the licensee conspicuously posts on the premises a sign provided by the secretary stating that drink prices include the liquor drink tax.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 79-41a03, as amended by L. 2001, Ch. 167, § 14; implementing K.S.A. 79-41a02; effective, T-83-30, Oct. 25, 1982; effective May 1, 1983; amended, T-88-58, Dec. 16, 1987; amended May 1, 1988; amended March 22, 2002.)