Indiana flea market sales
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Bill prohibiting the sale of OTCs, personal care products, cosmetics and medical devices in flea markets signed into law by Gov. Frank O'Bannon (R) May 3. Introduced by Rep. Michael Dvorak (D-St. Joseph), H 1495 passed the House 94-3 on Feb. 24 and the Senate floor 40-10 on April 12. The legislation was introduced for the first time earlier in the session. The Indiana Retail Association lobbied in favor of the bill's passage. A similar bill in Connecticut (No. 1103), which would restrict all sales of drugs, devices, cosmetics, baby food and infant formulas at flea markets, except if sold by a "manufacturer's or distributor's representative," is before the state's Joint Committee on Judiciary. A comparable bill also has been introduced in California ("The Tan Sheet" March 8, In Brief)