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AMENDMENT NO 2 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No.  401

BY: Senator(s) England

     AMEND by inserting the following below line 233 and renumbering the subsequent section accordingly:

SECTION *.  Except as expressly permitted by Section 63-17-109, no franchisor having a franchise agreement with a franchisee in this state is eligible to have any ownership interest in, operate or control any business in this state for the same type or classification of good or service covered by the franchise agreement.

     FURTHER, AMEND the title by inserting the following on line 11 after the semicolon:

TO PROHIBIT A FRANCHISOR HAVING A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH A FRANCHISEE IN THIS STATE FROM HAVING ANY OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN, OPERATING OR CONTROLLING ANY BUSINESS IN THIS STATE FOR THE SAME TYPE OR CLASSIFICATION OF GOOD OR SERVICE COVERED BY THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT;