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Last Updated on Thursday, 4 September 2008 09:36 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 4 September 2008 09:36
From the Sun Herald:
As a result, Hood plans to propose the same law his office proposed to the Legislature before Katrina. It would allow the Attorney General’s Office to declare a state of emergency only for the purpose of enforcing price-gouging laws and preserve the governor’s authority to declare the overall state of emergency needed to deploy resources, seek federal assistance, and streamline local government response.
The current law also limits price-gouging enforcement only to counties covered by the emergency, which means business owners in other parts of the state can take advantage of evacuees. Hood has previously said a price-gouging state of emergency would apply statewide.