Sec. 1. 9 MRSA §5003, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 488, §1, is amended to read:

3. Commercial co-venturer. "Commercial co-venturer" shall mean means any person who, for profit or other commercial consideration, shall conduct, promote, underwrite, arrange or sponsor conducts, promotes, underwrites, arranges or sponsors a sale, performance, collection or sale of donated goods or event of any kind which that is advertised in conjunction with the name of any charitable organization. Any such person who will benefit in good will only shall may not be deemed considered a commercial co-venturer if the collection and distribution of the proceeds of the sale, performance or event are supervised and controlled by the benefiting charitable organization.

Sec. 2. 9 MRSA §5005, sub-§5 is enacted to read:

5.__Proceeds from the solicitation of goods involving a commercial co-venturer.__If a charitable organization employs a commercial co-venturer for the purpose of soliciting goods through the placement of containers in public places, that charitable organization shall file annually the following information:

A.__The total money raised from contributions collected during the year; and

B.__Out of the funds raised from contributions, the total dollars that have been or will be expended for:

(1)__Program services;

(2)__Payments to commercial co-venturers; and

(3)__Management.

Sec. 3. 9 MRSA §5012, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989, c. 55, §4, is amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:

A charitable organization that employs a commercial co- venturer to solicit goods through the placement of containers in public places shall post the disclosure required in this section in writing that is clearly visible to a person placing a contribution in the container.

Sec. 4. 9 MRSA §5012-A is enacted to read: