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185Signed by governor 6/19/06 Modifies the application of , and damages available under , the Consumer Sales Practices Act ; generally prohibits the appraisal of real estate for a mortgage loan without state certification or licensure ; requires that a national criminal background check be conducted on all applicants for a mortgage broker certificate of registration , loan officer license , or real estate appraiser certificate or license ; modifies the Mortgage Broker / Loan Officer Law with respect to disclosure of information , fiduciary duties , prohibited acts , record keeping , and pre-licensure examination ; and makes other changes relative to mortgage lending . Motorola CEO Ed Zander shows admirable posture as he rides a bicycle onto the stage Monday to start his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas . Because the rates that slammers charge are invariably much higher than the consumers ' original carriers , the first tip-off that there may be a problem is often the fact that the bill seems unusually high . If enterprises are simply able to pass the tax on to the consumers , there will be no incentive effect . Effective October 1 , 2003 : Retailers who mix two or more food ingredients for sale by weight or volume ( e.g ., salad ) as a single item must collect sales tax unless the mixture has raw animal foods ( eggs , fish , meat , or poultry ) that require cooking by the consumer per FDA recommendations . The Consumers Price Index ( CPI ) has been reviewed and now has a new expression base of June 1999 quarter = 1000 . Examples include the Consumer Product Safety Commission 's designs to regulate escalators ( safer than stairsteps , by the way ) as a " consumer product " ; the Federal Trade Commission 's threat to impose warning labels on cigars ; and the FTC 's efforts to require a drug company ( Mylan Labs ) accused of antitrust violations to " disgorge ill-gotten profits " - a power Congress never granted the agency . " Lo says he 's pretty confident the company is giving the consumers what they want . An additional source of increased demand is the consumer perception that natural and organic production provides for improved animal welfare .