§ 2504 — Price discrimination; penalty

Delaware § 2504

• Jurisdiction: Delaware
• Title: 6
• Ch. 25: PROHIBITED TRADE PRACTICES
• Subch.: General Provisions

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Whoever, doing business in this State and engaged in the production, manufacture or distribution of any commodity in general use, intentionally, for the purpose of destroying the competition of any regular, established dealer in such commodity or to prevent competition of any person who in good faith intends or attempts to become such dealer, discriminates between different sections, communities, or cities of this State, by selling the commodity at a lower rate in 1 section, community, or city, or any portion thereof, than in another, after making due allowance for any difference in the grade or quality and in the cost of transportation from the point of production, if a raw product, or from the point of manufacture, if a manufactured product, shall be fined not less than $200, nor more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.

Legislative History

Code 1915, § 2498A; 29 Del. Laws, c. 213 ; Code 1935, § 3124; 6 Del. C. 1953, § 2504