Maine Statutes
§ 7 §2983 — Selling below cost
Maine·Title 7 AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS·Part 7 MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS·Ch. 603-A DESTRUCTIVE COMPETITION
It is unlawful for any dealer or retail store to sell milk for fluid consumption at less than the cost thereof to the dealer or retail store with the purpose or intent to injure competitors or destroy competition. In all proceedings brought to enforce this section, proof of consistent and repeated advertisements, offers to sell or sales of milk for fluid consumption by any dealer or retail store at less than cost to them, as defined in sections 2984 and 2985, the advertisements, offers to sell and sales thereby forming a pattern of sales below cost, shall be prima facie evidence of intent to injure competitors and destroy competition. This section shall not apply where the price of milk for fluid consumption is set in good faith to meet legal competition.
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Legislative History
PL 1983, c. 484, §2 (NEW).
Nearby Sections
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§ 7 §2900
Definitions§ 7 §2901
Definitions§ 7 §2901-A
Standards and labeling§ 7 §2901-B
Trademark for milk and milk products§ 7 §2901-C
Licenses and permits§ 7 §2902
Licensing fees§ 7 §2902-A
Operating permits§ 7 §2902-B
Sale of unpasteurized milk and milk products§ 7 §2903
Restrictions on sales§ 7 §2903-A
Refusal to purchase§ 7 §2904
Rules and regulations§ 7 §2904-A
Farm cheese§ 7 §2905
Sales to institutions§ 7 §2906
Civil suits