Tennessee § 47-25-109 Giving away or underpricing goods prohibited - Samples excepted

Tennessee Statutes

§ 47-25-109 — Giving away or underpricing goods prohibited - Samples excepted

Tennessee § 47-25-109

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-25-109 (2026).

Text

(a)It is unlawful for any person engaged in the business of manufacturing in this or any other state to give away or sell for a less price than the cost of manufacture, any manufactured article in this state, with the intent and purpose of destroying honest competition; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the distribution to consumers of specimens of proprietary articles in good faith as samples.

(b)Any person violating this section commits a Class C misdemeanor.

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(a) It is unlawful for any person engaged in the business of manufacturing in this or any other state to give away or sell for a less price than the cost of manufacture, any manufactured article in this state, with the intent and purpose of destroying honest competition; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the distribution to consumers of specimens of proprietary articles in good faith as samples. (b) Any person violating this section commits a Class C misdemeanor.

Legislative History

Acts 1907, ch. 36, §§ 1, 2; 1907, ch. 360, § 1; Shan., §§ 3191a3, 3191a4; Code 1932, §§ 5889, 5890; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 69-109, 69-110, 47-25-110; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.