West Virginia § 61-10-19 Cornering market in foods or other necessities of life; penalty

West Virginia Statutes

§ 61-10-19 — Cornering market in foods or other necessities of life; penalty

West Virginia § 61-10-19

Ch. 61CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT

Art. 10CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY

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W. Va. Code § 61-10-19 (2026).

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It shall be unlawful for any person or body of persons buying or selling any foodstuffs, fuel or any article or articles pertaining to necessities of life, either in his individual capacity or as an officer, agent, or employee of a corporation, or a member of a partnership, to store any such foodstuffs, fuel, article or articles for the purpose of cornering the market or affecting the market price thereof, or for the purpose of limiting the supply thereof to the public, whether temporarily or otherwise. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, and may, in the discretion of the court, be confined in the county jail not exceeding one year.

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It shall be unlawful for any person or body of persons buying or selling any foodstuffs, fuel or any article or articles pertaining to necessities of life, either in his individual capacity or as an officer, agent, or employee of a corporation, or a member of a partnership, to store any such foodstuffs, fuel, article or articles for the purpose of cornering the market or affecting the market price thereof, or for the purpose of limiting the supply thereof to the public, whether temporarily or otherwise. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, and may, in the discretion of the court, be confined in the county jail not exceeding one year.