It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in commerce in this state to sell or offer to sell motor fuel below cost or to sell or offer to sell it at a price lower than the seller charges other persons on the same day and on the same level of distribution, within the same market area, where the effect is to injure competition.
Ala. Code § 8-22-6
Certain Below Cost Fuel Sales Prohibited.
Known as the Motor Fuel Marketing Act
The act spans §§ 8–8 (18 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case McGuire Oil Co. v. Mapco, Inc. (1992)
Most recently applied in Home Oil Co., Inc. v. Sam's East, Inc. (May 2002)
(Acts 1984, No. 84-260, p. 433, §6.)
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Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.