In all actions brought under this chapter proof of limitation of the quantity of any article or product sold or offered for sale to any one customer to a quantity less than the entire supply thereof owned or possessed by the seller or which he is otherwise authorized to sell at the place of such sale or offering for sale, together with proof that the price at which the article or product is so sold or offered for sale is in fact below its invoice or replacement cost, whichever is lower, raises a presumption of the purpose or intent to injure competitors or destroy competition. This section applies only to sales by persons conducting a retail business the principal part of which involves the resale to consumers of commodities purchased or acquired for that purpose, as distinguished from persons principally engaged in the sale to consumers of commodities of their own production or manufacture.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17071.5
Civil Liability
Known as the Unfair Practices Act
The act spans §§ 17000–17101 (53 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 1 Cal. App. 3d 105 - Dooley's Hardware Mart v. Food Giant Markets Inc. (1969)
Most recently applied in 365 F. App'x 767 - The Sub Corporation, Ltd. v. Best Buy Co. Inc. (February 2010)
Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1347.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.