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Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-25-303

Sales below cost — Evidence — Enforcement by department of revenue

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Forrest City Grocery Company v. Tennessee Department of Revenue (1995)

Most recently applied in Forrest City Grocery Company v. Tennessee Department of Revenue (October 1995)

Acts 1949, ch. 68, § 4; C

(1) It is a Class C misdemeanor for any retailer, with intent to injure competitors or destroy substantially or lessen competition, to advertise, offer to sell, or sell at retail, cigarettes at less than cost to the retailer.

(2) Evidence of advertisement, offering to sell or sale of cigarettes by any retailer at less than cost to the retailer shall be prima facie evidence of both a violation of the Unfair Retailer's Cigarette Sales Law, compiled in this part, and of intent to injure competitors or destroy substantially or lessen competition.

(3) It is the intention of the general assembly that this part be enforced by the department of revenue.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.