325D.71 UNLAWFUL GASOLINE SALES.
Any offer for sale of gasoline by a retailer by way of posted price or indicating meter that
is below cost, as defined by section
325D.01, subdivision 5, clause (3), is a violation of section
325D.04, except that the criminal penalties in section
325D.071 do not apply. In addition to the
penalties for violations and the remedies provided for injured parties set forth elsewhere in this
chapter, the commissioner of commerce may use the authority under section
45.027 for the
purpose of preventing violations of this section. A retailer who sells gasoline at the same or
higher legally posted price of a competitor in the same market area, on the same day, is not
in violation of this section.
A retailer who offers gasoline for sale at a price below cost as part of a promotion at
an individual location for no more than three days in any calendar quarter is not in violation
of this section.
History: 2001 c 129 s 4