Oklahoma § 15-598.4 - Punishment for sales below cost
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 15-598.4 — Punishment for sales below cost, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-598.4. Punishment for sales below cost
A. Any retailer who shall, in contravention of the policy of
the Unfair Sales Act, advertise, offer to sell or sell at retail any
item of merchandise at less than cost to the retailer as defined in
this act, or any wholesaler who shall, in contravention of the
policy of the Unfair Sales Act, advertise, offer to sell, or sell at
wholesale any item of merchandise at less than cost to the
wholesaler as defined in the Unfair Sales Act, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not
more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
B. Any retailer who shall, in contravention of the policy of
the Unfair Sales Act, advertise, offer to sell or sell at retail
motor fuel as defined in paragraph 44 of Section 500.3 of Title 68
of the Oklahoma Statutes at less than cost to the retailer as
defined in this act, or any wholesaler, who shall in contravention
of the policy of the Unfair Sales Act, advertise, offer to sell, or
sell at wholesale motor fuel as defined in paragraph 44 of Section
500.3 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes at less than cost to the
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wholesaler as defined in the Unfair Sales Act, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not
more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
Added by Laws 1949, p. 105, § 4, emerg. eff. May 18, 1949. Amended
by Laws 2013, c. 331, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2025, c. 282, §
2, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-598.4 ("Punishment for sales below cost") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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