A. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Emergency Price Stabilization Act, a retailer or wholesaler shall not, in connection with the advertisement or sale of disaster relief materials: 1. Take advantage of the physical or mental impairment or hardship of a person caused by extreme temporary conditions and charge an excessive price for disaster relief materials; 2. Charge within a disaster area an excessive price for any disaster relief materials; or 3. Charge any person an excessive price for disaster relief materials which the seller has reason to know is likely to be provided to consumers within a disaster area. B. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Emergency Price Stabilization Act, a retailer shall not advertise, offer to sell, or sell at retail disaster relief materials at less than cost to the retailer with the intent and purpose of inducing the purchase of disaster relief materials or of unfairly diverting trade from a competitor or otherwise injuring a competitor, impair and prevent fair competition, injure public welfare, where the result of such advertising, offer or sale is to tend to deceive any purchaser or prospective purchaser, or to substantially lessen competition, or to unreasonably restrain trade, or to tend to create a monopoly in any line of commerce. C. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Emergency Price Stabilization Act, a wholesaler shall not advertise, offer to sell, or sell disaster relief materials at less than cost to the wholesaler with the intent and purpose of inducing the purchase of disaster relief materials or of unfairly diverting trade from a competitor or otherwise injuring a competitor, impair and prevent fair competition, injure public welfare, where the result of such advertising, offer or sale is to tend to deceive any purchaser or prospective purchaser, or to substantially lessen competition, or to unreasonably restrain trade, or to tend to create a monopoly in any line of commerce. D. Any person who is found to be in violation of this act shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per violation. The Attorney General, acting in the name of the state, or a district attorney may petition for recovery of civil penalties.
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