N.J. Stat. § 56:8-109: Unlawful practice to sell merchandise at excessive price during emergency.
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- TITLE 56 TRADE NAMES, TRADE-MARKS AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
3. It shall be an unlawful practice for any person to sell or offer to sell within 30 days after the declaration of a state of emergency, or for such other period of time as the Governor may specify in the declaration of a state of emergency, in the area for which the state of emergency has been declared, any merchandise which is consumed or used as a direct result of an emergency or which is consumed or used to preserve, protect, or sustain the life, health, safety or comfort of persons or their property for a price that constitutes an excessive price increase. The Governor may by executive order extend the period during which this prohibition remains in force.
L.2001, c.297, c.3; amended 2017, c.9.
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