{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-12-326b","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-326b","heading":"Sale or purchase of below cost cigarettes by dealers and distributors prohibited. Unfair trade practice.","body":"(a) No dealer shall, with intent to injure competitors or destroy or substantially lessen competition, sell cigarettes in this state below cost and no dealer shall, with intent to injure competitors or destroy or substantially lessen competition, buy cigarettes in this state below cost.\n(b) No distributor shall, with intent to injure competitors or destroy or substantially lessen competition, sell cigarettes in this state below cost and no distributor shall, with intent to injure competitors or destroy or substantially lessen competition, buy cigarettes in this state below cost.\n(c) A violation of subsection (b) of this section shall be an unfair or deceptive act or practice pursuant to subsection (a) of section 42-110b.","path":["TITLE 12. TAXATION","CHAPTER 214*. CIGARETTE TAXES","PART III. REGULATION OF SALE OF CIGARETTES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_214.htm#sec_12-326b","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:06:59Z","sha256":"d9ed9073019187213fb0c6b41bd1543028b6f268aa9b28bcd151f4f2f7183323","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-12-326a","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-12-326c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}