{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-64c-16","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64C, § 16","heading":"Fair competition; prices","body":"Section 16. Any retailer or wholesaler may advertise, offer to sell or sell cigarettes at a price made in good faith to meet the prices of a competitor who is selling the same article at cost to him as a wholesaler or retailer. The prices of cigarettes advertised, offered for sale or sold under the exemptions specified in section fifteen shall not be considered the price of a competitor and used as a basis for establishing prices below cost, nor shall prices established at bankrupt sales be considered as prices of a competitor within the purview of the first sentence of this section.","path":["Part I","Title IX","Chapter 64C"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIX/Chapter64C/Section16","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:09Z","sha256":"b691c15590df3744d991e500174864e84d1f2dc7ce09a1adab643a4bd0b453e5","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-64c-15","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-64c-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}