{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-11-504","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Commercial Law § 11–504","heading":"","body":"(a) A retailer or wholesaler with intent to injure a competitor or to destroy or substantially lessen competition may not make a retail sale of cigarettes or a wholesale sale of cigarettes at less than the cost to the retailer or the cost to the wholesaler, respectively.\n(b) A retailer may not purchase cigarettes from a wholesaler at a cost which directly or indirectly is less than the cost to the wholesaler by any means, including offering, accepting, inducing, or attempting to induce a rebate in price or a concession of any kind in connection with the sale or purchase of cigarettes.","path":["Article - Commercial Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcl\u0026section=11-504","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:33Z","sha256":"796307a58f38b7fcf2bd5d7bad404901c00b373f16ecc70564150611be1f0351","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-11-503","next":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-11-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}