{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-47-11a-2","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 47-11A-2","heading":"When selling below cost prohibited; penalty.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in this article, it shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, firm, corporation, or other entity engaged in business as a retailer or wholesaler within this state to sell, offer for sale, or advertise for sale any product or item of merchandise at a price less than the cost thereof with the intent to destroy or the effect of destroying competition. Each violation shall constitute a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, any person, partnership, firm, corporation, or other entity violating this section shall be subject to the penalty set forth in §47-11A-11 of this code.","path":["CHAPTER 47. REGULATION OF TRADE.","ARTICLE 11A. UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-11A-2/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:10Z","sha256":"45887df5a8ac86168217e5ccb672e95ff42ac82928bf696bada202449243a713","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-47-11a-1","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-47-11a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}