Nev. Rev. Stat. § 370.371 — Prevention of competition by wholesale dealer; purchase of cigarettes below cost by retail dealer; penalty; prima facie evidence

NRS  370.371    Prevention of competition by wholesale dealer; purchase of
cigarettes below cost by retail dealer; penalty; prima facie evidence.
1.  A wholesale dealer shall not engage in
predatory pricing with intent to injure competitors or destroy or lessen
competition substantially by:
(a) Advertising, offering to sell or selling at
wholesale, cigarettes at less than the cost to the wholesale dealer; or
(b) Offering any rebate or concession in price or
giving any rebate or concession in price in connection with the sale of
cigarettes.
2.  A retail dealer shall not engage in
predatory pricing with the intent to injure competitors or destroy or lessen
competition substantially by:
(a) Inducing, attempting to induce, procuring or
attempting to procure the purchase of cigarettes at a price less than the cost
to the wholesale dealer; or
(b) Inducing, attempting to induce, procuring or
attempting to procure any rebate or concession in connection with the purchase
of cigarettes.
3.  A person who violates the provisions of
this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $50 for each offense.
4.  Evidence of:
(a) An advertisement, an offer to sell or the
sale of cigarettes by a wholesale dealer at less than the cost to the wholesale
dealer;
(b) An offer of a rebate in price, the giving of
a rebate in price, an offer of a concession or the giving of a concession in
connection with the sale of cigarettes; or
(c) The inducement, attempt to induce,
procurement or attempt to procure the purchase of cigarettes at a price less
than the cost to the wholesale dealer,
Ê is prima
facie evidence of intent and likelihood to injure competition and to destroy or
lessen competition substantially.