# West Virginia · retail and wholesale · prohibition — State below-cost motor fuel selling laws and minimum-markup percentages

For West Virginia · retail and wholesale · prohibition, state is West Virginia; applies to is retail and wholesale; rule is prohibition; law name is When selling below cost prohibited; penalty; statute citation is §47-11A-2, recorded from its source on 2026-08-20; source re-checked 2026-09-01.

- **State:** West Virginia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Applies to:** retail and wholesale _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule:** prohibition _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Law name:** When selling below cost prohibited; penalty. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute citation:** §47-11A-2 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What is prohibited:** 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. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 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.

## Source

- https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-11A-2/

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-02-16.
Part of [State below-cost motor fuel selling laws and minimum-markup percentages](https://referencesource.org/motor-fuel-minimum-markup-laws-by-state/).