The General Assembly hereby finds that during emergencies and major disasters, including, but not limited to, tornadoes, earthquakes, fires, floods, or civil disturbances, some merchants have taken unfair advantage of consumers by greatly increasing prices for essential consumer goods or services. While the pricing of consumer goods and services is generally best left to the […]
(a) “Building materials” means lumber, construction tools, windows, and anything else used in the building or rebuilding of property. (b) “Consumer food item” means any article that is used or intended for use for food, drink, confection, or condiment by a person or animal. (c) “Emergency supplies” includes, but is not limited to, water, flashlights, […]
(a) (1) Upon the proclamation of a state of emergency resulting from a tornado, earthquake, flood, fire, riot, storm, or natural or man-made disaster declared by the President of the United States or the Governor and upon the declaration of a local emergency resulting from a tornado, earthquake, flood, fire, riot, storm, or natural or […]
(a) (1) When a person violates this subchapter or a rule prescribed under this subchapter, the violation shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice as defined by this chapter. (2) All remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General under this chapter shall be available to the Attorney General for the enforcement […]
Nothing in this section shall preempt any local ordinance prohibiting the same or similar conduct or imposing a more severe penalty for the same conduct prohibited in this section.
