(a) It is unlawful for any person engaged in the business of manufacturing in this or any other state to give away or sell for a less price than the cost of manufacture, any manufactured article in this state, with the intent and purpose of destroying honest competition; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the distribution to consumers of specimens of proprietary articles in good faith as samples.(b) Any person violating this section commits a Class C misdemeanor.Acts 1907, ch. 36, §§ 1, 2; 1907, ch. 360, § 1; Shan., §§ 3191a3, 3191a4; Code 1932, §§ 5889, 5890; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 69-109, 69-110, 47-25-110; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
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