Effective - 28 Aug 1993
416.605. Definitions. — As used in sections 416.600 to 416.640, the following words and phrases mean:
(1) "Affiliate", any person who, other than by means of franchise, is controlled by, or is under common control with, any other person, whether through stock ownership or otherwise;
(2) "Cost", is the sum of:
(a) a. If the motor fuel is not purchased from an affiliate, the lowest invoice cost that the seller charged to the purchaser for motor fuel of like grade and quality within three days prior to the date of any alleged unlawful resale by the purchaser, less trade discounts, allowances or rebates which the purchaser receives on the particular invoice or transfer; or
b. If motor fuel is purchased or received from an affiliate, the lowest transfer price that the affiliate charged to the purchaser or receiver for motor fuel of like grade and quality within three days prior to the date of any alleged unlawful resale by the purchaser or receiver, less trade discounts, allowances, or rebates which the purchaser receives on the particular invoice or transfer; plus
(b) The cost of doing business; plus
(c) Freight charges and all applicable federal, state and local taxes not already included in the invoice cost or transfer price;
(3) "Cost of doing business", all costs incurred in the operation of the business for fair market rental value, licenses, taxes, utilities, insurance and nonmanagerial labor;
(4) "Motor fuel", gasoline, diesel fuel, gasohol and all other fuels of a type designated for use as a motor fuel in self-propelled vehicles designated primarily for use on public streets, roads and highways;
(5) "Person", any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association or other entity;
(6) "Retailer", any person engaged in the sale of motor fuel to the public at retail;
(7) "Retail sale", any sale of motor fuel to the public for consumption;
(8) "Sale", any transfer, gift, sale, offer for sale, or advertisement for sale in any manner or by any means, including any transfer of motor fuel by a person to himself or his affiliate;
(9) "Sell", any act of making a sale or offer for sale;
(10) "Transfer price", the price used by a person in transferring motor fuel to itself or an affiliate for resale at another marketing level.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 374)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce
Chapter 416 - Monopolies, Discriminations and Conspiracies
Section 416.011 - Title of act.
Section 416.021 - Definitions.
Section 416.031 - Restraint of trade prohibited.
Section 416.041 - Exempt organizations and activities.
Section 416.051 - Penalties — attorney general to prosecute — civil penalty for contempt.
Section 416.071 - Injunctive relief by circuit courts authorized.
Section 416.081 - Antitrust revolving fund — how used — source of funds.
Section 416.111 - Refusal to testify prohibited — criminal immunity granted.
Section 416.121 - Who may sue — prevailing plaintiff to be awarded attorney's fees and costs.
Section 416.141 - How construed as to comparable federal acts.
Section 416.151 - State's remedies to be cumulative — only one monetary recovery on any one act.
Section 416.161 - Severability clause.
Section 416.410 - Definitions.
Section 416.415 - Selling or advertising milk at less than cost prohibited — evidence.
Section 416.420 - Discrimination in price between localities — evidence.
Section 416.425 - Sales by retailers at less than cost — evidence.
Section 416.430 - Sale by bulk milk handler at less than cost — evidence.
Section 416.435 - Sales of milk in combination with other products at less than cost — evidence.
Section 416.445 - Sales and advertisements exempt from law, when.
Section 416.450 - Complaints, investigation by director — actions to restrain violations.
Section 416.455 - Person injured by violation may intervene in or bring injunction action.
Section 416.460 - Rules, authority, promulgation, procedure.
Section 416.465 - Director may subpoena and swear witnesses — enforcement of subpoena.
Section 416.470 - Director may employ auditing firm.
Section 416.475 - Bond of complainant, liability.
Section 416.480 - Remedies exclusive.
Section 416.485 - Actions barred, when.
Section 416.495 - Milk control fund, source and purpose.
Section 416.500 - Nonresident manufacturers, processors and distributors to pay license fee.
Section 416.505 - Operation without license enjoined — "stop-sale" orders, issuance — appeal.
Section 416.510 - Nonresident subject to Missouri judicial process, when.
Section 416.515 - Process, form.
Section 416.520 - Service of process, how made.
Section 416.525 - Notice of service of process, form.
Section 416.530 - Personal service authorized, how served.
Section 416.535 - Proof of service by mailing.
Section 416.540 - Provisions for service on nonresidents in addition to other methods.
Section 416.545 - Venue of actions.
Section 416.550 - Continuance of action as to nonresident.
Section 416.555 - Secretary of state to keep record of process.
Section 416.560 - Secretary of state's fee as costs.
Section 416.600 - Citation of law.
Section 416.605 - Definitions.
Section 416.610 - Transfer prices, public disclosure required.
Section 416.615 - Sale below cost or at lower price, prohibited when.
Section 416.620 - Allowable practices.
Section 416.635 - Civil action by injured party authorized.
Section 416.654 - Cause of action available to targets of bad faith assertions.
Section 416.656 - Attorney general's authority — awards credited to antitrust revolving fund, when.
Section 416.658 - Other remedies not limited — inapplicability of act, when.