It shall be unlawful for any person or body of persons buying or selling any foodstuffs, fuel or any article or articles pertaining to necessities of life, either in his individual capacity or as an officer, agent, or employee of a corporation, or a member of a partnership, to store any such foodstuffs, fuel, article or articles for the purpose of cornering the market or affecting the market price thereof, or for the purpose of limiting the supply thereof to the public, whether temporarily or otherwise. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, and may, in the discretion of the court, be confined in the county jail not exceeding one year.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment
Article 10. Crimes Against Public Policy
§61-10-2. Permitting Gaming Table or Device on Premises; Penalty
§61-10-5. Betting on Games of Chance; Furnishing Money or Thing of Value Therefor; Penalty
§61-10-6. Permitting Gaming at Hotels; Penalty
§61-10-7. Presumption Against Hotelkeeper
§61-10-8. Gaming at Outhouse of Hotel; Penalty
§61-10-9. Cheating at Gaming; Penalty
§61-10-10. Poolroom Defined; Selling Tickets and Chances in Lottery; Penalty
§61-10-11. Lotteries or Raffles; Penalty
§61-10-11a. “Policy” or “numbers”; Penalty
§61-10-11b. Possession of “policy” or “numbers” Slips Unlawful
§61-10-12. Proceeds of Lottery Forfeited to the State
§61-10-13. Associations and Companies Trading as Bank Without Authority of Law; Penalty
§61-10-14. Laws on Gaming, Lotteries and Unchartered Banks Remedial
§61-10-16. Picture or Theatrical Act Reflecting Upon Any Race or Class of Citizens; Penalty
§61-10-17. Lobbying on Floor of Legislature; Ejection of Lobbyist; Penalty; Jurisdiction
§61-10-19. Cornering Market in Foods or Other Necessities of Life; Penalty
§61-10-20. Failure of Employers to Provide Certain Benefits for Employees
§61-10-21. Unlawful Use of Prefix Doctor or Dr. Penalty
§61-10-22. Bribery of Participants in Professional or Amateur Games and Horse Racing; Penalty
§61-10-23. Debt Pooling; Definition; Offenses; Penalty; Jurisdiction; Pleading and Proof
§61-10-30. Open Water Wells Prohibited
§61-10-31. Conspiracy; Construction of Section; Penalties
§61-10-33. Prohibition Against Selling a Pure Caffeine Product