30-14-904. Burden of rebutting prima facie case of discrimination, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2021

TITLE 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE

CHAPTER 14. UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Part 9. Price Discrimination

Burden Of Rebutting Prima Facie Case Of Discrimination

30-14-904. Burden of rebutting prima facie case of discrimination. (1) In a proceeding for a violation of 30-14-901, if proof is made that there has been discrimination in price, the burden of rebutting the prima facie case by showing justification is upon the person charged with a violation of 30-14-901.

(2) A seller may rebut the prima facie case by showing that a lower price to a purchaser was made in good faith to meet an equally low price of a competitor.

History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 486, L. 1991.