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Florida Statute 526.302 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 526.302 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 526.302 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
526.302 Legislative findings and intent.The Legislature finds that fair and healthy competition in the marketing of motor fuel provides maximum benefits to consumers in this state, and that certain marketing practices which impair such competition are contrary to the public interest. Predatory practices and, under certain conditions, discriminatory practices, are unfair trade practices and restraints which adversely affect motor fuel competition. It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage competition and promote the general welfare of citizens of this state by prohibiting such unfair practices.
History.s. 2, ch. 85-74.

Cases Citing F.S. 526.302

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·Racetrac Petroleum v. Delco Oil, Inc., 721 So. 2d 376 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998).

Cited 20 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 14043, 1998 WL 769799

...xactly what was contemplated by the legislature when it enacted subsection 526.304(1)(b), since the statute prohibits the sale of motor fuel below nonrefiner cost in order to curb predatory pricing "which adversely affect[s] motor fuel competition." § 526.302, Fla....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2018)
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Cited as authoritySigler (2007)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2006)
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·Sixty Enter. v. Roman & Ciro, Inc., 601 So. 2d 234 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 5520, 1992 WL 109620

...Florida Dry Cleaning & Laundry Bd., 134 Fla. 1, 183 So. 759 (1938). [3] Thus, the narrow question before this court is simply whether the Act is rationally or reasonably related to furthering a legitimate State objective. Turning to the Act itself, Section 526.302 of the Act articulates the legislature's objectives: The Legislature finds that fair and healthy competition in the marketing of motor fuel provides maximum benefits to consumers in this state, and that certain marketing practices which impair such competition are contrary to the public interest....
...Predatory practices and, under certain conditions, discriminatory practices, are unfair trade practices and restraints which adversely affect motor fuel competition. It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage competition and promote the general welfare of citizens of this state by prohibiting such unfair practices. Section 526.302, Florida Statutes (1991)....
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Cited as authorityJones (2012)
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·United Food Mart, Inc. v. Motiva Enter., LLC, 457 F. Supp. 2d 1329 (S.D. Fla. 2005).

Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34136, 2005 WL 4858676

...eting Practices Act ("FMFMPA") to encourage competition in the marketing of motor fuel by prohibiting "certain marketing practices" which impair competition, "[pjredatory practices and, under certain conditions, discriminatory practices." Fla. Stat. § 526.302....
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Cited as authorityCasserlie (2009)
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NJN Sys., Inc. v. Sunoco, Inc., 95 F. Supp. 3d 1330 (M.D. Fla. 2015).

Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27026, 2015 WL 997864

...tly or regularly. With regard to the FMFMPA, the Florida legislature found that healthy competition in fuel pricing benefits consumers in the state. Notably, it singled out for prohibition “marketing practices which impair such competition ....” § 526.302 Fla....

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