Kansas. Statutory Language

Kansas Statute 19-30

cooperative act in any manner therein provided; or any limited liability company or

corporation, or wholly owned subsidiary thereof, providing electric service at

wholesale in the state of Kansas that is owned by four or more electric cooperatives

that provide retail service in the state of Kansas; or any member-owned corporation

formed prior to 2004;

(4) any association that is governed by the provisions and application of

article 22 of chapter 17 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto,

the credit union act;

(5) any association, trust, agreement or arrangement that is governed by

the provisions and application of 7 U.S.C. § 181 et seq., the packers and stockyards

act; and (6) any franchise agreements or covenants not to compete.

(f) If any provision of this section or the application thereof to any person or

circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or

applications of this section which can be given effect without the invalid provision or

application, and to this end the provisions of this section are severable.

(g) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas restraint of

trade act.

§ 50-101. Trusts defined and declared unlawful and void

Except as provided in section 1, and amendments thereto, a trust is a

combination of capital, skill, or acts, by two or more persons, for either, any or all of

the following purposes:

First. To create or carry out restrictions in trade or commerce, or to carry out

restrictions in the full and free pursuit of any business authorized or permitted by the

laws of this state.

Second. To increase or reduce the price of merchandise, produce or

commodities, or to control the cost or rates of insurance.

Third. To prevent competition in the manufacture, making, transportation, sale or

purchase of merchandise, produce or commodities.

Fourth. To fix any standard or figure, whereby such person’s price to the public

shall be, in any manner, controlled or established, any article or commodity of

merchandise, produce or commerce intended for sale, use or consumption in this

state.

Fifth. To make or enter into, or execute or carry out, any contract, obligation or

agreement of any kind or description by which such person shall:

(a) Bind or have to bind themselves not to sell, manufacture, dispose of or

transport any article or commodity, or article of trade, use, merchandise, commerce

or consumption below a common standard figure;

(b) agree in any manner to keep the price of such article, commodity or

transportation at a fixed or graded figure;

(c) in any manner establish or settle the price of any article or commodity or

transportation between them or themselves and others to preclude a free and

unrestricted competition among themselves or others in transportation, sale or

manufacture of any such article or commodity; or