Missouri. Statutory Language

Missouri Statute 28-37

MISSOURI STATUTE

ANTITRUST LAW

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Monopolies, Discriminations and Conspiracies Generally

416.011. Title of act

Sections 416.011 to 416.161 may be known and shall be cited as the “Missouri

Antitrust Law.”

416.021. Definitions

Unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context, for the purposes of

sections 416.011 to 416.161:

(1) “Commodity” means any kind of real, personal or mixed property,

but does not include the labor of a human being;

(2) “Person” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership,

incorporated or unincorporated association or any other legal or commercial entity;

(3) “Service” means any kind of activity performed in whole or in part

for financial gain but does not include labor which is performed by individuals as

employees of others;

(4) “Trade or commerce” means any economic activity involving or

relating to any commodity or service.

416.031. Restraint of trade prohibited

1. Every contract, combination or conspiracy in restraint of trade or

commerce in this state is unlawful.

2. It is unlawful to monopolize, attempt to monopolize, or conspire to

monopolize trade or commerce in this state.

3. It is unlawful for any person (footnote omitted) engaged in trade or

commerce in this state, in the course of such trade or commerce, to lease or make a

sale or contract for sale of any commodity, whether patented or unpatented, for use,

consumption, or resale within this state, or fix a price charged therefor, or discount

from, or rebate upon, such price, on the condition, agreement, or understanding that

the lessee or purchaser thereof shall not use or deal in the commodities of a

competitor or competitors of the lessor or seller, where the effect of such lease, sale,

or contract for such sale or such condition, agreement, or understanding may be to

substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly in any line of trade or

commerce in this state.