North Dakota. Statutory Language

North Dakota Statute 37-11

NORTH DAKOTA STATUTE

UNIFORM STATE ANTITRUST ACT

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51-08.1-12

§ 51-08.1-01. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

1. “Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company,

business trust, partnership, association, or any other legal entity.

2. “Relevant market” means the geographical area of actual or potential

competition in a line of commerce, all or any part of which is within this state.

§ 51.08.1-02. Contract, combination, or conspiracy to restrain or monopolize

trade

A contract, combination, or conspiracy between two or more persons in restraint

of, or to monopolize, trade or commerce in a relevant market is unlawful.

§ 51-08.1-03. Establishment, maintenance, or use of monopoly

The establishment, maintenance, or use of a monopoly, or an attempt to establish

a monopoly, of trade or commerce in a relevant market by any person, for the

purpose of excluding competition or controlling, fixing, or maintaining prices, is

unlawful.

§ 51-08.1-04. Exclusions

1. Labor of a human being is not a commodity or an article of commerce.

2. Nothing in this chapter forbids the existence and operation of any labor,

agricultural, or horticultural organization instituted for the purpose of mutual help,

while lawfully carrying out its legitimate objects.

§ 51-08.1-05. Judicial jurisdiction

An action for violation of this chapter must be brought in district court.

§ 51-08.1-06. Official investigation

1. If the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that a person has

information or is in possession, custody, or control of any document or other tangible

object relevant to an investigation for violation of this chapter, the attorney general

may serve upon the person, before bringing any action in the district court, a written

demand to appear and be examined under oath, to answer written interrogatories