California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 7 — General Business Regulations, Part 2 — Preservation and Regulation of Competition, Chapter 4 — Unfair Trade Practices, Article 1 — General Provisions, Section 17001
The Legislature declares that the purpose of this chapter is to safeguard the public against the creation or perpetuation of monopolies and to foster and encourage competition, by prohibiting unfair, dishonest, deceptive, destructive, fraudulent and discriminatory practices by which fair and honest competition is destroyed or prevented.
Notes
Establishes only the Legislature’s stated purpose for the chapter: safeguarding the public against creating or perpetuating monopolies and fostering and encouraging competition by prohibiting unfair, dishonest, deceptive, destructive, fraudulent, and discriminatory practices that destroy or prevent fair and honest competition. It states legislative purpose rather than a separate operative rule.
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