California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 7 — General Business RegulationsPart 2 — Preservation and Regulation of CompetitionChapter 4 — Unfair Trade PracticesArticle 1 — General ProvisionsSection 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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