Business and Professions Code section 16725

It is not unlawful to enter into agreements or form associations or combinations, the purpose and effect of which is to promote, encourage or increase competition in any trade or industry, or which are in furtherance of trade.

Source: Section 16725, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=16725. (updated Jan. 1, 1941; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Jan. 1, 1941

§ 16725’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_16725

Original Source: Section 16725, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=16725. (last accessed May 12, 2025).