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DIVISION 7. GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS 16000-18107›PART 2. PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION 16600-17365›CHAPTER 2. Combinations in Restraint of Trade 16700-16770›ARTICLE 2. Prohibited Restraints on Competition 16720-16729

§ 16727

California Business and Professions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

It shall be unlawful for any person to lease or make a sale or contract for the sale of goods, merchandise, machinery, supplies, commodities for use within the State, or to 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 goods, merchandise, machinery, supplies, commodities, or services of a competitor or competitors of the lessor or seller, where the effect of such lease, sale, or contract for 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 any section of the State.

(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 738.)

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