Section 356:6 – Testimonial Privilege.
356:6 Testimonial Privilege. – No person called as a witness to testify at any proceedings under this chapter shall be excused from testifying, or from producing any books, papers or documents which are material, on the ground that his testimony will tend to incriminate him; but no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to […]
Section 356:7 – Exemption of Labor Organizations, Etc.
356:7 Exemption of Labor Organizations, Etc. – Nothing contained in this chapter shall forbid the existence and operation of labor, agricultural or horticultural organizations, instituted for the purposes of mutual help and not having capital stock or conducted for profit, or to forbid or restrain individual members of such organizations from lawfully carrying out […]
Section 356:8 – Exemption of Agricultural Producers.
356:8 Exemption of Agricultural Producers. – An organization enumerated in RSA 356:7, or the members thereof, if they have a capital stock, shall be exempt from this chapter, if they are operating in conformity with chapter 57 of the Laws of the Second Session of the Sixty-seventh Congress, entitled, "An Act to authorize association […]
Section 356:8-a – Exemption for Authorized Activity.
356:8-a Exemption for Authorized Activity. – Activities of and arrangements between persons shall be exempt from this chapter if such are permitted, authorized, approved, required, or regulated by a regulatory body acting under a federal or state statutory scheme or otherwise actively supervised by a regulatory agency. Source. 1979, 385:9. 1999, 289:10, eff. July […]
Section 356:1 – Definitions.
356:1 Definitions. – As used in this chapter the following terms shall have the following meaning: I. "Commodity" shall include tangible or intangible property, real, personal, or mixed. II. "Government entity" shall include the state of New Hampshire and its political subdivisions. III. "Person" shall include, where applicable, natural persons, trusts, government entities, corporations, […]
Section 356:2 – Restraints Prohibited.
356:2 Restraints Prohibited. – I. Every contract, combination, or conspiracy in restraint of trade is unlawful. II. Every contract, combination, or conspiracy is unlawful which has the purpose or the effect of: (a) Fixing, controlling or maintaining prices, rates, quotations or fees in any part of trade or commerce; or (b) Fixing, controlling, maintaining, […]
Section 356:3 – Monopolies Prohibited.
356:3 Monopolies Prohibited. – The establishment, maintenance or use of monopoly power, or any attempt to establish, maintain or use monopoly power over trade or commerce for the purpose of affecting competition or controlling, fixing or maintaining prices is unlawful. Source. 1917, 177:3. PL 168:3. RL 202:3. RSA 356:3. 1979, 385:3, eff. Aug. 22, […]
Section 356:4 – Penalties.
356:4 Penalties. – A person who knowingly and willfully engages in conduct prohibited by this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. When the offense consists of a combination to control the price or supply, or to prevent competition in the […]
Section 356:4-a – Civil Remedies and Enforcement.
356:4-a Civil Remedies and Enforcement. – Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 356:4: I. The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state for injunctive relief and civil penalties for violations of any provision of this chapter. The action may be brought in the superior court of the county in which […]
Section 356:4-b – State Remedies.
356:4-b State Remedies. – In any action brought pursuant to RSA 356:4-a the superior court may assess, for the benefit of the state, a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each violation of any provision of this chapter. The superior court may also grant mandatory injunctions reasonably necessary to eliminate restrictions in […]