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Home » US Law » 2022 Iowa Code » Title XIII - COMMERCE » Chapter 551 - UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION

Section 551.1 – Unfair discrimination in sales.

551.1 Unfair discrimination in sales. Any person, firm, company, association, or corporation, foreign or domestic, doing business in the state, and engaged in the production, manufacture, sale, or distribution of any commodity of commerce or commercial services excepting those, the rate of which is now subject to control of cities or other governmental agency, that […]

Section 551.10 – Cumulative remedies.

551.10 Cumulative remedies. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as repealing any other Act, or part of an Act, but the remedies herein provided shall be cumulative to all other remedies provided by law. [S13, §5028-i; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9894; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, […]

Section 551.11 – Exceptions.

551.11 Exceptions. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any contract or agreement relating to any sale made to the state, its departments, commissions, agencies, boards and its governmental subdivisions. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §551.11]

Section 551.2 – Unfair discrimination in purchases.

551.2 Unfair discrimination in purchases. Any person, firm, association, company, or corporation, foreign or domestic, doing business in the state, and engaged in the business of purchasing for manufacture, storage, sale, or distribution, any commodity of commerce that shall, for the purpose of destroying the business of a competitor or creating a monopoly, discriminate between […]

Section 551.4 – Penalty.

551.4 Penalty. Any person, firm, company, association, or corporation violating any of the provisions of sections 551.1 and 551.2, and any officer, agent, or receiver of any firm, company, association, or corporation, or any member of the same, or any individual violating any of such provisions shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor. [S13, §5028-c; […]

Section 551.5 – Contracts or agreements.

551.5 Contracts or agreements. All contracts or agreements made in violation of any of the provisions of sections 551.1 and 551.2 shall be void. [S13, §5028-d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9889; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §551.5] Referred to in §551.6

Section 551.6 – Enforcement.

551.6 Enforcement. It shall be the duty of the county attorneys, in their counties, and the attorney general, to enforce the provisions of sections 551.1, 551.2, 551.4, and 551.5, by appropriate actions in courts of competent jurisdiction. [S13, §5028-e; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9890; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, […]

Section 551.7 – Complaint — to whom made.

551.7 Complaint — to whom made. If complaint shall be made to the secretary of state that any corporation authorized to do business in this state is guilty of unfair discrimination, within the terms of sections 551.1 and 551.2, it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to refer the matter to the […]

Section 551.8 – Revocation of permit.

551.8 Revocation of permit. If any corporation, foreign or domestic, authorized to do business in this state, is found guilty of unfair discrimination, within the terms of sections 551.1 and 551.2, it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to immediately revoke the permit of such corporation to do business in this state. […]

Section 551.9 – Corporation to be enjoined.

551.9 Corporation to be enjoined. If after revocation of its permit such corporation, or any other corporation not having a permit and found guilty of having violated any of the provisions of sections 551.1 and 551.2, shall continue or attempt to do business in this state, it shall be the duty of the attorney general, […]