{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-17042","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 17042","heading":"","body":"Nothing in this chapter prohibits any of the following:\n(a) A selection of customers.\n(b) A functional classification by any person of any customer as broker, jobber, wholesaler or retailer.\n(c) A differential in price for any article or product as between any customers in different functional classifications.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 7. GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [16000. - 18107.]","PART 2. PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION [16600. - 17365.]","CHAPTER 4. Unfair Trade Practices [17000. - 17101.]","ARTICLE 3. Offenses Against the Chapter [17040. - 17051.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"a1e88d481cc49c18664d767da5c6d56cfd3de7a78d10a12969cb9f134b951071","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-17041","next":"us-ca/bpc-17043"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}