{"data":{"id":"us-mt/30-14-205","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"30-14-205","heading":"Unlawful restraint of trade.","body":"It is unlawful for a person or group of persons, directly or indirectly:\n(1) to enter an agreement for the purpose of fixing the price or regulating the production of an article of commerce;\n(2) for the purpose of creating or carrying out any restriction in trade, to:\n(a) limit productions;\n(b) increase or reduce the price of merchandise or commodities;\n(c) prevent competition in the distribution or sale of merchandise or commodities;\n(d) fix a standard or figure whereby the price of an article of commerce intended for sale, use, or consumption will be in any way controlled;\n(e) agree to add to a bid for any contract an amount, fixed by percentage or otherwise, for the purpose of making a refund or sharing costs of bidding with any other bidder;\n(f) return a part of any amount added to a bid by collusive agreement among bidders to any person;\n(g) create a monopoly in the manufacture, sale, or transportation of an article of commerce;\n(h) enter into an agreement which binds any person not to manufacture, sell, or transport an article of commerce below a common standard or figure or which keeps such article or transportation at a fixed or graduated figure or by which the price of such article is settled so as to preclude unrestricted competition.","path":["TITLE 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE","CHAPTER 14. UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION","Part 2. Unfair Trade Practices Generally"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0300/chapter_0140/part_0020/section_0050/0300-0140-0020-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:35Z","sha256":"4ed658c049e0cb36d53e057ba7951929fa9e6f9eafdcf1ee312cafd6b01f40c9","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/30-14-204","next":"us-mt/30-14-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}