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2011 California Code
Business and Professions Code
DIVISION 7. GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [16000 - 18001]

DIVISION 7. GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS

16000-18001

PART 1. LICENSING FOR REVENUE AND REGULATION

16000-16545

CHAPTER 1. Licensing by Cities

CHAPTER 2. Licensing by Counties

CHAPTER 2.1. Business License Taxation

CHAPTER 3. State Licensing

16200-16240

ARTICLE 1. Definitions

ARTICLE 2. Actions

ARTICLE 3. Penalties

CHAPTER 4. Employment Activities

CHAPTER 6. Notice to Licensees

PART 2. PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION

16600-17365

CHAPTER 1. Contracts in Restraint of Trade

CHAPTER 2. Combinations in Restraint of Trade

16700-16770

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Prohibited Restraints on Competition

ARTICLE 3. Enforcement

ARTICLE 4. Health Care Services

CHAPTER 2.5. Combinations to Obstruct Sales of Livestock

CHAPTER 4. Unfair Trade Practices

17000-17101

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Definitions

ARTICLE 3. Offenses Against the Chapter

ARTICLE 4. Civil Liability

ARTICLE 5. Liability of Agents

ARTICLE 6. Penal Provisions

CHAPTER 5. Enforcement

CHAPTER 6.5. Reassignments

CHAPTER 7. Sales of Telephone and Other Communications Equipment

PART 3. REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC

17500-17930

CHAPTER 1. Advertising

17500-17606

ARTICLE 1. False Advertising in General

ARTICLE 1.3. Charitable Solicitations

ARTICLE 1.4. Telephonic Sellers

ARTICLE 1.5. Labeling of Products Made by the Blind

ARTICLE 1.6. Cyber Piracy

ARTICLE 1.8. Restrictions On Unsolicited Commercial E-mail Advertisers

ARTICLE 2. Particular Offenses

ARTICLE 2.6. Sellers of Travel

ARTICLE 2.7. Travel Consumer Restitution Plan

17550.35-17550.58

ARTICLE 2.8. Educational Travel Organizations

ARTICLE 3. Motel and Motor Court Rate Signs

ARTICLE 3.5. Hotel And Motel Advertised Rates

ARTICLE 4. American Indian-Made Articles

ARTICLE 5. Vending Machines

ARTICLE 6. Water Treatment Devices

ARTICLE 7. Environmental Representations

ARTICLE 7.5. Automotive Products

ARTICLE 8. Unsolicited and Unwanted Telephone Solicitations

ARTICLE 9. Automatic Purchase Renewals

CHAPTER 2. Premium Coupons

CHAPTER 3. Trading Stamp Company Act

CHAPTER 4. Counterfeiting Abatement

CHAPTER 5. Fictitious Business Names

PART 4. MICROENTERPRISES

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