Vermont § 7186 Antitrust; conduct authorized

Vermont Statutes

§ 7186 — Antitrust; conduct authorized

Vermont § 7186

Title 10Title 10: Conservation and Development

Ch. 164BChapter 164B: Collection and Management of Household Hazardous Products

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Bluebook

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 10, § 7186 (2026).

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(a)Activity authorized. A manufacturer, group of manufacturers, or stewardship organization implementing or participating in an approved collection plan under this chapter for the collection, transport, processing, and end-of-life management of covered household hazardous products is individually or jointly immune from liability for conduct under State laws relating to antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair trade practices, and other regulation of trade or commerce under 9 V.S.A. chapter 63, subchapter 1 to the extent that the conduct is reasonably necessary to plan, implement, and comply with the stewardship organization’s chosen system for managing discarded covered household hazardous products.

(b)Limitations on antitrust activity. Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to an a

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(a) Activity authorized. A manufacturer, group of manufacturers, or stewardship organization implementing or participating in an approved collection plan under this chapter for the collection, transport, processing, and end-of-life management of covered household hazardous products is individually or jointly immune from liability for conduct under State laws relating to antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair trade practices, and other regulation of trade or commerce under 9 V.S.A. chapter 63, subchapter 1 to the extent that the conduct is reasonably necessary to plan, implement, and comply with the stewardship organization’s chosen system for managing discarded covered household hazardous products.
(b) Limitations on antitrust activity. Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to an agreement among producers, groups of manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, or stewardship organizations affecting the price of covered household hazardous products or any agreement restricting the geographic area in which or customers to whom covered household hazardous products shall be sold.