No association, or method or act thereof which complies with these provisions shall be deemed a conspiracy or combination in restraint of trade or an illegal monopoly, or an attempt to lessen competition or fix prices arbitrarily, or to accomplish any improper or illegal purposes.
History: Laws 1939, ch. 164, § 42; 1941 Comp., § 54-1442; 1953 Comp., § 51-15-42.
ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 18 Am. Jur. 2d Cooperative Associations §§ 30, 34.
Construction of § 1 of the Capper-Volstead Act (7 U.S.C. § 291) authorizing persons engaged in production of agricultural products to act together in association, 20 A.L.R. Fed. 924.