No cooperative formed under or subject to this article shall solely by its organization and existence be deemed to be a conspiracy or a combination in restraint of trade, an illegal monopoly, or an attempt to lessen competition or to fix prices arbitrarily, nor shall the marketing or purchasing contracts and agreements between any cooperative and its members or any agreements authorized in this article be considered illegal as such, in unlawful restraint of trade, or as part of a conspiracy or combination to accomplish an improper or illegal purpose.
Source: L. 96: Entire article R&RE, p. 512, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 2229, § 92, effective July 1, 2004.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 7-56-129 as it existed prior to 1996.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 7 - Corporations and Associations
Part 5 - Powers and Purposes: Application of Other Laws
§ 7-56-502. Marketing or Purchasing Contracts
§ 7-56-503. Remedies for Breach of Marketing or Purchasing Contract
§ 7-56-504. Inducing Breach of Marketing or Purchasing Contract
§ 7-56-505. Purchases of Property or Other Interests
§ 7-56-506. Warehouse Receipts - Interest in Warehouse Entities
§ 7-56-507. Application of Other Laws
§ 7-56-508. Cooperatives Not in Restraint of Trade