(a) Labor of a human being is not a commodity or an article of commerce. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to forbid the existence and operation of labor, agricultural or horticultural organizations, instituted for the purpose of mutual help, and not having capital stock or conducted for profit, or to forbid or restrain individual members of such organizations from lawfully carrying out the legitimate objects thereof; nor shall such organizations, or the members thereof, be held or construed to be illegal combinations or conspiracies in restraint of trade.
(b) This chapter does not make illegal the activity of:
(1) any non-profit corporation, trust, or organization established exclusively for religious, charitable, literary, or educational purposes to the extent that the activity is religious, charitable, literary, or educational; or
(2) the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
(Mar. 5, 1981, D.C. Law 3-169, § 2, 27 DCR 5368.)
1981 Ed., § 28-4504.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 28 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]
Chapter 45 - Restraints of Trade
§ 28–4501. Definition and purpose
§ 28–4502. Contract, combination, or conspiracy to restrain trade
§ 28–4505. Civil investigative demand
§ 28–4506. Criminal enforcement by the District of Columbia
§ 28–4507. Damages and injunctive relief for injuries to or within the District of Columbia
§ 28–4508. Relief for private parties
§ 28–4509. Indirect purchasers
§ 28–4510. Judgment in favor of the District of Columbia as prima facie evidence
§ 28–4511. Limitations on actions
§ 28–4512. Assurance of discontinuance
§ 28–4513. Cooperation with federal government and states
§ 28–4514. Remedies cumulative