§ 6-36-8. Exemptions.
Any activity or activities exempt from the provisions of the antitrust laws of the United States shall be similarly exempt from the provisions of this chapter. The exemptions shall be liberally construed in harmony with federal statutes and ruling judicial interpretations of the United States courts, with due regard for the need to exempt conduct otherwise exempt under federal law but for the absence of any nexus with interstate commerce, except where the provisions of this chapter are expressly contrary to applicable federal provisions as construed. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to apply to activities or arrangements approved by any regulatory body or officer acting under statutory authority of this state or of the United States.
History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 98, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions
Section 6-36-1. - Short title.
Section 6-36-2. - Purpose — Rules of construction.
Section 6-36-3. - Definitions.
Section 6-36-4. - Restraint of trade or commerce.
Section 6-36-5. - Establishment, maintenance, or use of monopoly power.
Section 6-36-6. - Certain contracts unlawful.
Section 6-36-7. - Scope of chapter.
Section 6-36-9. - Investigation by attorney general.
Section 6-36-10. - Injunction against and civil penalties for violations of this chapter.
Section 6-36-11. - Enforcement.
Section 6-36-12. - Attorney general — Suits parens patriae.
Section 6-36-13. - Proof of aggregate damages.
Section 6-36-15. - Common law powers.
Section 6-36-16. - Criminal penalties — Consent decrees.
Section 6-36-17. - Forfeiture of charter rights and privileges to do business.
Section 6-36-19. - Proof of conspiracy or combination.
Section 6-36-20. - Judgment in favor of state as prima facie evidence.
Section 6-36-21. - Notification of civil action.
Section 6-36-22. - Promulgation of rules and regulations.
Section 6-36-23. - Limitation of actions.
Section 6-36-24. - Suspension of limitation.