<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 37-1-3.1 - Combinations in restraint of trade unlawful--Entities subject to prohibition. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2061320Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2061320SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2061320CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2061320Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2061320DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2061320Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2061320000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2061320SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2061320SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2061320Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=37-1-3.1"><span class="s2061320SENU">37-1-3.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2061320SENU">. </span><span class="s2061320CL">Combinations in restraint of trade unlawful--Entities subject to prohibition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061320Normal-000000"><span class="s2061320DefaultParagraphFont">A contract, combination, or conspiracy between two or more persons in restraint of trade or commerce any part of which is within this state is unlawful.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061320Normal-000001"><span class="s2061320DefaultParagraphFont">A person is any natural person, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, or other legal entity.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061320Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2061320000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061320Normal"><span class="s2061320SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2061320SCL-000003"> SL 1977, ch 305, § 1; SL 1994, ch 351, § 82.</span></p></div></body></html>