Code of Maryland Regulations (Last Updated: April 6, 2021) |
Title 15. Maryland Department of Agriculture |
Subtitle 01. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY |
Chapter 15.01.13. Supervision and Review of Decisions and Actions of Units Within the Department |
Sec. 15.01.13.01. Purpose
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A. This chapter is adopted in response to the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission.
B. The purpose of this chapter is to provide for active supervision of certain units within the Department to:
(1) Prevent unreasonable anticompetitive actions; and
(2) Ensure that anticompetitive actions are consistent with affirmatively expressed and clearly articulated State policies to displace competition.