Every person engaged in the business of distribution of books, magazines or publications of any kind to retail dealers shall remove from the possession of a retail dealer, within 10 days after notification by the dealer, any material which he delivered to the dealer which the dealer did not specifically request, if such dealer notifies such person that he does not want the material within 48 hours of receipt of the material.

Any person who refuses to transact business with a dealer because of any action taken by the dealer under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 16605

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

As used in this section “person” includes a corporation, partnership or other association.

(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1723.)

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