20-7-607. Restricting competition — penalty. At any time a licensed textbook dealer enters into any understanding, agreement, or combination to control textbook prices or otherwise restrict competition in the sale of textbooks, the dealer shall forfeit the dealer’s surety bond and license. The attorney general shall institute and prosecute legal proceedings for the forfeiture of the surety bond of the licensed textbook dealer and for revocation of the dealer’s license.

Terms Used In Montana Code 20-7-607

  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Textbook: means a book, digital resource, or manual used as a principal source of study material for a given class or group of students. See Montana Code 20-1-101
  • Textbook dealer: means a party, company, corporation, or other organization selling, offering to sell, or offering for adoption textbooks to districts in the state. See Montana Code 20-1-101