It is the undeviating policy of the association to comply strictly with
the letter and spirit of all federal, state and applicable
international trade regulations and antitrust laws. Any activities of
the association or association-related actions or its staff, members,
officers, directors, or chapter officials which violate these
regulations and laws are detrimental to the interests of the
association and are unequivocally contrary to association policy.
Implementation of Association Antitrust Policy
Association membership directors and committee meetings shall be
conducted pursuant to agendas distributed in advance to attendees;
discussions shall be limited to agenda items; there shall be no
substantive discussions of association matters other than at
membership, director and committee meetings; minutes shall be
distributed to attendees promptly.
All association activities or discussions shall be avoided which might
be construed as tending to a) raise, lower or stabilize prices; b)
regulate production; c) allocate markets; d) encourage boycotts; e)
foster unfair trade practices; and f) assist monopolization, or in any
way violate federal, state or applicable international trade
regulations and antitrust laws.
No individual other than the President, whether staff, member, officer,
director or chapter official, is authorized to communicate on behalf of
the association to any person or firm outside the association except
with the explicit, unequivocal approval of the President. No such
individual may bind or commit the association to any offer, contracts,
policy, program, position, or decision without that approval. And no
such individual may hold out himself or herself, or willingly appear to
do so, as representing the association, communicating on its behalf or
binding or committing the association without that approval.
Association staff, members, officers, directors, or chapter officials
who participate in conduct which the Board of Directors, by a
two-thirds majority vote, determines to be contrary to the association
antitrust compliance policy shall be subject to disciplinary measures
up to, and including, termination.
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