Section ATCP 104.01 - Prohibited trade practices; tobacco buyersNo tobacco buyer or agent shall engage in any unfair methods of competition or unfair trade practices in the business of buying leaf tobacco, and particularly the following:
(1) Attempt to induce another tobacco buyer to: (a) Refrain from paying more than a stated price for any kind or grade of tobacco.(b) Limit purchases of certain kinds, lots, crops or grades of tobacco.(c) Confine negotiations for the purchase of tobacco within a prescribed area, or to a limited class or group of growers.(d) Refuse to negotiate for the purchase of tobacco before or after a certain date or to restrict purchase negotiations to a limited period of time.(e) Engage in any plan of intermittent or cyclic buying activity which may result in a reduction of market prices for tobacco.(2) Refuse to negotiate with any grower for the purchase of tobacco because such tobacco was previously graded or submitted for grade.(3) Falsely represent in purchase negotiations with a grower, that any particular lot or crop of tobacco was purchased at less than the price actually paid therefor, or that any other tobacco buyer has or will cease buying tobacco.(4) Purchase tobacco under any contract which does not include a specific time within which delivery and payment are to be made.(5) Give or offer to give any grower or other person any secret or separately stated bonus, commission, payment or other consideration affecting price over and above the quoted net total or final purchase price as agreed upon with the grower in any contract for the purchase of leaf tobacco. This does not apply to the payment of commissions by tobacco buying companies to their agent buyers for services rendered in the purchase of tobacco for them.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ATCP 104.01
1-2-56; am. Register, October, 1975, No. 238, eff. 11-1-75; corrections in (1) made under s. 13.93(2m) (b) 5, Stats., Register, April, 1993, No. 448.