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# 7 U.S.C. § 2304 - Disclaimer of intention to prohibit normal dealing

## Text

Nothing in this chapter shall prevent handlers and producers from selecting their customers and suppliers for any reason other than a producer’s membership in or contract with an association of producers, nor require a handler to deal with an association of producers.

(Pub. L. 90–288, § 5, Apr. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 95.)