48:13A-10. Monopoly prohibited; recovery of damages; prequalification test
11. a. No person shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person to monopolize, trade or commerce in any relevant market, located in whole or in part in this State, for the solid waste collection business or the solid waste disposal business.
b. Any person who shall be injured in his business or property by reason of a violation of the provisions of subsection a. of this section may sue therefor and shall recover threefold the damages sustained by him, together with reasonable attorney's fees and the costs of the suit. The State and any of its political subdivisions and public agencies shall be deemed a person within the meaning of this act. Any action brought pursuant to this subsection shall be barred unless commenced within 5 years after the cause of action accrued.
c. No municipality may require any person lawfully engaged in the solid waste collection business or the solid waste disposal business to submit to any prequalification test before permitting that person to bid on a contract or before the employment of a solid waste collection or a solid waste disposal contractor.
L.1970,c.40,s.11; amended 1991,c.381,s.32.
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