Section 3031 Of Article 2. General Provisions From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 1. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
3031
. It is an unfair trade practice, and unlawful, for any gas
corporation to do any of the following:
(a) Interfere with, restrain, coerce, or boycott any person
engaged in the production of gas within the state in the exercise of
any right described in this chapter.
(b) Discriminate against any person engaged in the production of
gas within the state with respect to price, delivery, or other terms
of purchase of gas by reason of membership in or contract with any
association formed pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Pay or loan money or give any thing of value as an inducement
or reward for refusing or ceasing to belong to, or for breaching one'
s membership agreement in, an association.
(d) Maliciously or knowingly give false reports about the
finances, management, or activities of any person subject to this
chapter.
(e) Refuse to negotiate or bargain at reasonable times and for
reasonable periods of time with a genuine desire to reach agreement
and a serious attempt to resolve differences with an association for
price, terms of sale, terms of transportation, compensation for gas
produced under contract, or any other contract provision relative to
gas production represented by an association, except that nothing in
this subdivision requires a gas corporation to reach agreement on
price, delivery terms, transportation terms, compensation, or any
other contract term.