30-14-102. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
     (1) "Department" means the department of commerce created in 2-15-1801.
     (2) "Documentary material" means the original or a copy of any book, record, report, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, map, chart, photograph, mechanical transcription, or other tangible document or recording, wherever situate.
     (3) "Examination" of documentary material includes the inspection, study, or copying of such material and the taking of testimony under oath or acknowledgment in respect to any such documentary material or copy thereof.
     (4) "National advertising" means any advertising run simultaneously in five or more states and over which a local advertiser has no control.
     (5) "Person" means natural persons, corporations, trusts, partnerships, incorporated or unincorporated associations, and any other legal entity.
     (6) "Trade" and "commerce" mean the advertising, offering for sale, sale, or distribution of any services and any property, tangible or intangible, real, personal, or mixed, and any other article, commodity, or thing of value, wherever situate, and shall include any trade or commerce directly or indirectly affecting the people of this state.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 275, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 85-401; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 274, L. 1981.