{"code":"CORP","codeName":"Corporations Code","section":"14700","citation":"Corp. Code, § 14700","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 1. CORPORATIONS [100. - 14707.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-1"},{"name":"DIVISION 3. CORPORATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES [12000. - 14707.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-1/division-3"},{"name":"PART 14. Retail Grocery Firms and Retail Drug Firms [14700. - 14707.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-1/division-3/part-14"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 457, Sec. 2.   (AB 853)   Effective January 1, 2024.","effective":"2024-01-01","html":"<p>(a) No person shall acquire, directly or indirectly, any voting securities or assets of a retail grocery firm or retail drug firm unless both parties give, or in the case of a tender offer, the acquiring party gives, written notice to the Attorney General in accordance with this part.</p><p>(b) For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:</p><p>(1) “Acquiring party” means a person by whom or on whose behalf the merger or other acquisition of control is to be effected and is either of the following:</p><p>(A) Is required to provide notice of the merger or acquisition to the Federal Trade Commission or the United States Department of Justice pursuant to the federal Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. Sec. 18a).</p><p>(B) Is acquiring more than a total of 20 retail drug firms or retail grocery firms.</p><p>(2) “Retail drug firm” means a person, as defined in Section <a href=\"/lab/18\">18</a> of the Labor Code, including a proprietorship, joint venture, corporate officer or executive, that has one or more businesses or establishments located within the state and is identified as a retail business or establishment in the North American Industry Classification System within the retail trade category 45611. </p><p>(3) “Retail grocery firm” means a person, as defined in Section <a href=\"/lab/18\">18</a> of the Labor Code, including a proprietorship, joint venture, corporate officer or executive, that has one or more businesses or establishments located within the state and is identified as a retail business or establishment in the North American Industry Classification System within the retail trade category 44511 and 455211. </p>","text":"(a) No person shall acquire, directly or indirectly, any voting securities or assets of a retail grocery firm or retail drug firm unless both parties give, or in the case of a tender offer, the acquiring party gives, written notice to the Attorney General in accordance with this part. (b) For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply: (1) “Acquiring party” means a person by whom or on whose behalf the merger or other acquisition of control is to be effected and is either of the following: (A) Is required to provide notice of the merger or acquisition to the Federal Trade Commission or the United States Department of Justice pursuant to the federal Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. Sec. 18a). (B) Is acquiring more than a total of 20 retail drug firms or retail grocery firms. (2) “Retail drug firm” means a person, as defined in Section 18 of the Labor Code, including a proprietorship, joint venture, corporate officer or executive, that has one or more businesses or establishments located within the state and is identified as a retail business or establishment in the North American Industry Classification System within the retail trade category 45611. (3) “Retail grocery firm” means a person, as defined in Section 18 of the Labor Code, including a proprietorship, joint venture, corporate officer or executive, that has one or more businesses or establishments located within the state and is identified as a retail business or establishment in the North American Industry Classification System within the retail trade category 44511 and 455211.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/retail-grocery-firms-and-retail-drug-firms-14700","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}