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Cal. GOV § 4333

This is the official text of Cal. GOV § 4333, part of California’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of state and local government, including public employment and public records.

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Official statutory text

In any advertisement for supplies no bid shall be asked for any article of a specific brand or mark nor any patent apparatus or appliances, when such requirement would prevent proper competition on the part of dealers in other articles of equal value, utility, or merit.

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