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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Feb 2007

    NC Law on college bookstore purchases?

    From ESPN article:

    "But the store has had to be careful, because an old state law limits sales at university bookstores to students, faculty and alumni. A couple of Ohio men wanting large numbers of Appalachian State T-shirts had to be turned down, said Lorraine Childers, the bookstore's assistant director."

    Really? Does this only apply to public universities, or Duke also? Anyone have any background on this?

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Fairfax County, Virginia
    Wow, so those thousands of visitors who each year purchase from the Duke Store (online, too?) are criminals? I really cannot believe that is true.

  3. #3
    I just did some poking around on the legislature's website, and I don't think it applies to Duke.

    The reference appears to be to:

    § 66‑58. Sale of merchandise or services by governmental units. It looks like it was designed to protect private enterprise from unfair competition by government subsidized providers:

    (a) Except as may be provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for any unit, department or agency of the State government, or any division or subdivision of the unit, department or agency, or any individual employee or employees of the unit, department or agency in his, or her, or their capacity as employee or employees thereof, to engage directly or indirectly in the sale of goods, wares or merchandise in competition with citizens of the State, or to engage in the operation of restaurants, cafeterias or other eating places in any building owned by or leased in the name of the State, or to maintain service establishments for the rendering of services to the public ordinarily and customarily rendered by private enterprises, or to provide transportation services, or to contract with any person, firm or corporation for the operation or rendering of the businesses or services on behalf of the unit, department or agency, or to purchase for or sell to any person, firm or corporation any article of merchandise in competition with private enterprise. The leasing or subleasing of space in any building owned, leased or operated by any unit, department or agency or division or subdivision thereof of the State for the purpose of operating or rendering of any of the businesses or services herein referred to is hereby prohibited.
    The exception is in section (b):

    (b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to: ...
    (8) The University of North Carolina with regard to: ...
    m. Activities that serve students or employees of the University or members of the immediate families or guests of students or employees.
    n. Activities that provide University‑related services or market University‑related merchandise to alumni of the University and members of their immediate families.
    ASU is listed as one of the "constituent institutions" and so is included in the definition of the "University of North Carolina".

    Wierd stuff. Good thing I'm never looking to buy Carolina gear...

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Lompoc, West Carolina

    SportSouth tonight at 10:00

    Buckeyes should be glad they don't have Appalachian on their schedule.

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