BNET Business Dictionary

Business Definition for: Intrastate Commerce

commerce that occurs within a single state.
See also Interstate Commerce

Additional Resources

Federal Wetland Jurisdiction and the Power To Regulate Commerce: Searching for the Nexus in Gerke Excavating: I. INTRODUCTION Courts reviewing the constitutionality of federal wetland regulation have an elephant in the living room. While congressional regulation of intrastate wetlands may be indispensable to the preservation of our nation's environmental well-being, the basis for such power is a very complicated issue. Courts have upheld such régulations as...; Tags: Government, Marshall, Morrison, Regulations, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2006-01-01
Federal Electronic Records, Contracts and Signatures Legislation Becomes Law: To facilitate the use of electronic records, contracts and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce, the United States Congress passed the "Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act" (S. 761), or "ESIGN" bill, and President Clinton signed it into law on Friday, June 30, 2000. The Act gives most...; Tags: Electronic Record, Jenkens & Gilchrist; White papers 2000-09-15
Dingell Letter Turns Up The Heat On FCC, AT&T: Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell and the other commissioners are being pressed again by Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.) to resolve AT&T's May 2003 petition (TPR, Jan. 12) asking the FCC for a ruling that declares its advanced prepaid calling-card services are interstate communications subject to interstate, rather than...; Tags: AT&T Corp., FCC, Government, petition, phone; Research articles 2005-01-19
N.Y. Legal Briefs: July 18, 2005: Commerce Clause - Medical Marijuana Congress has the power to prohibit intrastate cultivation and possession of marijuana for medical purposes. Gonzales v. Raich (Stevens, J.) (Scalia, J., concurring in the judgment) (O'Connor, J., joined by Rehnquist, C.J., and Thomas, J., dissenting) (Thomas, J., dissenting) Certiorari...; Tags: U.S., U.S. Circuit Court; Research articles 2005-07-18
Trucking deregulation passes, finally.: Beverage firms will benefit from the move to deregulate trucking, which will result in lower rates. In Aug 1994, Congress signed The Trucking Industry Regulatory Act of 1994. In combination with the passing of the airport funding bill, interstate commerce is close to being totally deregulated. In addition, undercharging will...; Tags: beverage, carrier, FINANCE, ICC, regulation, tariff, U.S. Congress; Research articles 1994-10-01

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