In 1663, the Sovereign Council established a law prohibiting indirect or direct selling or giving of brandy to Indians.

Prodrazvyorstka left its mark on the commodity-money relations, since the authorities had prohibited selling of bread and grain.

It prohibited the trading and selling of ballplayers between August 1 and the conclusion of the World Series.

The law prohibited the buying and selling of organs and declared them a national resource.

He supported the German government's decision in 2010 to prohibit naked short selling.

Congress enacted the Federal Lottery Act in 1895, which prohibited the buying or selling of lottery tickets across state lines.

When Washington State prohibited the manufacturing and selling of alcohol in 1916, the police force began raiding bootleg operations.

Another unusual law, prohibiting selling and eating ice cream on public streets, was a focus point of Clint Eastwood's campaign for mayor in 1986.

In addition, Section 16 prohibits short selling by these persons of any class of the company's securities, whether or not that class is registered under the Exchange Act.

Only Maine has a law that prohibits the buying and selling of lobsters weighing more than four or five pounds.