美国特许经营的法律规范大致可分为四类：一是联邦政府的专项法规；二是州政府的专项法规；三是普遍适用的经济法规，如《公司法》。《反垄断法》、（注册法》等，既适用于独立的商业公司，也适用于各种形式的连锁经营；四是行业规范，如国际特许经营协会的规范，只对其会员具 The legal norms of franchising in the United States can be roughly divided into four categories: First, the federal government’s special laws and regulations; Second, the state government’s special laws and regulations; Third, generally applicable economic laws and regulations, such as the “Company Law.” The “Anti-Monopoly Law”, (Registration Law, etc.) apply to both independent commercial companies and all forms of chain operations; the fourth is industry norms, such as the specifications of the International Franchise Association, and its members only