Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, no manufacturer or distributor engaged in the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages, or a subsidiary of any such manufacturer, shall: (A) Fail to act in good faith or without just cause in acting or purporting to act under the terms of a franchise or in cancelling or failing to renew a franchise; (B) Award an additional franchise for the sale of the same brand within the same sales area or territory. No franchise prohibits a retail permit holder
Subdivision 1.Scope. As used in sections 325B.01 to 325B.17 and unless otherwise required by the context, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2.Agreement. "Agreement" means one or more of the following: (a) a commercial relationship between a beer wholesaler and a brewer of a definite or indefinite duration, which is not required to be evidenced in writing; (b) a relationship whereby the beer wholesaler is granted the right to offer and sell a brand or brands of
Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Agreement," any commercial relationship between a wholesaler and a supplier of a definite duration or indefinite duration, whether written or oral, whereby the wholesaler is granted by the supplier the right to offer and sell the supplier's brands of malt beverages; (2) "Ancillary business," any business owned by a wholesaler, a controlling stockholder of a wholesaler, or a controlling partner of a wholesaler, the assets of which are primarily used in transporting
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Agreement" means one or more of the following: a. A commercial relationship between a licensed beer wholesaler and a licensed brewer of a definite or indefinite duration which is not required to be evidenced in writing. b. A relationship whereby the beer wholesaler is granted the right to offer and sell a brand or brands of beer offered by a brewer. c. A relationship whereby the beer wholesaler, as an independent business, constitutes
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act". 815 ILCS 720/1 P.A. 82-946.
As used in this Act: (1) "Beer" means a beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of an infusion or concoction of barley, or other grain, malt, and hops in water, and includes, among other things, beer, ale, stout, lager beer, porter, all beverages brewed or fermented wholly or in part from malt products, and the like; and for purposes of this Act only, the term "beer" shall also include malt beverage products containing less than one-half of 1% of alcohol by volume and marketed for adult consumption