Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
Section 13:2-24.8 - Sales below cost; prohibited(a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this subchapter, no wholesaler distributor or other licensee, privileged to sell to retailers, and no retail licensee, shall offer to sell or sell alcoholic beverages at a price below "cost" except for authorized samples and donations pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:2-24.7, or upon petition to and approved by the Director, pursuant to a bona fide "close out" sale.(b) "Cost" is defined as the actual proportionate invoice price and freight charge to a distributor or wholesaler and the actual proportionate invoice price to a retailer, as the case may be, of any given container of an alcoholic beverage product, plus applicable State and Federal taxes. The actual invoice price shall be determined by the "last-in-first-out" method applying generally accepted accounting principles.N.J. Admin. Code § 13:2-24.8
Amended by R.1980 d.304, effective 7/3/1980.
See: 12 New Jersey Register 343(b), 12 New Jersey Register 494(b).