§ 18B-1208 – Price of product.
18B-1208. Price of product. No winery, whether by means of a term or condition of an agreement or otherwise, may directly or indirectly fix or maintain the prices at which the wholesaler may sell any wine or beverage. (1983, c. 85, s. 2.)
§ 18B-1209 – Retaliatory action prohibited.
18B-1209. Retaliatory action prohibited. No winery may take retaliatory action against a wholesaler who files or manifests an intention to file a complaint alleging that the winery violated a State or federal law or rule. Retaliatory action includes refusal without good cause to continue the agreement or a material reduction in the quality of service […]
§ 18B-1210 – Management.
18B-1210. Management. No winery may require or prohibit any change in management or personnel of any wholesaler unless the current or potential management or personnel fails to meet reasonable qualifications and standards required by the winery. (1983, c. 85, s. 2.)
§ 18B-1211 – No discrimination.
18B-1211. No discrimination. No winery may discriminate among its wholesalers in any business dealings, including the price of wine sold to the wholesaler, unless the classification among its wholesalers is based upon reasonable grounds. (1983, c. 85, s. 2.)
§ 18B-1200 – Construction; findings and purpose; exceptions.
18B-1200. Construction; findings and purpose; exceptions. (a) This Article shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies. (b) The underlying purposes and policies of the Article are: (1) To promote the compelling interest of the public in fair business relations between wine wholesalers and wineries, and in the continuation of […]
§ 18B-1201 – Definitions.
18B-1201. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Agreement" means a commercial relationship between a wine wholesaler and a winery. The agreement may be of a definite or indefinite duration and is not required to be in writing. Any of the following constitutes prima facie evidence of an "agreement" within […]
§ 18B-1202 – No inducement, coercion, or discrimination.
18B-1202. No inducement, coercion, or discrimination. No winery may: (1) Induce, coerce, or attempt to induce or coerce any wine wholesaler to accept delivery of any alcoholic beverage or any other commodity which has not been ordered by the wine wholesaler; (2) Induce, coerce, or attempt to induce or coerce any wine wholesaler to do […]