12-9-101. Legislative findings and intent.
(a) Regulation of business relations between malt beverage distributors and manufacturers serves a significant and legitimate public purpose.
(b) This act is intended to control and stabilize the distribution of malt beverages in the state and comprises an integral part of a comprehensive legislative regulation.
(c) This act is enacted pursuant to authority of the state under the provisions of the twenty-first amendment to the United States constitution to promote the public’s interest in fair, efficient and competitive distribution of malt beverage products by regulation and encouragement of manufacturers and distributors to conduct their business relations toward these ends by:
(i) Assuring that the malt beverage distributor is free to manage its business enterprise, including the distributor’s right to independently establish its selling prices;
(ii) Assuring the manufacturer and the public of service from a distributor who will devote reasonable efforts and resources to sales, distribution of the manufacturer’s products which distributor has been granted the right to sell and distribute and to maintain a satisfactory sales level; and
(iii) Establishing and maintaining an orderly system of distribution of malt beverages to the public.