Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 1407 – Exclusive distributors of certificate of approval holders’ products
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1. Exclusive distributors. Except as provided in section 1454, the wholesale licensee appointed by the certificate of approval holder to be the exclusive distributor for specific brands of malt liquor and wine cannot be terminated as exclusive distributor of those specific brands upon the voluntary or involuntary termination or transfer of the same brands of malt liquor and wine by the certificate of approval holder that registered the specific labels and established prices with the bureau. The certificate of approval holder acquiring these brands shall take the place of the certificate of approval holder that appointed the distributors and shall comply with section 1406.
[PL 2021, c. 658, §251 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 1407
- Bureau: means the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
- certificate of approval holder: means an in-state manufacturer of malt liquor or wine licensed under section 1355?A or an out-of-state manufacturer of or out-of-state wholesaler of malt liquor or wine that has been issued a certificate of approval under section 1361. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 1401-A
- Licensee: includes , but is not limited to, agency liquor stores and certificate of approval holders. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
- Liquor: means spirits, wine, malt liquor or hard cider, or any substance containing liquor, intended for human consumption, that contains more than 1/2 of 1% of alcohol by volume. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
- Malt liquor: means liquor:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2Wine: includes , but is not limited to, hard cider, wine coolers, table wine, still wine, sparkling wine, champagne and fortified wine that do not contain more than 24% alcohol by volume. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
2. Unfair trade practice. A violation of this section shall be considered a violation of the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act and all remedies provided by that Act are available for a violation of this section.
[RR 1993, c. 1, §72 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 45, §A4 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 342, §112 (AMD). RR 1993, c. 1, §72 (COR). PL 2021, c. 658, §251 (AMD).