HB445 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Terri CollinsRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Alcoholic beverages, to require licensed importers and manufacturers of wine to enter into exclusive franchise agreements with wholesalers, Secs. 28-8A-1 to 28-8A-11, inclusive, added.

Description

Under existing law, wine manufacturers and importers are required to sell wine through a licensed wholesaler.

This bill would require each supplier of wine to designate sales territories for each of its brands and enter into an exclusive franchise agreement with a wholesaler for each sales territory.

This bill would set conditions and requirements for franchise agreements between suppliers and wholesale distributors of wine, including provisions for the modification, termination, cancellation, nonrenewal, or discontinuance of an agreement.

This bill would apply to franchise agreements entered into before, on, or after December 31, 2019, with exceptions.

This bill would provide further duties of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.

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Subjects

Alcoholic Beverage Control Board