Code of Alabama - Title 28: Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine - Chapter 9 - Business Relations Between Wholesalers and Suppliers of Beer

• Section 28-9-1 Legislative intent and purpose
  The legislative intent and purpose of this chapter is to provide a structure for the business relations between a wholesaler and a supplier of beer....
• Section 28-9-2 Definitions
  (a) The following words or phrases, or the plural thereof, whenever they appear in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, shall have the...
• Section 28-9-3 Sales by beer suppliers through wholesalers; exclusive sales territory
  Each supplier of beer licensed by the board authorizing such licensee to sell its beer within the State of Alabama shall sell its beer through...
• Section 28-9-4 Prohibited acts - Suppliers
  A supplier is prohibited from doing the following: (1) Fail to provide each wholesaler of the supplier's brand or brands with a written agreement which...
• Section 28-9-5 Prohibited acts - Wholesalers
  A wholesaler is prohibited from doing the following: (1) Fail to devote reasonable efforts and resources, within supplier's designated sales territory, to the sale and...
• Section 28-9-6 Amendment, cancellation, etc., of agreements; proof of good faith; notice; good cause
  (a) Notwithstanding any agreement and except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, a supplier shall not: amend or modify an agreement; cause a wholesaler...
• Section 28-9-7 Transfer of wholesaler's business
  (a) Upon written notice of intent to transfer the wholesaler's business, any individual owning or deceased individual who owned an interest in a wholesaler may...
• Section 28-9-8 Liability of supplier for acts diminishing value of wholesaler's business; arbitration procedures; determination of amount of compensation; cost of arbitration; default of arbitration procedures
  (a) Except as provided for in this chapter, a supplier that has amended, modified, canceled, terminated, or refused to renew any agreement; or has caused...
• Section 28-9-9 Waiver of rights; good faith dispute settlements
  A wholesaler may not waive any of the rights granted in any provision of this chapter and the provisions of any agreement which would have...
• Section 28-9-10 Application, transferee of wholesaler's business; successor of supplier's business
  (a) This chapter shall apply to agreements in existence on March 3, 1988, as well as agreements entered into or renewed after March 3, 1988....
• Section 28-9-11 Liabilities and duties of supplier; action for damages; declaratory judgment and injunctive relief; remedies
  (a) If a supplier engages in conduct prohibited under this chapter, a wholesaler with which the supplier has an agreement may maintain a civil action...

Last modified: May 3, 2021