Applicability of Agreements to Transferees and Successors in Business

Ala. Code § 45-58-21.11, under Shelby County Wine Franchise Jobs Protection Act.

Ala. Code § 45-58-21.11

(a) This part shall apply to agreements in existence on April 2, 2014, as well as agreements entered into or renewed after April 2, 2014. (b) A transferee of a wholesaler that continues in business as a wholesaler shall have the benefit of and be bound by all terms and conditions of the agreement with the supplier in effect on the date of the transfer; provided, however, a transfer of a wholesaler’s business which requires supplier’s consent or approval but is disapproved by the supplier shall be null and void. (c) A successor to a supplier that continues in business as a supplier shall be bound by all terms and conditions of each agreement of the supplier in effect on the date of succession. (Act 2014–209, p. 626, § 12.)