Title 07, Title 07: Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco

§ 705. Exclusive territories No certificate of approval holder or manufacturer who designates a sales territory for which a wholesale dealer shall be primarily responsible or in which a wholesale dealer is required to concentrate its efforts shall enter into any franchise or agre…

§ 706. Sale to retailers by franchisees No franchisee that is granted a sales territory for which the franchisee shall be primarily responsible or in which the franchisee is required to concentrate its efforts shall make any sale or delivery of malt beverages, vinous beverages, o…

§ 707. Sale or transfer; purchase by manufacturer (a) A wholesale dealer wishing to sell or otherwise transfer its interests in a franchise shall give at least 90 days’ written notice to the certificate of approval holder or manufacturer, prior to the sale or transfer. The notice…

§ 708. Merger of franchisor Once a franchise has been in effect for a period of one year, the merger of the franchisor and a third party shall not void the franchise unless a waiver is received from the franchisee or unless good cause is shown pursuant to section 703 of this titl…

§ 709. Heirs, successors, and assigns The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the heirs, successors, and assigns of any franchisor or franchisee. (Added 1983, No. 197 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; amended 2017, No. 83, § 129.)

§ 751. Application (a) The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to any franchise between a wholesale dealer and either: (1) a certificate of approval holder that produces or distributes a total annual volume of not more than 50,000 barrels of malt beverages and whose product…

§ 752. Definitions As used in this subchapter: (1) “Barrel” means 31 gallons of malt beverages. (2) “Certificate of approval holder” means a holder of a certificate of approval issued by the Board of Liquor and Lottery pursuant to section 274 of this title that produces or distri…

§ 753. Cancellation of franchise (a) The terms of a franchise between the certificate of approval holder or manufacturer and the wholesale dealer shall govern the right to cancel, terminate, refuse to continue, or to cause a wholesale dealer to relinquish a franchise. (b) In the …

§ 754. Cancellation for good cause; notice; rectification (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided pursuant to section 753 of this subchapter and subsection (d) of this section, a certificate of approval holder or manufacturer that wishes to terminate or cancel a franchise for good ca…

§ 755. Cancellation for no cause; notice; compensation Except as otherwise provided pursuant to section 753 of this subchapter, a certificate of approval holder or manufacturer that wishes to terminate or cancel a franchise for no cause shall: (1) Provide the franchisee with writ…

§ 756. Sale or transfer by wholesale dealer (a)(1) In the absence of a provision of the franchise to the contrary, a wholesale dealer wishing to sell or otherwise transfer its interests in a franchise shall give at least 90 days’ written notice of the proposed sale or transfer to…

§ 757. Merger of franchisor In the absence of a provision of the franchise to the contrary, the merger of a certificate of approval holder or manufacturer with a third party shall not void the franchise unless good cause is shown pursuant to section 754 of this subchapter, or the…

§ 758. Heirs, successors, and assigns In the absence of a provision of the franchise to the contrary, the provisions of this subchapter shall apply to the heirs, successors, and assigns of any party to a franchise that is subject to this subchapter. (Added 2017, No. 145 (Adj. Ses…

§ 759. Written agreement All franchises entered into pursuant to this subchapter shall be in writing. (Added 2017, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. July 1, 2022.)