Section 28-8-5 Wholesaler service and quality control. - Alabama Statutes

Section 28-8-5

Wholesaler service and quality control.

The wholesaler licensee designated as the exclusive wholesaler for a brand or brands within a designated territory must service retail licensees within that territory without discrimination, and shall service for the purpose of quality control all of the alcoholic beverages sold by that wholesaler to retailers within such territory. Each such wholesaler shall provide such additional quality control services and comply with such additional quality control standards as are specified in writing from time to time by the owner of the trademark of the brand or brands of alcoholic beverages, provided those activities or standards are reasonable and are reasonably related to the maintenance of quality control, and provided that the wholesaler has received written notice thereof.

(Acts 1984, No. 84-374, p. 876, §5.)