311.182. Exclusive areas for wholesales--violation of area limitations by wholesalers or brewers, penalties. - Missouri Statutes

Exclusive areas for wholesales--violation of area limitations bywholesalers or brewers, penalties.

311.182. 1. No brewer or manufacturer of malt liquor, who designatesa specific geographic area for which a wholesaler shall be responsible,shall enter into any agreement with any other person for the purpose ofestablishing an additional wholesaler for the same brands of malt liquor insuch designated area. Provided, however, that section 311.181 and thissection shall not prevent a brewer, manufacturer or wholesaler of maltliquor from exercising or enforcing any rights or obligations establishedby or contained within any written agreement required by section 311.181.

2. Any wholesaler or brewer who shall violate the provisions ofsection 311.181 or this section, or permit his employees, officers oragents to do so, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convictionthereof shall be punished only as follows:

(1) For the first offense, by a fine of one thousand dollars;

(2) For a second offense, by a fine of five thousand dollars; and

(3) For a third offense, by a fine of twenty-five thousand dollars.

3. The provisions of section 311.720 shall not apply to this section.

(L. 1985 H.B. 369, A.L. 2009 H.B. 132)