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§ 5-108. Termination of or refusal to renew beer franchise agreement without good cause prohibi...

West's Annotated Code of MarylandAlcoholic Beverages and CannabisEffective: January 1, 2020

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (Refs & Annos)
Division I. General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions [Titles 1-8] (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. General Beer Regulation (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Beer Franchise Fair Dealing Act (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 1, 2020
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 5-108
Formerly cited as MD Code, Art. 2B, § 17-103
§ 5-108. Termination of or refusal to renew beer franchise agreement without good cause prohibited
Currentness
Scope of section
(a) This section does not apply to a temporary delivery agreement under § 2-209(c) of this article for a beer festival or a wine and beer festival.
In general
(b)(1)(i) This paragraph does not apply to a franchisor that annually produces 20,000 or fewer barrels of beer in aggregate, in conjunction with any affiliate.
(ii) Notwithstanding the terms of a beer franchise agreement, a franchisor may not terminate or refuse to continue or renew a beer franchise agreement, or cause a franchisee to resign from a beer franchise agreement, without good cause.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection, good cause includes the revocation of a franchisee's license to do business in the State.

Credits

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 379, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 5-108, MD AL BEV § 5-108
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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