§1402. Taste testing of wine and malt liquor products
1. Taste testing on wholesale licensee's premises. With the bureau's written permission, a wholesale licensee may designate a special area or room on the wholesale licensee's premises for the specific purpose of taste testing wine or malt liquor products.
[PL 1997, c. 373, §124 (AMD).]
2. Taste testing on retail licensee's premises. With the bureau's written permission, a wholesale licensee may rent or lease an area or room from an on-premise retail licensee for the purpose of inviting retail licensees to taste test wine or malt liquor products.
[PL 1997, c. 373, §124 (AMD).]
3. Conditions on taste-testing activity. The following conditions apply to all taste testings.
A. The wholesale licensee or a certificate of approval holder may provide the products for taste testing only if all taxes required by this Title have been paid. [PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. XXXX, §4 (AMD); PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. XXXX, §13 (AFF).]
B. Taste-testing activity must be conducted only within the special designated area or room. [PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]
C. Taste-testing activity must be open only to invited retail licensees or their authorized agents and not to their family members, guests or the general public. [PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]
D. After the taste-testing activity is concluded, the wholesale licensee shall remove all products supplied for the taste-testing activity from the retail licensee's premises. [PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]
[PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. XXXX, §4 (AMD); PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. XXXX, §13 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 45, §A4 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 342, §110 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 373, §124 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. XXXX, §4 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. XXXX, §13 (AFF).