Section 3 AAC 305.525 - Practices that do not amount to commercial briberyThe practices set out in this section do not constitute commercial bribery under AS 04.16.017(a)(3). Under this section, an entity may
(1) participate in an association activity of a person holding a retail license under AS 04.09.200 - 04.09.370 by (A) displaying the entity's products at a convention or trade show;(B) renting display booth space, if the rental fee is the same as that charged and paid for by all exhibitors at the event;(C) providing hospitality independent from an association-sponsored activity;(D) purchasing tickets to a function;(E) paying registration fees for an entity's participation in a conference, event, or tradeshow, if the payment or fee is the same as those paid by all attendees, participants, or exhibitors at the event; or(F) paying for an advertisement in a program or brochure issued by the association at a convention or trade show, if the total payments made by an entity for all such advertising do not exceed $25,000 per year for any retailer association;(2) provide a sample of alcoholic beverages to a person holding a retail license under AS 04.09.200 - 04.09.370, in not more than the following sizes: (A) one gallon per brand of brewed beverage;(B) one liter per brand of wine; and(C) one liter per brand of distilled spirits;(3) if a brand of brewed beverage, wine, or distilled spirits is not available in the sample size set out in (2) of this subsection, furnish the next larger size of that brand to a retailer as a sample;(4) offer a contest prize, premium offer, or like item not more than 12 times per year, per brand, to the consumers of a person holding a retail license under AS 04.09.200-04.09.370 if (A) the event at which the prize, premium offer, or like item is featured does not exceed 30 days in length;(B) the contest prize, premium offer, or like item does not exceed $400 in value on any single licensed premises and that dollar value may not be pooled or combined across multiple licensed premises;(C) officers, employees, or representatives of the entity and the retailer are excluded from participation;(D) the entity determines the winner of the contest prize, premium offer, or like item and the name of the winner is posted on the licensed premises of the retailer where the event occurred for a period of 30 days; and(E) the entity keeps records of prize, offer, or like item winners for a period of three years.Eff. 8/9/2024, Register 251, October 2024Authority:AS 04.06.090
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