La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § VII-420

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section VII-420 - Low Alcohol Content Beverages, Malt Beverages and Ciders-Handling, Stocking, Pricing, and Rotating

A. Persons holding valid Louisiana wholesale beverage alcohol permits, their agents, servants or employees, manufacturers' agents, importers and brokers may price, stock and rotate merchandise at retail premises only to the following extent.

1. Dealers in beverages of not more than 6 percent alcohol by volume, malt beverages or ciders may handle, build and stock displays of their product on the premises of retail dealers.

2. All dealers in beverages of not more than 6 percent alcohol by volume, malt beverages and ciders are prohibited from requiring other dealers to provide services including stocking, rotating, and frequency in delivery of product. Wholesale dealers are prohibited from pricing, and affixing security tags on product at a retail outlet.

3. Except as authorized under this Chapter, employees of a wholesale dealer shall not, in connection with the sale or delivery of alcoholic beverages to a retail dealer, provide any services whatsoever to a retail dealer.

B. The commissioner of the Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control may seek a suspension or revocation of the permit or permits of a violator and may impose such other penalties or administrative remedies as are prescribed by law for violators of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § VII-420

Promulgated by the Department of Revenue, Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control LR 451083 (8/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 26:922.