Section 16-3-406 - Financial interest in retailers prohibited(1) A winery or table wine distributor may not advance or loan money to, or furnish money for, or pay for or on behalf of any retailer any license or tax that may be required to be paid by any retailer, and a winery or table wine distributor may not be financially interested, either directly or indirectly, in the conduct or operation of the business of a retailer.(2) A winery or table wine distributor is considered to have a financial interest if: (a) the winery or table wine distributor owns or holds any interest in or a lien or mortgage against the retailer or the retailer's premises; or(b) the winery or table wine distributor is under any contract with a retailer concerning future purchases or the sale of merchandise by one from or to the other; or(c) the table wine distributor extends more than 7 days' credit to a retail licensee or furnishes to any retail licensee any furniture, fixtures, or equipment to be used in the dispensation or sale of table wine; or(d) any retailer holds an interest as a stockholder, or otherwise, in the business of the table wine distributor.En. Sec. 8, I.M. No. 81, app. 11/7/1978; amd. Sec. 197, Ch. 56, L. 2009.