Bill Text: CT HB05427 | 2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Untimely Shipping And Unauthorized Deliveries By Alcoholic Liquor Manufacturers And Out-of-state Shippers.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-28 - Public Hearing 03/06 [HB05427 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2014-HB05427-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 5427 | ||
February Session, 2014 |
LCO No. 1858 | ||
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Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW |
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Introduced by: |
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AN ACT CONCERNING UNTIMELY SHIPPING AND UNAUTHORIZED DELIVERIES BY ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR MANUFACTURERS AND OUT-OF-STATE SHIPPERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 30-63 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2014):
(c) For alcoholic liquor other than beer, each manufacturer, wholesaler and out-of-state shipper permittee shall post with the department, on a monthly basis, the bottle, can and case price of any brand of goods offered for sale in Connecticut, which price when so posted shall be the controlling price for such manufacturer, wholesaler or out-of-state permittee for the month following such posting. On and after July 1, 2005, for beer, each manufacturer, wholesaler and out-of-state shipper permittee shall post with the department, on a monthly basis, the bottle, can and case price, and the price per keg or barrel or fractional unit thereof for any brand of goods offered for sale in Connecticut which price when so posted shall be the controlling price for such brand of goods offered for sale in this state for the month following such posting. Such manufacturer, wholesaler and out-of-state shipper permittee may also post additional prices for such bottle, can, case, keg or barrel or fractional unit thereof for a specified portion of the following month which prices when so posted shall be the controlling prices for such bottle, can, case, keg or barrel or fractional unit thereof for such specified portion of the following month. Notice of all manufacturer, wholesaler and out-of-state shipper permittee prices shall be given to permittee purchasers by direct mail, posting on an Internet web site or advertising in a trade publication having circulation among the retail permittees, except that a wholesaler permittee may give such notice by hand delivery. [Price postings] Prices posted with the department [setting] that set forth wholesale prices to retailers shall be available for inspection during regular business hours at the offices of the department by manufacturers and wholesalers until three o'clock p.m. of the first business day after the last day for posting prices. A manufacturer or wholesaler may amend such manufacturer's or wholesaler's posted price for any month to meet a lower price posted by another manufacturer or wholesaler with respect to alcoholic liquor bearing the same brand or trade name and of like age, vintage, quality and unit container size, [; provided that any] provided such amended price posting shall be filed before three o'clock p.m. of the fourth business day after the last day for posting prices, [;] and provided further such amended posting shall not set forth prices lower than those being met. Any manufacturer or wholesaler posting an amended price shall, at the time of posting, identify in writing the specific posting being met. On and after July 1, 2005, all wholesaler postings, other than for beer, for the following month shall be provided to retail permittees not later than the twenty-seventh day of the month prior to such posting. All wholesaler postings for beer shall be provided to retail permittees not later than the twentieth day of the month prior to such posting. Each manufacturer or out-of-state shipper shall deliver timely ordered goods to a wholesaler permittee within the month or specified portion of a month when the applicable price was posted and such goods were ordered. If a manufacturer or out-of-state shipper, or its authorized transporter, fails to deliver timely ordered goods to the wholesaler within such month or specified portion of a month, the manufacturer or out-of-state shipper shall honor the posted price for such goods whenever they are delivered. No manufacturer or out-of-state shipper shall deliver to a wholesaler or add to a pending order any quantity of goods not affirmatively ordered in writing by the wholesaler. The Department of Consumer Protection may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a manufacturer's or out-of-state shipper's permit pursuant to section 30-47 if the manufacturer or out-of-state shipper does not issue a credit to honor the posted price or accept the return of unordered goods in accordance with this subsection within thirty days of delivery.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2014 |
30-63(c) |
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit untimely shipping and unauthorized deliveries of alcoholic liquor by manufacturers and out-of-state shippers.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]