Rhode Island General Laws 3-13-9. Sales territories exclusive
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No supplier who, pursuant to an agreement with a wholesaler, has designated a sales territory for which a wholesaler is primarily responsible or in which a wholesaler is required to concentrate its efforts shall enter into an agreement with any other wholesaler for the purpose of establishing an additional wholesaler for any of its brands, including any brand or brands introduced after the effective date of the agreement, in all or part of the same territory.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 415, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 3-13-9
- Agreement: means any contract, agreement, or arrangement, whether expressed or implied, whether oral or written, for a definite or indefinite period between a supplier and a wholesaler pursuant to which a wholesaler has the right to purchase, resell, and distribute any or all brands of malt beverages offered by the supplier. See Rhode Island General Laws 3-13-1
- sales territory: means the geographic area of primary sales responsibility designated by an agreement between a wholesaler and supplier for any brand or brands of the supplier. See Rhode Island General Laws 3-13-1
- Supplier: means any person engaged in business as a brewer, manufacturer, importer, master wholesaler, broker, or agent of malt beverages who enters into an agreement with any wholesaler in this state to distribute any or all of its brands of malt beverages, and any successor-in-interest to that entity with respect to the agreement. See Rhode Island General Laws 3-13-1
- Wholesaler: means any person licensed to import, or cause to be imported, into this state, or to purchase, or cause to be purchased, in this state, malt beverages for resale or distribution to retailers licensed in this state, and any successor-in-interest to that entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 3-13-1