KRS 244.167: Unlawful acts relating to wholesalers or distributors.

(1) It is unlawful:

(a) For any distiller, rectifier, winery, brewer, or importer to solicit, accept, or

fill any order for any alcoholic beverage from any wholesaler or distributor

in the Commonwealth of Kentucky unless the supplier is the primary

source of supply for the brand of alcoholic beverage sold or sought to be

sold;

(b) For any wholesaler, distributor, or any other licensee in this

Commonwealth to order, purchase, or receive any alcoholic beverage

from any supplier unless the supplier is the primary source of supply for

the brand ordered, purchased, or received;

(c) For a retailer to order, purchase, or receive any alcoholic beverage from

any source other than any of the following:

1. A wholesaler or distributor who has purchased the brand from the

primary source of supply; or

2. A wholesaler or distributor who is the designated representative of

the primary source of supply in this Commonwealth and who has

purchased alcoholic beverages from the designated representative

of the primary source of supply within or without this

Commonwealth; and

(d) For alcoholic beverages to be transported from a wholesaler's or

distributor's warehouse within twenty-four (24) hours of the time they are

unloaded.

(2) The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board may suspend for a period not to exceed

one (1) year the license of any wholesaler, distributor, or retailer who violates

the provisions of this section.

(3) Upon determination by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board that a primary

source of supply has violated the provisions of this section, no wholesaler,

distributor, or retailer may accept any shipment of alcoholic beverages from the

primary source of supply for a period of one (1) year.