KRS 244.570: Brewer or distributor not to be financially interested in retail premises.

(1) No brewer or distributor shall be interested in any manner, either directly or

indirectly, in the ownership or leasehold of any property or in any mortgage against

the property for which a retail license is issued, nor shall a brewer or distributor

either directly or indirectly lend any moneys, credit or the equivalent thereto to any

retailer in equipping, fitting out or maintaining and conducting either in whole or in

part a malt beverage retail establishment or business.

(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to the interest of a brewer or distributor in any

mortgage or other lien taken by him to secure the payment in whole or part of any

indebtedness due him by any other licensee and incurred prior to March 7, 1938. It

shall not prohibit a distributor from owning stock in a brewery.