{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-5-104","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 5–104","heading":"","body":"A beer manufacturer may not:\n(1) induce or coerce, or attempt to induce or coerce, a beer distributor to accept delivery of an alcoholic beverage, any form of advertisement, or another commodity that the beer distributor did not order;\n(2) induce or coerce, or attempt to induce or coerce, a beer distributor to do an illegal act or thing, or to do an act unfair to the beer distributor, by threatening to cancel, terminate, or refuse to renew a beer franchise agreement that exists between the beer manufacturer, or its representative, and the beer distributor; or\n(3) fail or refuse to deliver to a beer distributor with a beer franchise agreement any beer that the beer manufacturer or its agents advertised publicly for immediate sale promptly after the beer manufacturer received an order from the beer distributor.","path":["Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gab\u0026section=5-104","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:03Z","sha256":"c83f78fe35a51b33b985fc78fc0c92b31c30c418e040cea0601ead65e8792356","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-5-103","next":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-5-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}