{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-18b-1302","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-1302","heading":"Franchise agreement.","body":"(a)\tNature of Agreement. - A franchise agreement is a commercial relationship between a wholesaler and supplier of a definite or indefinite duration, whether written or oral, including:\n(1)\tA relationship whereby a wholesaler is granted the right to offer and sell the brands of malt beverages offered by the supplier; or\n(2)\tAn agreement whereby a supplier grants to a wholesaler a license to use a trade name, trademark, service mark or related characteristic and in which there is a community of interest in the marking of the products of the supplier by lease or otherwise.\n(b)\tExistence of Agreement. - A franchise agreement as described in subsection (a) exists when:\n(1)\tThe supplier has shipped malt beverages to a wholesaler or accepted an order for malt beverages from the wholesaler;\n(2)\tA wholesaler has paid or the supplier has accepted payment for an order of malt beverages intended for sale within this State;\n(3)\tThe supplier and wholesaler have filed with the Commission a distribution agreement as required by G.S. 18B-1303; or\n(4)\tA supplier acquires the right to manufacture a malt beverage product, or the trade name for such product, or the right to distribute a product, for which a wholesaler has a franchise agreement. (1989, c. 142, s. 1; 2005-350, s. 5.)","path":["Chapter 18B. Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages.","Article 13. Beer Franchise Law."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_18B/GS_18B-1302.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:57:47Z","sha256":"3d6e56f7346ff6b64e5d8def0bfad4009fc26896e11c370dd1e503081bbf2a35","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-18b-1301","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-18b-1303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}