{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-61-4-942","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-942","heading":"Distribution agreements; prohibited acts.","body":"Notwithstanding any existing beer distribution agreement to the contrary, a manufacturer, brewer, or importer of beer shall not:\n(1) coerce or require a wholesaler to gather or submit sales records, retail placement, price, discount, rebate, or other details for beer brands not manufactured, brewed, or imported by the manufacturer, brewer, or importer;\n(2) mandate wholesaler employee hiring decisions or payment rates, including incentives;\n(3) require a wholesaler to pay or contribute marketing, advertising, or other funds for control or expenditure by the manufacturer, brewer, or importer, except a wholesaler may agree, in writing and in advance of the payment or contribution, to spend or contribute wholesaler funds for a specified marketing or advertising plan or opportunity;\n(4) ship, invoice, or initiate an electronic funds transfer payment for any quantity of beer exceeding any order or forecast submitted by a wholesaler, or include in a beer sales invoice charges for any items other than beer, freight, fuel, cooperage, dunnage, pallets, and related deposits;\n(5) invoice or initiate electronic funds transfer payment for point-of-sale advertising specialties or other items, except a manufacturer, brewer, or importer may place an order and invoice or initiate an electronic funds transfer payment for point-of-sale advertising specialties or other items pursuant to a specific written agreement between the wholesaler and the manufacturer, brewer, or importer made prior to the placement of an order;\n(6) attribute risk of loss, ownership or other financial interest to a wholesaler for beer not in the wholesaler's possession; or\n(7) require a wholesaler to pay for development, installation, or use of any software owned or mandated by the manufacturer, brewer, or importer, except a wholesaler may be required to maintain data in a format compatible with data format standards adopted by a manufacturer, brewer, or importer.","path":["Title 61 - ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES","CHAPTER 4 Beer, Ale, Porter, and Wine","ARTICLE 9 Provisions Affecting Beer Only"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t61c004.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:07:54Z","sha256":"b08165fc6956ef1dbd34f2d2e2ed7f03ee009d803be4f53b4caf7f7e7c961364","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-61-4-940","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-61-4-945"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}