§ 5-108. Termination of or refusal to renew beer franchise agreement without good cause prohibited

MD Alcoholic B Code § 5-108 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    This section does not apply to a temporary delivery agreement under § 2–209(c) of this article for a beer festival or a wine and beer festival.

(b)    (1)    (i)    This paragraph does not apply to a franchisor that annually produces 20,000 or fewer barrels of beer in aggregate, in conjunction with any affiliate.

(ii)    Notwithstanding the terms of a beer franchise agreement, a franchisor may not terminate or refuse to continue or renew a beer franchise agreement, or cause a franchisee to resign from a beer franchise agreement, without good cause.

(2)    For purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection, good cause includes the revocation of a franchisee’s license to do business in the State.