24:6B-17 Establishment, maintenance of list of authorized distributors.
8. a. A manufacturer that is registered with the department pursuant to P.L.1961, c.52 (C.24:6B-1 et seq.) shall establish and maintain an up-to-date list of its authorized distributors and authorized distributors of record, as defined in section 5 of this act. The list shall be filed with the department, and each manufacturer shall publish the list on its website. The department shall provide electronic links to each manufacturer's website from the department's website. A manufacturer shall notify the department within 10 business days of any change to the list.
b. The commissioner may determine that a wholesale distributor is an authorized distributor if the wholesale distributor can demonstrate that it has a written agreement currently in effect with a manufacturer or a verifiable account with a manufacturer and meets the following transaction or volume requirement thresholds:
(1) 5,000 sales units per company within 12 months; or
(2) 12 purchases by invoice at the manufacturer's minimum purchasing requirement per invoice within 12 months.
L.2005,c.206,s.8.