Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 5-108 - Termination of or refusal to renew beer franchise agreement without good cause prohibited(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.Amended by 2019 Md. Laws, Ch. 379, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2020.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.