Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 1 - Beer Franchise Fair Dealing Act
Section 5-104 - Prohibited Inducements by Beer Manufacturer; Failure to Deliver Beer

A beer manufacturer may not:
        (1)    induce or coerce, or attempt to induce or coerce, a beer distributor to accept delivery of an alcoholic beverage, any form of advertisement, or another commodity that the beer distributor did not order;
        (2)    induce or coerce, or attempt to induce or coerce, a beer distributor to do an illegal act or thing, or to do an act unfair to the beer distributor, by threatening to cancel, terminate, or refuse to renew a beer franchise agreement that exists between the beer manufacturer, or its representative, and the beer distributor; or
        (3)    fail or refuse to deliver to a beer distributor with a beer franchise agreement any beer that the beer manufacturer or its agents advertised publicly for immediate sale promptly after the beer manufacturer received an order from the beer distributor.

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