A retail licensee shall not sell, give away, or deliver any alcoholic beverage at retail in any quantity for less than paid or current wholesale cost, except upon written request and approval by the administrators, pursuant to a bona fide "close out" sale, or as provided by KRS 243.0305, 243.0307, 243.155, and 243.157. Effective:June 29, 2017
KRS 244.050
"Treating" prohibited -- Exceptions
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Roppel v. Shearer (1959)
Most recently applied in 887 F. Supp. 2d 733 - Maxwell's Pic-Pac, Inc. v. Dehner (August 2012)
History: Amended 2017 Ky
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