Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 560-2-3-.08 - Retailer Purchase from Licensed Wholesaler; No Sales Below Purchase Price; Penalty for Violation
(1)
Retailers and Retail Consumption Dealers shall only buy, arrange to buy, or in
any way effect the transfer of, any Alcoholic Beverages from a licensed
Wholesaler.
(2) All sales made by
Wholesalers to licensed Retailers shall be bona fide sales transactions from
the Wholesaler to the licensed Retailer.
(3) No Retailer shall sell Alcoholic
Beverages for less than the cost for which the Alcoholic Beverages were
purchased from a licensed Wholesaler, as evidenced by the Wholesaler's invoice.
(a) The Department shall consider the
totality of the invoice as evidence of the cost for which the Alcoholic
Beverages were purchased;
(b) For
the purposes of auditing, the Department shall calculate the cost of an
Alcoholic Beverage by applying to the Brand cost any:
1. Free Alcoholic Beverages; and/or
2. Cash discounts.
(4) Failure to comply
with this Rule shall be cause for revocation of the licenses of all licensed
Wholesalers and Retailers involved.
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