Sen. Antonio Muņoz
Filed: 3/11/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3044




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3044 on page 6, by 
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replacing lines 9 through 21 with the following:
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    "A manufacturer, non-resident dealer, distributor, 
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importing distributor, or foreign importer who owns or controls 
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a trademark, brand, or name of a beer may amend or withdraw the 
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registration for the beer, if he or she notifies, at least 30 
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days prior to the effective date of the amendment or 
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withdrawal, any person to whom the manufacturer, non-resident 
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dealer, distributor, importing distributor, or foreign 
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importer has granted the right to sell the beer at wholesale of 
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the specific trademark, brand, or name and  the geographical 
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area or areas for which the person's right is being amended or 
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withdrawn. In the case of a discontinued brand, a manufacturer, 
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non-resident dealer, distributor, importing distributor, or 
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foreign importer who owns or controls a trademark, brand, or 
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name of a beer may amend or withdraw the registration for the 
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beer without giving prior  notification. Upon the written 
 


 






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request of all the affected parties, the 30-day notification 
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requirement may be waived by the State Commission.
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    Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to modify the 
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provisions of the Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act.".