§ 101-b. Unlawful discriminations prohibited; filing of schedules;\nschedule listing fund. 1. It is the declared policy of the state that it\nis necessary to regulate and control the manufacture, sale, and\ndistribution within the state of alcoholic beverages for the purpose of\nfostering and promoting temperance in their consumption and respect for\nand obedience to the law. In order to eliminate the undue stimulation of\nsales of alcoholic beverages and the practice of manufacturers and\nwholesalers in granting discounts, rebates, allowances, free goods, and\nother inducements to selected licensees, which contribute to a\ndisorderly distribution of alcoholic beverages, and which are\ndetrimental to the proper regulation of the liquor industry and contrary\nto the interests of temperance, it is hereby further declared as the\npolicy of the state that the sale of alcoholic beverages should be\nsubjected to certain restrictions, prohibitions and regulations. The\nnecessity for the enactment of the provisions of this section is,\ntherefore, declared as a matter of legislative determination.\n 2. It shall be unlawful for any person who sells liquors or wines to\nwholesalers or retailers\n (a) to discriminate, directly or indirectly, in price, in discounts\nfor time of payment or in discounts on quantity of merchandise sold,\nbetween one wholesaler and another wholesaler, or between one retailer\nand another retailer purchasing liquor or wine bearing the same brand or\ntrade name and of like age and quality; (b) to grant, directly or\nindirectly, any discount, rebate, free goods, allowance or other\ninducement of any kind whatsoever, except a discount or discounts for\nquantity of liquor or for quantity of wine and a discount not in excess\nof one per centum for payment on or before ten days from date of\nshipment.\n 3. (a) No brand of liquor or wine shall be sold to or purchased by a\nwholesaler, irrespective of the place of sale or delivery, unless a\nschedule, as provided by this section, is transmitted to and received by\nthe liquor authority, and is then in effect. Such schedule shall be\ntransmitted to the authority in such form, manner, medium and format as\nthe authority may direct; shall be deemed duly verified by the person\nsubmitting such schedule upon its transmission to the authority; and\nshall contain, with respect to each item, the exact brand or trade name,\ncapacity of package, nature of contents, age and proof where stated on\nthe label, the number of bottles contained in each case, the bottle and\ncase price to wholesalers, the net bottle and case price paid by the\nseller, which prices, in each instance, shall be individual for each\nitem and not in "combination" with any other item, the discounts for\nquantity, if any, and the discounts for time of payment, if any. Such\nbrand of liquor or wine shall not be sold to wholesalers except at the\nprice and discounts then in effect unless prior written permission of\nthe authority is granted for good cause shown and for reasons not\ninconsistent with the purpose of this chapter. Such schedule shall be\ntransmitted by (1) the owner of such brand, or (2) a wholesaler selling\nsuch brand and who is designated as agent for the purpose of filing such\nschedule if the owner of the brand is not licensed by the authority, or\n(3) with the approval of the authority, by a wholesaler, in the event\nthat the owner of the brand is unable to transmit a schedule or\ndesignate an agent for such purpose.\n (b) No brand of liquor or wine shall be sold to or purchased by a\nretailer unless a schedule, as provided by this section, is transmitted\nto and received by the liquor authority, and is then in effect. Such\nschedule shall be transmitted to the authority in such form, manner,\nmedium and format as the authority may direct; shall be deemed duly\nverified by the person submitting such schedule upon its transmission to\nthe authority; and shall contain, with respect to each i
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