Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 14 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE-DIVISION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
Article 10 - TRADE PRACTICES
Section 14-10-18 - Repurchase by distributor; when allowed

Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 14-10-18

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024

(a) Any distributor may perform any of the following:

(1) Buy back any item of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage when required by the supplier;

(2) buy back any item of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage from a club, drinking establishment, caterer, or retailer that has obtained the approval of the director to close out;

(3) buy back, with approval of the director, any unopened item of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage for which the distributor has a franchise agreement to sell from a club, drinking establishment, caterer, or retailer who is quitting business;

(4) buy back or exchange, at the original sales price, any item of beer or cereal malt beverage that is within 14 days of its expiration date;

(5) buy back or exchange, within 24 hours after delivery, any item of alcoholic liquor that is broken, leaking, or short-filled, contains foreign material, has a soiled or stained label, or is otherwise not fit for resale to the general public; or

(6) buy back, with written permission from the director and within three business days after the end of an event conducted under a special event retailer's permit issued under K.S.A. 41-2703 and amendments thereto, any cereal malt beverage sold to the holder of the special event retailer's permit.

(b) A product shall not be returned or exchanged because it is overstocked or slow-moving.

(c) Products for which there is only a seasonal demand, including holiday decanters and certain distinctive bottles, shall not be returned or exchanged.

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