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OREGON LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION

 

DIVISION 13
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

845-013-0001
Financial Assistance; Purpose, Limitation, Definitions and Record Keeping
(1) Purpose. ORS 471.398 and 471.400
generally prohibit manufacturers and wholesalers from giving services or things
to retailers. The statute makes some exceptions to the general prohibition. OAR
845-013-0001 through 845-013-0090 define and explain the exceptions. The Commission's
basis for its interpretations of point of sale material, items of nominal value
and services of nominal value is that manufacturers and wholesalers may promote
their products but may not promote a retailer's business or underwrite a retailer's
business expenses.
(2) Definitions. As used
in ORS 471.398, 471.400, and OAR 845-013-0001 through 845-013-0090:
(a) "Customize" means designing
or modifying point of sale material or items of nominal value to promote a specific
retail business;
(b) "Exterior" means on the
outside of the business or clearly visible from the outside;
(c) "Manufacturer" includes
brewery, distillery, winery, brew-pub and grower sales privilege licensees;
(d) "Retailer," "retail license,"
and "any licensee authorized to sell alcoholic liquor at retail" includes any officer,
director, agent, employee or substantial stockholder of the licensed business;
(e) "Substantial stockholder"
as used in subsection (2)(d) of this rule means a person who owns ten percent or
more of any class of stock.
(f) “Supplier”
includes manufacturers, wholesalers and their respective agents.
(3) General Limitations:
(a) Although Oregon law allows
manufacturers and wholesalers to provide the items and services described in these
rules, federal laws regarding wine may not. When the federal law is more strict,
wine manufacturers and wholesalers must follow the federal law rather than Oregon
law. Therefore, manufacturers and wholesalers should check with the Alcohol and
Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) before applying these rules to their wine business;
(b) Manufacturers and wholesalers
may give or loan the point of sale material (OAR 845-013-0050), items of nominal
value (845-013-0060), and services of nominal value (845-013-0070) described in
these rules:
(A) Only for the manufacturer's
or wholesaler's alcoholic beverage products; and
(B) To all retailers without
discrimination. Without discrimination means the manufacturer or wholesaler makes
all allowable point of sale material, items of nominal value, and services of nominal
value available to all the manufacturer's or wholesaler's retailers upon request
subject to availability. The Commission will not consider it discrimination if a
manufacturer or wholesaler gives allowable material, items or services based on
the type of business or in proportion to the size of the account;
(c) In addition to the requirements
of subsection (3)(b) of this rule, when manufacturers and wholesalers give the services
of nominal value (OAR 845- 013-0070) described in these rules, they must not alter
or disturb another manufacturer's or wholesaler's alcoholic beverage products. This
limitation does not apply when a retailer decides to rearrange all the alcoholic
beverage products his/her business carries (a general reset). For a general reset,
manufacturers and wholesalers may move each other's products as long as the retailer
has notified all the manufacturers and wholesalers whose products are being moved
and the retailer moves or helps move the products of any manufacturers or wholesalers
who are not present;
(d) Manufacturers and wholesalers
may not customize point of sale material (OAR 845-013-0050) or items of nominal
value (845-013-0060). Despite this prohibition, a manufacturer or wholesaler may,
on items of nominal value and interior point of sale material:
(A) Add the retailer's name
or logo;
(B) Add the retailer's price
for the advertised product(s); or
(C) Leave a blank space for
the retailer to add only the retailer's price for the advertised product(s).
(4) Records. Manufacturers
and wholesalers must keep accurate and complete records of any gratuities the manufacturer
or wholesaler gives a retailer and of all activities described in OAR 845-013-0010
(Substantial Gratuities), any credit that 845-013-0020(1)(a) and (b) allow and all
exchanges and returns that 845-013-0070 (Services of Nominal Value) allows. These
records must include dates, times, amounts and names of all persons and premises
involved; be kept for two years; and be available for Commission inspection.
(5) Retailer Purchase of
Items/Services: A manufacturer or wholesaler may, for a reasonable fee, sell to
a retailer items, labor, or services that ORS 471.398 prohibits. As used in this
section, a reasonable fee for labor or service is one that covers at least the manufacturer's
or wholesaler's cost; a reasonable fee for the item is at least the cost to the
manufacturer or wholesaler who initially purchased or produced the item. The manufacturer
or wholesaler and the retailer must keep a record of the sale.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including 471.030,
471.040, 471.730(1) & (5)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.398
Hist.: OLCC 8-1987, f. 31-3-87,
ef. 4-1-87; OLCC 7-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-92; Renumbered from 845-010-0121;
OLCC 19-2000, f. 12-6-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01; OLCC 10-2004, f. 10-15-04 cert. ef.
11-1-04; OLCC 11-2013, f. 11-26-13, cert. ef. 1-1-14
845-013-0010
Substantial Gratuities
(1) ORS 471.398(1) prohibits a manufacturer or wholesaler from providing a substantial gratuity to a retailer. This rule lists the only gratuities a manufacturer or wholesaler may give to a retailer and not violate ORS 471.398(1).
(2) Food and Beverages. A manufacturer or wholesaler may give a retailer food and beverages for immediate consumption:
(a) At a meeting at which the primary purpose is the discussion of business;
(b) At a convention when the food and beverages are offered to all participants;
(c) At a sports or entertainment event that the manufacturer or wholesaler attends with the retailer. See section (4) of this rule.
(3) Items at a Convention. A manufacturer or wholesaler may give item(s) to retailers who are participants at a convention as long as the manufacturer or wholesaler offers the item(s) to all the convention participants.
(4) Tickets/Admission Fees:
(a) A manufacturer or wholesaler may pay for a retailers ticket or admission fee including green, court and lane fees for a sports or entertainment event;
(b) Payment is allowed as long as the manufacturer or wholesaler accompanies the retailer to the event and does not pay associated costs like the retailers airfare and costs of a similar type.
(5) Campaigns for Responsible Use. A manufacturer or wholesaler may:
(a) Give a retailer inexpensive items that function only to promote responsible use of alcoholic beverages. These items may be for retailer use on the premises or for customer use. They may include an inconspicuous reference to a manufacturer or wholesaler but no reference to the retailer. Examples of allowable items: buttons, posters and static-cling stickers. Examples of non-allowable items: glasses, T-shirts and coasters;
(b) Provide a person as a part of a campaign to promote responsible use of alcoholic beverages on a retailers premises as long as:
(A) Neither the manufacturer/wholesaler or retailer advertise or promote the persons presence at the premises;
(B) If a celebrity or performer is involved, the celebrity or performer does only a brief performance, if any:
(C) The manufacturer or wholesaler provides no alcoholic beverages to the retailers customers;
(D) The manufacturer or wholesaler does a promotion no more than once per year per retail premises.
(6) Gifts. A manufacturer or wholesaler may give a retailer a gift to acknowledge a grand opening, personal or business anniversary, death in the family, birthday, holiday or similar special occasion. The value of all gifts given to a retailer during any calendar year must not exceed $30 fair market value. Gifts may not include cash or anything else that ORS 471.398 and OAR chapter 845, division 013 regulate. For example, 845-013-0050 limits exterior point of sale material to a 630 square inch maximum. A manufacturer or wholesaler may not use this gift section to expand allowable point of sale material in order to give a retailer a larger exterior sign.
(7) Winery or Brew-Pub Festivals for the Public Held on a Retailers Premises:
(a) With a Special Events Winery License, one or more wineries may hold and promote a wine-tasting festival (the Timberline Wine Festival, for example) or similar event on a retailers premises. With a Temporary Sales License, one or more brewery-public houses (Brew-Pubs) may hold and promote a malt beverage tasting festival or similar event on a retailers premises;
(b) The purpose of this section is to allow wineries and brew pubs, not retailers, to make any allowable sales of alcoholic beverages at the festival. To accomplish this, the requirements for these festivals are:
(A) Space is all the retailer provides;
(B) At the festival, only the winery(s) or brew-pub(s), not the retailer, makes all the sales, if any, of the products offered for tasting;
(C) A winery or brew-pub participates in no more than two festivals per calendar year per licensed retail premises;
(D) Anyone who sells or serves alcoholic beverages at these tastings must have a service permit except the Special Events Winery or Temporary Sales licensee.
(8) Holding Conventions. Like other businesses, a manufacturer or wholesaler may want to hold and promote a convention or similar function. A manufacturer or wholesaler may use a retailers facility for a convention under the following conditions:
(a) The manufacturer or wholesaler holds no more than one convention per calendar year per retail license premises;
(b) The manufacturer or wholesaler pays a reasonable fee for rental of the retailers facility and anything else the retailer provides.
(c) The manufacturer or wholesaler may include the retailers name and location in any advertising only as necessary to give directions to the event. The retailer must not pay or receive payment from the manufacturer or wholesaler for any part of the advertising cost.
(9) Donations of Prizes: A manufacturer or wholesaler may donate prize money or prizes to an organization for a public event, at which a retailer licensee sells or serves alcoholic beverages. He/she may do this only under the following conditions:
(a) The organization must not exist solely for the benefit of a single retailer;
(b) The manufacturers or wholesalers donation must go to the participants in the events;
(c) The retailer must make all alcoholic beverages usually sold on the premises readily available and at the comparable prices charged on non-event days;
(d) The retailer must not solicit donations; and
(e) An individual manufacturer or wholesaler may donate to only one event per retailers premises each calendar year. The donation does not exceed $2,000. The event lasts no longer than seven consecutive calendar days. The Commission may extend the limitations in this subsection if the manufacturer or wholesaler shows that the retailer will not receive a direct or indirect substantial benefit as a result of the donation or if the facility is the only one available that can reasonably accommodate the event.
Stat. Auth.: ORS Chapter 471, including 471.030, 471.040, 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.398(1)

Hist.: OLCC 8-1987, f. 31-3-87, ef. 4-1-87; OLCC 7-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-92; Renumbered from 845-10-122, 10-124 & 10-126; OLCC 7-1996, f. 5-6-96, cert. ef. 7-1-96; OLCC 19-2000, f. 12-6-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01
845-013-0020
Money, Credit, Discounts; ORS 471.398(2) and 471.400(3)(a)
(1) "Money, Credit": ORS 471.398(2) prohibits a manufacturer or wholesaler from providing money or credit to a retailer. A manufacturer or wholesaler may, however:
(a) Give credit or cash, with the Commission's prior written approval, for malt beverage or wine that a retailer returns:
(A) When the retailer terminates the business or seasonal license;
(B) When the retailer temporarily stops operating due to unforeseen circumstances like fire, flood or other natural disasters;
(C) When the retailer temporarily stops operating for more than 29 days; or
(D) After holding a Temporary Sales license event except for Full On-Premises Sales licenses.
(b) Give credit for wine or malt beverages that the retailer cannot exchange as allowed in OAR 845-013-0070(3)(d) and (3)(e) because the manufacturer or wholesaler has no saleable product available. However, the manufacturer or wholesaler must:
(A) Apply the credit to the retailers next purchase;
(B) Get the Commissions prior written approval if the credit is for more than one case; and
(C) Limit the amount of the credit to the retailers original purchase price for the product.
(2) "Non-Alcoholic Product Credit Sales": ORS 471.400 (3)(a) allows a manufacturer or wholesaler licensee to sell non-alcoholic products in the manner in which non-licensee manufacturers and wholesalers sell them. With regard to credit, the Commission has determined that the usual industry practice allows credit sales with full payment within 45 days of delivery. Therefore, a manufacturer or wholesaler may sell non-alcoholic products on credit. The retailer must, however, pay for these credit purchases in full within 45 days of the delivery date. If the retailer does not, both the manufacturer or wholesaler and the retailer have violated ORS 471.400(3)(a). The manufacturer or wholesaler has not given financial assistance under this section if he/she gives the Commission written notification by no later than the 37th day that the retailer has not paid for the product. He/she will also send the retailer a copy of the notice.
(3) "Discounts": ORS 471.398(2) and 474.115(4)(a) prohibit a manufacturer or wholesaler from giving discounts to a retailer. The manufacturer or wholesaler and the retailer have violated these prohibitions if the manufacturer or wholesaler contracts with the retailer for delivery of alcoholic beverages more than ten days in the future.
(4) Despite section (3) of this rule: A manufacturer or wholesaler may sell existing vintage-dated wines for future delivery by written contract prior to winery release if the manufacturer or wholesaler:
(a) Offers this opportunity to all their retail license customers at the same general time subject to availability;
(b) Keeps a copy of the contract;
(c) Keeps a record of the offering that includes the names of the retail licensees who were given the opportunity to participate in the offering and an explanation of the method used to make the offering.
Stat. Auth.: ORS Chapter 471, including 471.030, 471.040, 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.398(2) & 471.400(3)(a)

Hist.: OLCC 8-1987, f. 3-13-87, ef. 4-1-87; OLCC 20-1990, f. 9-28-90, cert. ef. 10-1-90; OLCC 7-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-92; Renumbered from 845-010-0123; OLCC 19-2000, f. 12-6-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01
845-013-0030
Fixtures, Furniture, Furnishings,
ORS 471.398(3)
ORS 471.398(3) prohibits a supplier
(manufacturer, wholesaler, or its agents) from providing any fixtures, furniture
or furnishings to a retailer. A supplier does not violate this prohibition if he/she
provides a display bin or rack for manufacturer-sealed containers of alcoholic beverages
for consumption off the licensed premises, if the following conditions are met:
(1) The supplier provides
no more than one bin or rack per brand name family per retailer at any given time;
(2) The cost of the display
bin or rack may not exceed $300.00 (cost is the cost to the supplier who initially
purchased or produced the bin or rack);
(3) The supplier has permanently
marked the bin or rack with a brand name or trade name of the supplier’s alcoholic
beverage product; and
(4) The retailer uses the
bin or rack to display only products from the brand name family or trade name permanently
marked on the bin or rack;
(5) For purposes of this
rule, "trade name" means the operating trade name and associated business names
filed by a manufacturer or wholesaler as part of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau (TTB) basic permit, i.e. Anheuser-Busch InBev; “brand name family”
means all of the alcoholic beverage products included in a particular product line
which are marketed and labeled with a particular brand name, i.e. Budweiser.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, 471.030, 471.730(1)
& (5)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.398(3)
Hist.: OLCC 8-1992, f. 8-25-92,
cert. ef. 10-1-92; OLCC 6-2003, f. 4-25-03, cert. ef. 5-1-03; OLCC 4-2011, f. 4-25-11,
cert. ef. 5-1-11; OLCC 8-2014, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-14
845-013-0040
Advertising, ORS 471.398(4)
ORS 471.398(4) allows a manufacturer or wholesaler to provide advertising to a retailer.
(1) Except as authorized under section (2) of this rule, the only advertising a supplier (manufacturer or wholesaler), or its agents, may provide under this statute is generic, off-premises references to the manufacturer or wholesaler's alcoholic beverage products that mention no specific retailer. Some examples include radio and television commercials and billboards.
(2) A supplier, or its agents, may make available to its customers, either on the supplier’s website or on lists available at the supplier’s premises, the names and addresses of the retail licensees that sell products made or distributed by the supplier. Any such list must include all retailers who carry the products without discrimination, for example, an alphabetical or geographical list. The lists may not include prices or any other information that would appear to promote any particular retailer over other retailers.
(3) A violation of any section of this rule is a Category III violation.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including 471.030, 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.398(4) & 471.730(7)

Hist.: OLCC 8-1987, f. 31-3-87, ef. 4-1-87; OLCC 7-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-92; Renumbered from 845-010-0124; OLCC 8-2010, f. 6-22-10, cert. ef. 7-1-10
845-013-0050
Point of Sale Advertising Materials and Consumer Take-Aways, ORS 471.398(4)
(1) A supplier (manufacturer, wholesaler, or its agents), may provide point of sale materials and consumer take-aways to a retailer provided that the conditions prescribed in section (3) of this rule are met. Suppliers may provide point of sale material only for display at the retailer's premises. No minimum purchase may be required of a retailer in order to have an item at their premises.
(2) Definitions. For this rule:
(a) Point of sale advertising materials are items designed to be used at a retail establishment to attract consumer attention to a supplier’s products. Such materials include window decorations, posters, placards, trays, coasters, mats, menu cards, meal checks, paper napkins, foam scrapers, back bar mats, calendars, alcohol beverage lists or menus, display mirrors, table tents, chalk boards, thermometers, and similar items of like value. Also allowed are signs (neon, electrical, mechanical, inflatable or otherwise). Point of sale items do not include fixtures, furniture or furnishings as prohibited by ORS 471.398(3) and OAR 845-013-0030.
(b) Consumer take-aways are items intended for use by the retailer’s customers off the premises that provide information to the retailer’s customers but do not promote the retailer’s business. Only items made of paper or other similar inexpensive material are allowed to be given to the retailer and such informational items include recipes, sports and entertainment event schedules, and informational pamphlets.
(3) Conditions and limitations.
(a) All point of sale advertising materials and consumer take-aways must bear conspicuous and substantial advertising matter about the product or the supplier that is permanently inscribed or securely affixed. The name and address of the retailer may appear on the point of sale advertising materials only.
(b) The supplier may not directly or indirectly pay or credit the retailer for using or distributing these items or for any expense incidental to their use.
(c) The Commission prohibits any advertising that contains material so appealing to minors that it encourages them to purchase, possess, or drink alcoholic beverages (OAR 845-007-0020(1)(e)).
(d) Items that predominantly advertise the supplier’s alcoholic beverage products but also advertise a generic food product are allowed. This subsection does not prohibit cross-promotions of the supplier’s alcoholic beverage product with a specific food product or brand when the food product producer is not a retail licensee; the food product producer pays at least half the cost of the cross-promotion; and any retailer who receives the item pays none of the costs. For example, a cheese manufacturer and a wine manufacturer jointly produce a poster to promote their products. As long as the cheese manufacturer is not a retail licensee, the cheese manufacturer pays at least half the costs and the retail licensee pays none of the costs, the Commission treats the poster as an alcoholic beverage/generic food product item;
(e) Items that predominantly advertise the supplier’s alcoholic beverage products but also have generic words or symbols for activities the supplier wants to associate with his/her alcoholic beverage products are allowed. Exterior material may, however, have only generic symbols relating to activities, not words.
(f) Beer, wine and distilled spirits lists. Despite OAR 845-013-0001(3)(b)(A) that limits items of nominal value to the supplier's products, the list may include any malt beverage, wine or distilled spirit the retailer sells. Despite 845-013-0001(3)(d) that prohibits customization, the supplier may add generic food references to the list. For example, the list may indicate that a particular alcoholic beverage goes well with chicken but may not refer to a chicken dish on the retailer's menu.
(g) Exterior point of sale material given or loaned under this rule must not exceed 2160 square inches. This means that inflatables or any point of sale material cannot be displayed in a retailer's parking lots or other outside areas if the material exceeds 2160 square inches.
(4) A violation of any section of this rule is a Category III violation.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including 471.030, 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.398(4)

Hist.: OLCC 8-1987, f. 31-3-87, ef. 4-1-87; OLCC 7-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-92; Renumbered from 845-010-0124; OLCC 5-2009, f. 4-21-09, cert. ef. 5-1-09; OLCC 4-2011, f. 4-25-11, cert. ef. 5-1-11
845-013-0060
Items of Nominal Value, ORS 471.398(4)
(1) In addition to advertising and point of sale material, ORS 471.398(4) allows a supplier (manufacturer or wholesaler), or its agents, to provide items of nominal value to a retailer. This rule describes the items of nominal value a supplier, or its agents, may give to a retailer.
(2) A supplier, or its agents, may give basic items that support the supplier’s products at the retailer's premises such as:
(a) Tavern Heads:
(A) One tavern head per calendar year per retail licensee;
(B) A trade-in of a tavern head at the fair market value as partial payment for a new one when the retailer replaces an existing draft system.
(b) Washers or Thomas valves necessary for proper operation of draft equipment;
(c) New and used empty shells or bags in sufficient quantity for returning the supplier’s empty containers;
(d) Samples and Tastings:
(A) Tastings or samples of distilled spirits that the retailer does not carry but only in an amount not to exceed 50 ml.;
(B) Tastings or samples of wine and malt beverages that the retailer does not carry. The sample must not exceed a one gallon container of malt beverage or a five liter container of wine. It must be clearly and permanently marked "sample -- not for resale";
(C) Distilled spirits, wine and malt beverage tastings for retailer educational seminars that are not open to the public.
(3) A violation of any section of this rule is a Category III violation.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including 471.030, 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.398(4)

Hist.: OLCC 8-1987, f. 31-3-87, ef. 4-1-87; OLCC 7-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-92; Renumbered from 845-010-0126; OLCC 5-2009, f. 4-21-09, cert. ef. 5-1-09
845-013-0070
Services of Nominal Value; ORS 471.398(5)
(1) ORS 471.398(5) prohibits
a manufacturer or wholesaler from giving a retailer any services except those described
in 471.398(5) and the two categories of services of nominal value described in this
rule.
(2) A manufacturer or wholesaler
may give basic services that support products on draft such as:
(a) Inspecting draft equipment,
coolers and cooling equipment for sanitation and quality control;
(b) Performing emergency repairs
on draft equipment;
(c) Instructing retail licensees
in the proper use, maintenance and care of draft and cooling equipment;
(d) Tapping kegs during regular
delivery calls.
(3) A manufacturer or wholesaler
may give basic marketing support services for the manufacturer's or wholesaler's
alcoholic beverage products such as:
(a) Delivering to the designated
place on the retailer’s premises. If a retailer closes a store, the wholesaler
or manufacturer may move product to another of the retailer's stores in the wholesaler's
territory. The manufacturer or wholesaler may move only his/her brands;
(b) Rearranging or replenishing
bottles or cans of the manufacturer or wholesaler's brands;
(c) Pricing packages and containers
of the manufacturer's or wholesaler's brands but not repricing packages and containers.
Repricing includes entering the Uniform Price Code (UPC) or pricing information
in the retailer's system but does not include changing shelf tags;
(d) Promptly exchanging alcoholic
beverages delivered in error for the proper product, provided both businesses reflect
the exchange in their records;
(e) Exchanging products that
are leaking, deteriorating, near or past their shelf date, have damaged or missing
labels, or have damaged containers for an equal quantity of identical product, or
exchanging products that have been found to contain adulterated ingredients (See
also OAR 845-013-0020(1)(b)). If the amount exchanged is one case or less of malt
beverages or if the product contains adulterated ingredients, the manufacturer or
wholesaler may substitute another malt beverage product of similar value. A manufacturer
or wholesaler may not exchange product that the retailer or retailer's customer
damaged;
(f) Installing, cleaning and
repairing point of sale materials allowed in OAR 845-013-0050;
(g) Providing an employee to
assist in educational seminars and wine or malt beverage tastings that a retailer
conducts for the public as long as each licensee complies with OAR 845-006-0353
and 845-006-0450.
NOTE: ORS 471.186(4)
prohibits a manufacturer or wholesaler from providing or paying for a person to
serve samples at package stores except as provided in ORS 471.402.
(h) Providing celebrities or
performers to promote the manufacturer's or wholesaler's product on a retailer's
premises as long as:
(A) Neither the manufacturer/wholesaler
nor retailer advertise or promote the celebrity or performer's visit;
(B) The celebrity or performer
does only a brief performance, if any;
(C) The manufacturer or wholesaler
provides no alcoholic beverages to the retailer's customers;
(D) The manufacturer or wholesaler
provides the celebrities no more than once per year per retail premises.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, 471.030,
471.040, 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.398(5)
& 471.446(2)

Hist.: OLCC 8-1987, f. 3-13-87,
ef. 4-1-87; OLCC 7-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-92; Renumbered from 845-010-0126;
OLCC 8-1996, f. 5-6-96, cert. ef. 7-1-96; OLCC 8-1997, f. 2-28-97, cert. ef. 3-15-97;
OLCC 17-2000, f. 11-9-00, cert. ef 12-1-00; OLCC 19-2000, f. 12-6-00, cert. ef.
1-1-01; OLCC 9-2003, f. 6-27-03, cert. ef. 7-1-03; OLCC 15-2010(Temp), f. &
cert. ef. 12-3-10 thru 5-31-11; Administrative correction, 6-28-11; OLCC 10-2011,
f. & cert. ef. 11-1-11
845-013-0075
Schematics; ORS 471.398(5)
(1) ORS 471.398(5) prohibits a manufacturer or wholesaler from giving a retailer any services except services of nominal value.
(2) OAR 845-013-0070 limits services of nominal value to those which fall into one of two categories.
(3) The category described in OAR 845-013-0070(3) allows a manufacturer or wholesaler to give basic marketing support services for the manufacturer or wholesaler's alcoholic beverage products. When a manufacturer or wholesaler uses schematics to promote their products to a retailer, the Commission considers that to be a basic marketing support service.
(4) When a manufacturer or wholesaler uses schematics to promote their products to a retailer, the retailer remains responsible for deciding what products are actually sold.
(5) The Commission holds licensees accountable for the acts of their agents and employees. (See OAR 845-006-0362). Accordingly, any licensee who provides schematics through another person or business is responsible for the actions of the party. If a person or business that provides schematics on behalf of a licensee violates any liquor law or rule, the Commission takes the appropriate compliance action against the licensee.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471 & 472, including 471.030, 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.398(5)

Hist.: OLCC 3-1994, f. 8-3-94, cert. ef. 10-1-94; OLCC 9-2003, f. 6-27-03, cert. ef. 7-1-03
845 013-0080
Manufacturer
or Wholesaler Sponsorship of a Temporary Special Event
ORS 471.398 and
471.400 allow manufacturers and wholesalers to provide certain items and services
to retail licensees. This rule describes the terms and conditions under which a
manufacturer or wholesaler may provide items or services to a retail licensee in
connection with the sponsorship of a temporary special event.
(1) For
this rule: “temporary special event” means an event licensed with a
temporary sales license under ORS 471.190, a temporary use of an annual license
under ORS 471.184(2), or a special event brewery public house license under ORS
471.200 where the event does not exceed five license days (which need not be consecutive),
and the event is not on a licensee’s annually licensed premises. It does not
mean an event licensed with a special event winery license or a special event grower
license issued under OAR 845-005-0415 or licensed with a special event distillery
license under OAR 845-005-0413.
(2) This
rule does not apply to the purchase of advertising from a licensee as authorized
under ORS 471.401.
(3) This
rule does not apply to items or services a manufacturer or wholesaler provides under
OAR 845-013-0090 to a nonprofit or governmental temporary sales licensee as described
in OAR 845-013-0090(4)(a).
(4) This
rule does not apply to a manufacturer or wholesaler providing items and services
to a retail licensee (Full On-Premises Sales licensee, Limited On-Premises Sales
licensee, Off-Premises Sales licensee, and Brewery-Public House Sales licensee)
at the retail licensee’s annually licensed premises or at an event where the
retail licensee has pre-approval for small-scale private catering under OAR 845-005-0405
or large-scale private catering under OAR 845-005-0410. Instead, the manufacturer
or wholesaler must comply with ORS 471.398, 471.400, 471.401, and division 13 of
chapter 845 of the Commission’s administrative rules.
(5) A
manufacturer or wholesaler sponsoring a temporary special event may provide to the
temporary special event licensee only the items or services allowed under division
13 of chapter 845 of the Commission’s administrative rules. However, notwithstanding
OAR 845-013-0040, a manufacturer or wholesaler may also provide advertising of a
temporary special event that lists the name and location of the temporary special
event along with the name of the manufacturer’s or wholesaler’s product.
(6) No
monetary payments of any kind may be made by a manufacturer or wholesaler or its
agent to a retail licensee in connection with a temporary special event, except
for payments to purchase advertising allowed under ORS 471.401(1)(d). Any payments
for advertising provided under this rule must be made by the manufacturer or wholesaler
or its agent directly to the third party provider of the advertising (for example,
payments for advertising furnished by the manufacturer or wholesaler must be made
to the media outlet that provides the advertising and not to the retail licensee).
Advertising does not include fixtures, furniture or furnishings as prohibited by
ORS 471.398(3) and OAR 845-013-0030.
(7) All
alcoholic beverages sold or served at a temporary special event must be purchased
by the temporary special event licensee from a licensed manufacturer or wholesaler
at the established wholesale price or from the Commission. The manufacturer or wholesaler
may not require the temporary special event licensee to exclude any competitor’s
products.
(8) Each
manufacturer or wholesaler and each retail licensee providing or accepting sponsorship
for a temporary special event shall maintain an accurate and complete record of
the sponsorship. These records must include the items or services provided in connection
with the sponsorship, the name and duration of the event, and the names of the licensee
and sponsoring manufacturers or wholesalers. These records must be retained for
a period of two years from the date of the event, and this information shall be
provided to the OLCC upon request.
(9) Violation
of any section of this rule is a Category III violation.
Stat. Auth.:
ORS 471, including 471.030, 471.040 & 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats
implemented: ORS 471.398 & 471.400

Hist.:
OLCC 7-2011, f. 8-15-11, cert. ef. 9-1-11
845-013-0090
Wholesale-Retail Relations: Non-Profit Temporary Sales Licenses
(1) ORS 471.400(1) permits the Commission to allow manufacturers and wholesalers to provide products and services to non-profit Temporary Sales licensees without violating financial assistance laws. These products and services are allowed in addition to the gratuities, point of sale material, items of nominal value and services of nominal value that OAR 845-013-0001 through 845-013-0070 allow.
(2) Federal Law May Differ. Although Oregon law allows manufacturers and wholesalers to provide the products and services described in this rule, federal laws regarding wine may not. When dealing with wine, a federal law that is more strict than an Oregon law takes precedence over the Oregon law. Therefore, manufacturers and wholesalers should check with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms before applying this rule to their wine business.
(3) Products and Services. A manufacturer or wholesaler may provide the following to a non-profit Temporary Sales licensee:
(a) Any product the manufacturer or wholesaler normally sells. The manufacturer or wholesaler may give the product free, sell the product at a discount or sell the product at the regular price. The manufacturer or wholesaler may pick up excess malt beverage product at the end of a special event held by a non-profit Temporary Sales licensee, and if the product was sold to the Temporary Sales licensee, may give a credit or cash refund for the returned product;
(b) Any services to support the alcoholic beverage product. This includes providing employees to sell or serve alcoholic beverages at the Temporary Sales license event as long as the employee has successfully completed an approved alcohol server education course within the last five years or has a valid service permit; and
(c) Banners for interior or exterior display at the licensed premises that advertise a special event and prominently display the manufacturer's or wholesaler's alcoholic beverage brand name. These banners may be displayed before and during the Temporary Sales license event and may exceed 630 square inches.
(4) Limitations. A manufacturer or wholesaler may provide the products and services that this rule allows only if:
(a) The Temporary Sales licensee is a non-profit or charitable organization that is registered with the state, a political committee that has a current statement of organization filed under ORS 260.039 or 260.042, an agency of the State, or a local government or an agency or department of a local government; and
(b) The Temporary Sales license is not for more than 72 hours.
(5) Equipment. ORS 471.400(1) also allows a manufacturer or wholesaler to provide the following equipment to any retail licensee: picnic pumps, cold plates, tubs, refrigerated trailers, refrigerated vans and refrigerated draft systems. The manufacturer or wholesaler may provide this equipment only for a period not to exceed ten days and for a reasonable rental or service fee. The statute allows a manufacturer or wholesaler to provide this equipment to any retail licensee for a reasonable fee. A manufacturer or wholesaler does not have to require a reasonable fee when providing this equipment to a non-profit temporary sales licensee.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471, including ORS 471.030, 471.040, 471.730(1) & (5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.400(2)

Hist.: OLCC 8-1987, f. 3-13-87, ef. 4-1-87; OLCC 7-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-92; Renumbered from 845-010-0129; OLCC 11-1997, f. 5-12-97, cert. ef. 6-1-97; Administrative correction 5-23-97; OLCC 19-2000, f. 12-6-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01; OLCC 14-2002, f. 10-25-02 cert. ef. 11-1-02
845-013-0100
Wholesale-Retail Relations; Sale at Both Wholesale and Retail
(1) Except as provided in ORS 471.396, 471.394(1) prohibits licensees from selling or engaging in the business of selling alcoholic beverages both at wholesale and retail. For purposes of this statute, the direct consumer sales that 471.235 allows a wholesale malt beverage and wine licensee to make are wholesale sales.
(2) As used in ORS 471.394(1):
(a) "Licensee" includes retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers of any alcoholic beverages and their managers, officers and directors;
(b) "Licensee" also includes retailers', wholesalers', and manufacturers' agents and employees who sell or engage in the business of selling alcoholic beverages. This means that a retailer and manufacturer or wholesaler may employ the same person to provide janitorial service. A manufacturer or wholesaler may not, however, hire a retailers checker as a trucker since the checker/trucker would be engaged in the business of selling alcoholic beverages at both retail and wholesale.
Stat. Auth.: ORS Chapter 471, including 471.030, 471.040, 471.730(1) & 471.730(5)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471.394(1)

Hist.: OLCC 8-1987, f. 3-13-87, ef. 4-1-87; OLCC 7-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-92; Renumbered from 845-010-0128; OLCC 19-2000, f. 12-6-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01
845-013-0110
Wholesale-Retail Relations; Prohibited Conduct
(1) No manufacturer or wholesaler may buy food, beverages or anything of value on a retailer licensee's premises for customers who are not his/her personal acquaintances.
(2) No manufacturer or wholesaler may provide or offer assistance through a group of trade association of breweries, wineries, distilleries or wholesalers to a person to obtain a retail license.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 471 & ORS 472, including 471.030, 471.730(1), 471.730(5), 472.030, 472.060(1) & ORS 472.060(2)(d)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 471, including 471.398

Hist.: OLCC 8-1987, f. 3-13-87, ef. 4-1-87; OLCC 7-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-92; Renumbered from 845-010-0131

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