North Carolina § 18B-1200 Construction; findings and purpose; exceptions

North Carolina Statutes

§ 18B-1200 — Construction; findings and purpose; exceptions

North Carolina § 18B-1200

Ch. 18BRegulation of Alcoholic Beverages

Art. 12Wine Distribution Agreements

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-1200 (2026).

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(a)This Article shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.

(b)The underlying purposes and policies of the Article are:

(1)To promote the compelling interest of the public in fair business relations between wine wholesalers and wineries, and in the continuation of wine wholesalerships on a fair basis;

(2)To protect wine wholesalers against unfair treatment by wineries;

(3)To provide wine wholesalers with rights and remedies in addition to those existing by contract or common law; and

(4)To govern all wine wholesalerships, including any renewals or amendments, to the full extent consistent with the Constitution of this State and the United States.

(c)The effect of this Article may not be waived or varied by contract or agreement. Any cont

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(a) This Article shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.
(b) The underlying purposes and policies of the Article are:
(1) To promote the compelling interest of the public in fair business relations between wine wholesalers and wineries, and in the continuation of wine wholesalerships on a fair basis;
(2) To protect wine wholesalers against unfair treatment by wineries;
(3) To provide wine wholesalers with rights and remedies in addition to those existing by contract or common law; and
(4) To govern all wine wholesalerships, including any renewals or amendments, to the full extent consistent with the Constitution of this State and the United States.
(c) The effect of this Article may not be waived or varied by contract or agreement. Any contract or agreement purporting to do so is void and unenforceable to the extent of that waiver or variance.
(d) A North Carolina winery holding a valid wine wholesaler permit issued pursuant to G.S. 18B-1101(7) and G.S. 18B-1107, when acting as its own master wholesaler, shall not be subject to the provisions of G.S. 18B-1204, 18B-1205, and 18B-1207. (1983, c. 85, s. 2; 2005-340, s. 1; 2005-350, s. 4; 2006-264, s. 98; 2007-484, s. 37.)