2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors
Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act
Section 30-68 - Wholesale prices of wine.

The provisions of this section shall apply to sales made on and after January 1, 1983. The wholesale prices of wine, bottled in this state, imported or domestic, whether sold under a brand name or private label, shall be filed with the Department of Consumer Protection as set forth in section 30-63, but such wine shall not be sold by a wholesaler to a retailer for less than minimum base cost. Minimum base cost shall be computed by adding the current selling price of wine in bulk in California, as set forth in the federal state market service news published by the United States Department of Agriculture, the charges necessary for transportation and delivery of wine in bulk into Connecticut, all federal and state taxes and the general prevailing cost of labels, containers, crowns, caps and seals. The wholesale prices of wine not bottled in this state, imported or domestic, whether sold under a brand name or private label, shall be filed with the department as set forth in section 30-63 but such wine shall not be sold by a wholesaler to a retailer at a price which is below the wholesaler’s cost. “Cost” shall mean (1) the invoice price from the supplier to the wholesaler, (2) all transportation charges from point of origin to point of destination and (3) all applicable federal and state taxes and duties.

(1957, P.A. 299; P.A. 73-210; P.A. 75-641, S. 19; P.A. 77-614, S. 165, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 80, 85, 136; P.A. 80-482, S. 4, 170, 191, 345, 348; P.A. 81-294, S. 20, 22; P.A. 93-139, S. 61; P.A. 95-195, S. 72, 83; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 73-210 specified that wholesale prices of wine not bottled in state must be filed with commission, that minimum selling price from wholesaler to retailer not be less than wholesaler’s cost and not be less than minimum price for wine bottled in state, and defined “cost”; P.A. 75-641 changed alphabetic Subdiv. indicators to numeric indicators; P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 replaced liquor control commission with division of liquor control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division of liquor control an independent department and abolished the department of business regulation, overriding provision of same act which would have placed the division within the public safety department; P.A. 81-294 created Subsec. (b) which established a pricing mechanism applicable to wine sales on and after January 1, 1983, Subsec. (a) will not apply after that date; P.A. 93-139 deleted Subsec. (a) re minimum pricing effective prior to January 1, 1983, and made technical changes; P.A. 95-195 substituted Department of Consumer Protection for Department of Liquor Control, effective July 1, 1995; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Department of Consumer Protection with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.