2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 18B-1203. Primary area of responsibility.

§ 18B‑1203.  Primary area of responsibility.

(a)       Each agreement shall designate a sales territory of the wholesaler. No winery may enter into more than one agreement for each brand of wine or beverage it offers in any territory unless the Commission, using the standards of G.S. 18B‑1204(4), orders otherwise. Territories served by a wine wholesaler on March 21, 1983, are designated sales territories within the meaning of this section. Within 30 days of the effective date of this Article, each winery shall notify the Commission in writing of all designations of sales territories as of March 21, 1983. Redesignations occurring after March 21, 1983, shall be reported to the Commission within 30 days. No provisions of this Article, however, may prohibit the continuation of a multi‑wholesaler agreement entered into before March 21, 1983, as between the winery and the original wine wholesalers thereto.

(b)       This section may not be construed as restricting sales or sales efforts by any wine wholesaler attempting to sell wines within any designated sales territory. (1983, c. 85, s. 2.)