H 3898 General Bill, By Harrison, Jennings and McGee

Similar(S 553)
 A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 4, TITLE 61, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO BEER, ALE, PORTER, AND WINE BY ADDING SECTION 61-4-1115, SO AS TO
 PROVIDE THAT FOR PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 4, TITLE 61, WHEN A REGISTERED
 PRODUCER IS AN IMPORTER OF BEER PRODUCED BY A BREWER LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE
 UNITED STATES, THE IMPORTER IS DEEMED THE AGENT OF THE FOREIGN BREWER AND ANY
 AGREEMENT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE BETWEEN A WHOLESALER AND
 THE IMPORTER IS BINDING ON ANY SUCCESSOR IMPORTER OF BEER PRODUCED BY THAT
 FOREIGN BREWER.

   04/05/01  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-69
   04/05/01  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-69

TO AMEND CHAPTER 4, TITLE 61, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BEER, ALE, PORTER, AND WINE BY ADDING SECTION 61-4-1115, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 4, TITLE 61, WHEN A REGISTERED PRODUCER IS AN IMPORTER OF BEER PRODUCED BY A BREWER LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES, THE IMPORTER IS DEEMED THE AGENT OF THE FOREIGN BREWER AND ANY AGREEMENT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE BETWEEN A WHOLESALER AND THE IMPORTER IS BINDING ON ANY SUCCESSOR IMPORTER OF BEER PRODUCED BY THAT FOREIGN BREWER.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 4, Title 61 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 61-4-1115.    For purposes of this article, when a registered producer is an importer of beer produced by a brewer located outside of the United States, the importer is deemed the agent of the foreign brewer and any agreement subject to the provisions of this article between a wholesaler and the importer is binding on any successor importer of beer produced by that foreign brewer."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.