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Recently an agent found an item (i.e., a BBQ grill) in the basement of a retail premises.

Recently the ILCC has brought in local inspectors/police/etc. for checking minor violations. Are there any guidelines for those doing the checking?

Since a distributor can’t pick up breakage once delivered, what do they do if bulk merchandisers break a case while building a display?

Is it permissible for a distributor to put a miscellaneous credit on an invoice? The credit is not assigned to a specific product.

A grocery store has an alcoholic bar upstairs and holds an on-premise license. May a customer buy a beer at the bar and proceed to walk around with it while shopping in the main store area?

What is the current permanent POS dollar value allowed to each retailer in a given calendar year?

Is it permissible for distributor’s employee to be employed by a retailer?

Is it permissible for a distributor to deliver a few cases of alcoholic product on a non-delivery day, for the purpose of merchandising offered to all accounts?

Is it permissible to provide a retailer with brand identified tables, chairs etc. if they are within the permanent POS dollar amount in that year?

Is there a law that states that price promotions or discounts offered need to be announced in writing to retailers?

What do I do if a large chain retailer refuses to pay the distributorship’s fuel surcharge? What are the guidelines for fuel surcharges?

Can distributors use social media to advertise retailer’s promotions and beer specials?

What do I do if a large chain retailer refuses to pay the distributorship’s fuel surcharge? What are the guidelines for fuel surcharges?

The Illinois Liquor Control Commission has clarified a few of the guidelines regarding Invoice Service Charges (ISC) (which includes fuel surcharges). Please familiarize yourself with these guidelines. · It is required that all ISC’s, if any, applied by a distributor be applied to all retailers without discrimination. The Commission has clarified that if an ISC is charged by the distributor, the ISC must be applied to all retailers regardless of where the retailer is located or whether the retailer is on-premises or off-premises. · Invoices must identify the ISC and the amount of the ISC applied in a line item. All invoices must explicitly state, in legible print, that a failure to pay an end of the month ISC bill will result in an “of value” violation imposed by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. · The distributor shall have the obligation to report to the ILCC any failure by a retailer to pay an ISC on or before the day of the next delivery after the delinquency has occurred. · There is no reporting requirement if the distributor collects the full amount of a past due ISC invoice upon the next delivery date. · If the distributor does not report the failure of a retailer to pay a past due ISC and continues to deliver beer to that retailer, the ILCC will assess “of value” violations against distributor and retailer.

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What do I do if a large chain retailer refuses to pay the distributorship’s fuel surcharge? What are the guidelines for fuel surcharges?

Can distributors use social media to advertise retailer’s promotions and beer specials?

What do I do if a large chain retailer refuses to pay the distributorship’s fuel surcharge? What are the guidelines for fuel surcharges?

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