(235 ILCS 5/6-6.6)

Sec. 6-6.6. Giving, selling, and leasing dispensing equipment. Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the contrary, a manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor may:

(1) give dispensing equipment free of charge to a retailer, special use permit licensee, or caterer retailer one time per year for a one-day period. A manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor shall not supply a retailer, special use permit licensee, or caterer retailer with free beer, wine, spirits, or any other item of value for the same one-day period the dispensing equipment is given, except as otherwise provided in this Act or the Illinois Administrative Code;

(2) give dispensing equipment free of charge to a special event retailer only for the duration of the licensed special event. A manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor shall not supply a special event retailer with free beer, wine, or distilled spirits for the event the dispensing equipment is given, except as otherwise provided in this Act or the Illinois Administrative Code; or

(3) sell dispensing equipment to a retailer, special event retailer, special use permit licensee, or caterer retailer for a price that is not less than the cost to the manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor. For purposes of this paragraph (3), the cost of dispensing equipment is the amount that the manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor paid for the dispensing equipment. If the manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor did not pay for the dispensing equipment but was given the equipment, the cost of the dispensing equipment is equal to (i) the amount another manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor paid for the dispensing equipment, (ii) the cost of manufacturing or producing the dispensing equipment, or (iii) the fair market value of the dispensing equipment.

A manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor may also enter into a written lease for the fair market value of the dispensing equipment to retailers, special event retailers, special use permit licensees, or caterer retailers. The manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor shall invoice and collect the sale price or payment for the entire lease period from the retailer, special event retailer, special use permit licensee, or caterer retailer within 30 days of the date of the invoice or from the date the lease is executed. The term of any lease for dispensing equipment shall not exceed 180 days in the aggregate in one calendar year, and no lease shall be renewed automatically. There shall be a lapse of 90 consecutive days before the beginning of a new lease term.

At the direction of the manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor, the retailer, special event retailer, special use permit licensee, or caterer retailer shall return the equipment or the manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor shall retrieve the dispensing equipment at the termination of the lease.

In this Section, "dispensing equipment" means any portable or temporary unit the primary purpose of which is to pour alcoholic liquor or to maintain the alcoholic liquor in a consumable state. "Dispensing equipment" includes courtesy wagons, beer wagons, beer trailers, ice bins, draft coolers, coil boxes, portable bars, and kiosks. "Dispensing equipment" does not include permanent tap systems, permanent refrigeration systems, or any other built-in or physically attached fixture of the retailer, special event retailer, special use permit licensee, or caterer retailer.

In this Section, "fair market value" for the purposes of leasing dispensing equipment means (i) the cost of depreciation of the dispensing equipment to the manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor for the same period of the lease or (ii) the cost of depreciation the manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor would have incurred based upon the market value of the dispensing equipment if the manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor did not pay for the dispensing equipment or if the dispensing equipment is fully depreciated.

(Source: P.A. 101-16, eff. 6-14-19.)