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235 ILCS 5/6-6.1

    (235 ILCS 5/6-6.1)
    Sec. 6-6.1. Stocking, rotation, resetting, and pricing services.
    (a) In this Section:
    "Reset" means the large-scale rearrangement of the alcoholic liquor products at a retailer's premises.

"Rotation" means moving newer, fresher products from a storage area to a point-of-sale area and the replenishing of the point-of-sale area with fresh products.

"Stocking" means the placing of alcoholic liquors where they are to be stored or where they are offered for sale.

(b) Manufacturers, distributors, or importing distributors may stock  at retail licensed establishments alcoholic liquors they sell, provided that the alcoholic liquor products of other manufacturers, distributors, or importing distributors are not moved, altered, or disturbed.  This stocking may be done one time either during the normal course of, 24 hours before, or within 24 hours after a regular sales call or  one time either during the normal course of, 24 hours before, or within 24 hours after delivery to the retailer. The stocking is considered service incidental to a sales call or delivery.

(c) Manufacturers, distributors, or importing distributors  may rotate their own alcoholic liquor products at a retailer's premises one time either during the normal course of, 24 hours before, or within 24 hours after a regular sales call or  one time either during the normal course of, 24 hours before, or within 24 hours after delivery to the retailer. Rotation may be performed at any location within a retailer's premises.

(d) Manufacturers, distributors, or importing distributors  may participate in or be present at merchandising resets conducted at a retailer's premises no more than 4 times per year.    During resets, manufacturers, distributors, or importing distributors  may stock or restock entire sections of point-of-sale locations at the retailer's premises.  No reset shall occur without at least 14 days' prior notice made by the retailer to all manufacturers, distributors, or importing distributors  whose alcoholic liquor products are carried by the retailer.  Manufacturers, distributors, or importing distributors  may only move, alter, disturb, or displace their alcoholic liquor products and the products of properly notified, but nonattending, manufacturers, distributors, or importing distributors.

(e)  Manufacturers, distributors, or importing distributors  may provide to retailers recommended diagrams, shelf plans, or shelf schematics that suggest beneficial display locations for their alcoholic liquor products at the retailer's premises.  Manufacturers, distributors, or importing distributors  may not condition pricing discounts, credits, rebates, access to brands, or the provision of any other item or activity permissible under this Act upon a retailer's choice to implement or not implement diagrams, shelf plans, or shelf schematics.

(f)  Manufacturers, distributors, or importing distributors  may not affix prices to products on behalf of retailers.  This prohibition includes the indirect affixing of prices to product, including entering prices into a retailer's computer system.  This prohibition does not prohibit manufacturers, distributors, or importing distributors, after stocking a shelf, from affixing shelf tags that identify the product and price of the alcoholic liquor; however, at no time may manufacturers, distributors, or importing distributors  delegate or contract this service to a third party.  Shelf tags are considered point-of-sale advertising materials and are subject to Section 6-6.  If permitted stocking by manufacturers, distributors, or importing distributors  involves movement and a change in the placement of its product on the retailer's shelf, shelf tags may be moved to the new position of the product.

(Source: P.A. 102-442, eff. 8-20-21.)