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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 28-A, § 1454 (2026)

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1.  Good cause.  Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement, no certificate of approval holder may amend, cancel, terminate or refuse to continue or renew any agreement, or cause a wholesale licensee to resign from an agreement, unless good cause can be established or proven for amendment, termination, cancellation, nonrenewal, noncontinuation or causing a resignation. "Good cause" does not include the sale or purchase of a certificate of approval holder. "Good cause" includes, but is not limited to, the following:  
A. Revocation of the wholesale licensee's license to do business in the State;   [PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]
B. Bankruptcy or insolvency of the wholesale licensee;   [PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]
C. Assignment for the benefit of creditors or similar disposition of the assets of the wholesale licensee; and   [PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]
D. Failure by the wholesale licensee to substantially comply, without reasonable excuse or justification, with any reasonable and material requirement imposed upon the wholesale licensee by the certificate of approval holder.   [PL 2021, c. 658, §257 (AMD).]
[PL 2021, c. 658, §257 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 45, §A4 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 658, §257 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2012–2022 · leading case: Vacationland Distributors, LLC v. Fore River Brewing Co., LLC (Me. Super. Ct 2022).
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Vacationland Distributors, LLC v. Fore River Brewing Co., LLC (Me. Super. Ct 2022). · cites it 4× “28-A M.R.S. § 1454 provides: Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement, no certificate of approval holder may amend, cancel, terminate or refuse to continue or renew any agreement, or cause a wholesale licensee to resign from an agreement, unless good…”
Cent. Distributors, Inc. v. Labatt USA Operating Co., LLC (Me. Super. Ct 2012). “Section 1454 Pursuant to 28-A M.R.S. § 1454, "no certificate of approval holder may amend, cancel, terminate or refuse to continue or renew any agreement, or cause a wholesale licensee to resign from an agreement, unless good cause can be established or proven for amendment,…”
Cent. Distrib., Inc. v. Labatt USA Operating Co. (Me. Super. Ct 2012). “Section 1454 Pursuant to 28-A M.R.S. § 1454, "no certificate of approval holder may amend, cancel, terminate or refuse to continue or renew any agreement, or cause a wholesale licensee to resign from an agreement, unless good cause can be established or proven for amendment,…”
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 28-A, § 1454(1): 1 case
Vacationland Distributors, LLC v. Fore River Brewing Co., LLC (Me. Super. Ct 2022). “28-A M.R.S. § 1454 provides: Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement, no certificate of approval holder may amend, cancel, terminate or refuse to continue or renew any agreement, or cause a wholesale licensee to resign from an agreement, unless good…”
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