Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 325B.04 (2026)

Termination Of Agreements

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Subdivision 1.Terminations.

Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement, no brewer shall amend, cancel, terminate or refuse to continue to renew any agreement, or cause a wholesaler to resign from an agreement, unless the brewer:

(1) has satisfied the notice and opportunity to cure requirements of section 325B.05;

(2) has acted in good faith; and

(3) has good cause for the cancellation, termination, nonrenewal, discontinuance, or forced resignation.

Subd. 2.Good cause.

For purposes of subdivision 1:

(a) "Good cause" includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) revocation of the wholesaler's license under section 340A.304;

(2) the wholesaler's bankruptcy or insolvency;

(3) assignment of the assets of the wholesaler for the benefit of creditors, or a similar disposition of the wholesaler's assets; or

(4) a failure by the wholesaler to substantially comply, without reasonable excuse or justification, with any reasonable and material requirement imposed on the wholesaler by the brewer, where the failure was discovered by the brewer not more than one year before the date on which the brewer gave notice to the wholesaler under section 325B.05.

(b) "Good cause" does not include the sale or purchase of a brewer.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1988–2004 · leading case: River Valley Truck Ctr., Inc. v. Interstate Companies, Inc., 680 N.W.2d 99 (Minn. Ct. App. 2004).

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River Valley Truck Ctr., Inc. v. Interstate Companies, Inc., 680 N.W.2d 99 (Minn. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 4× “See Minn.Stat. § 325B.04 (2002) (stating conditions for terminating agreements).”

Crowley Beverage Co., Inc. v. Miller Brewing Co., Crowley Beverage Co., Inc. v. Miller Brewing Co., 862 F.2d 688 (8th Cir. 1988). “Crowley then commenced this action in state court, alleging that Miller acted in violation of Minn.Stat. § 325B.04. This section provides in relevant part: Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement, no brewer shall amend, cancel, terminate or refuse to…”

Guinness Imp. Co. v. Mark VII Distributors, Inc., 971 F. Supp. 401 (D. Minnesota 1997). · cites it 2× “See Minn.Stat. § 325B.04, subd. 1. A “brewer” means “every licensed brewer or importer of beer located within or without the state of Minnesota, who enters into an ‘agreement’ with any beer wholesaler licensed to do business into the state of Minnesota.”

Arneson Distrib. Co. v. Miller Brewing Co., 117 F. Supp. 2d 905 (D. Minnesota 2000). · cites it 6× “Minn.Stat. § 325B.04. Obligations of successor A successor shall become obligated to all of the terms and conditions of the agreement in effect on the date of succession.”

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