27 CFR § 6.152 - Practices which put retailer independence at risk.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t27/s6.152"
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title: "27 CFR § 6.152 - Practices which put retailer independence at risk."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "6.152"
section_name: "Practices which put retailer independence at risk."
chapter_name: "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ALCOHOL"
part_number: "6"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 49-50; 27 U.S.C. 202 and 205; 44 U.S.C. 3504(h)."
regulatory_source: "T.D. ATF-74, 45 FR 63251, Sept. 23, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 6.152 Practices which put retailer independence at risk.

The practices specified in this section put retailer independence at risk. The practices specified here are examples and do not constitute a complete list of those practices that put retailer independence at risk.

(a) The act by an industry member of resetting stock on a retailer's premises (other than stock offered for sale by the industry member).

(b) The act by an industry member of purchasing or renting display, shelf, storage or warehouse space (*i.e.* slotting allowance).

(c) Ownership by an industry member of less than a 100 percent interest in a retailer, where such ownership is used to influence the purchases of the retailer.

(d) The act by an industry member of requiring a retailer to purchase one alcoholic beverage product in order to be allowed to purchase another alcoholic beverage product at the same time.