[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR6.151]

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            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 6_``TIED-HOUSE''--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart E_Exclusion
 
Sec. 6.151  Exclusion, in general.

    Source: T.D. ATF-364, 60 FR 20424, Apr. 26, 1995, unless otherwise 
noted.


    (a) Exclusion, in whole or in part occurs:
    (1) When a practice by an industry member, whether direct, indirect, 
or through an affiliate, places (or has the potential to place) retailer 
independence at risk by means of a tie or link

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between the industry member and retailer or by any other means of 
industry member control over the retailer; and
    (2) Such practice results in the retailer purchasing less than it 
would have of a competitor's product.
    (b) Section 6.152 lists practices that create a tie or link that 
places retailer independence at risk. Section 6.153 lists the criteria 
used for determining whether other practices can put retailer 
independence at risk.