§37-573.

§37-573.
   
   A. No liquor, wine, or beer shall be labeled, offered or advertised
   for sale unless in accordance with such regulations and unless the
   brand label shall have been registered with and approved by the
   Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission and the appropriate fee
   paid as provided for in this section.
   
   B. An application for registration of a brand label shall be filed by
   the owner of the brand if such owner is licensed by the ABLE
   Commission, however, if the owner is not licensed but is represented
   by a licensed nonresident seller, the nonresident seller licensee
   shall submit each label for each product he offers for sale in this
   state. Cordials and wines which differ only as to age or vintage year,
   as defined by such regulations, shall be considered the same brand;
   and those that differ as to type or class may be considered the same
   brand by the ABLE Commission where consistent with the purposes of
   this section.
   
   C. The application for registration of a brand label shall be filed on
   a form prescribed by the ABLE Commission, and shall contain such
   information as the ABLE Commission shall require. Such application
   shall be accompanied by a certified check, bank officers' check or
   draft, or money order in the amount of the annual registration fee
   prescribed by this section.
   
   D. The annual fee for registration of any brand label for liquor shall
   be Three Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($375.00); the annual fee for
   registration of any brand label for beer shall be Two Hundred Dollars
   ($200.00); the annual fee for registration of any brand label for wine
   shall be Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
   
   Each brand label registered and approved pursuant to this section
   shall be valid for a term which shall run concurrently with the term
   of the license of the brand owner, or nonresident seller representing
   the brand owner, registering such label and shall be valid for such
   licensee and shall not be transferable.
   
   E. If the ABLE Commission shall deny the application for registration
   of a brand label it shall return the registration fee to the
   applicant, less twenty-five percent (25%) of such fee.
   
   F. The ABLE Commission may at any time exempt any discontinued brand
   from fee provisions of this section where a manufacturer or wholesaler
   has an inventory of one hundred cases or less of liquor or wine and
   five hundred cases or less of beer, and certifies to the ABLE
   Commission in writing that such brand is being discontinued.