Section 436.1859. Prohibited acts.

(1) A vendor representative, salesperson, or driver helper shall not do any of the following::

(a)  ) Grant, allow, pay, or rebate cash or any other  thing of   value  to  a licensee or an agent, clerk, or employee of a licensee, except  upon  written order of the commission.

(b)     Purchase or deliver spirits to retail licensees, except for  a salesperson or driver helper who delivers spirits in the normal course of his or her duties for an authorized distribution agent.

(c)    Deliver beer or wine to retail licensees in vehicles not approved by the commission.

(d)  Be employed by a retail licensee on a paid or any other basis.

(e)  Furnish entertainment or a gratuity of any kind to commission employees. The word "entertainment" does not include normal business meals.

(2)   A licensee employed to deliver alcoholic liquor shall not consume alcoholic liquor while on duty or in the course of employment.

(3)     A vendor representative or salesperson shall not advise a licensee on commission rules or the liquor control code, being Act No. 58 of the Public Acts of 1998, as amended, being §436.1101 et seq. of the  Michigan  Compiled Laws.

History: 1979 AC; 1998-2000 AACS.