Request By:
Hon. David M. Andrews
Spiegel & Andrews
183 N. Upper Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40507
Opinion
Opinion By: Steven L. Beshear, Attorney General; By: Richard O. Wyatt, Assistant Attorney General
Please reference your letter to this office dated April 2, 1981, regarding the participation of a liquor and malt beverages retailer (licensed under KRS Chapter 243) in a barter club which exchanges products or services for club "credits" or for other products or services.
1. Sales of distilled spirits and of wine cannot be made for credit except by specifically described establishments which may accept national or bank credit cards. KRS 244.300. The barter club described in your letter would constitute a prohibited credit arrangement for the sale of distilled spirits and of wine.
2. Sales of malt beverages may, however, be sold on credit terms. The sale must be for "full monetary consideration," but need not be for cash. KRS 244.050;
Roppel v. Shearer, Ky., 321 S.W.2d 36 at 37 (1959).
Enclosed for your further information are two previous opinions issued by this office dealing with similar issues (OAG 61-905, OAG 75-145).
We trust this information is helpful.