Allowing retail liquor outlets discount certain liquor below minimum markup

Senate Bill 765 amends West Virginia law to allow retail liquor outlets to discount "stagnant" liquor (inventory not sold for over two years) below standard minimum markup requirements. Retailers can now sell such liquor to other licensees at 85% of their cost (down from 115%) and to the general public at 90% of cost (down from 110%), after submitting documentation and commissioner approval. This directly affects licensed retail liquor stores in West Virginia that hold unsold inventory. The bill changes specific pricing provisions in §60-3A-17 without altering the requirement that retailers must purchase liquor from the state.