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National

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

On Thursday, December 5, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) issued Industry Circular 2024-2, exempting 24 additional brewing ingredients from the agency’s formula submission and approval requirements. The Industry Circular responds to two petitions filed by the …Read More

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Vice President of Government Affairs

Marc Sorini, vice president of government affairs for the Brewers Association, is a beer lover and homebrewer who has served as a counsel for small and independent craft brewers for more than two decades. Marc holds a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center and when he's not contemplating beverage alcohol law, he's homebrewing with his adult kids.

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National

Occupational Health and Safety Administration

OSHA continues to solicit comments on a plan to create a national standard aimed at reducing heath injury and illness in the workplace. In November OSHA extended the deadline for comments into the new year, with a new comment deadline …Read More

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Vice President of Government Affairs

Marc Sorini, vice president of government affairs for the Brewers Association, is a beer lover and homebrewer who has served as a counsel for small and independent craft brewers for more than two decades. Marc holds a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center and when he's not contemplating beverage alcohol law, he's homebrewing with his adult kids.

See Marc Sorini's Articles

Missouri

Major Brands v. Mast-Jägermeister US

In November the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit issued an opinion that restores balance to the interpretation of Missouri’s alcohol beverage “franchise” law. In reversing the decision below, the Eighth Circuit agreed with the position of the …Read More

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Vice President of Government Affairs

Marc Sorini, vice president of government affairs for the Brewers Association, is a beer lover and homebrewer who has served as a counsel for small and independent craft brewers for more than two decades. Marc holds a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center and when he's not contemplating beverage alcohol law, he's homebrewing with his adult kids.

See Marc Sorini's Articles

National

TTB Comment Period on Standards of Fill Closes

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) recently closed the reopened comment period on its proposed rulemaking addressing standards of fill for wine and distilled spirits. TTB specifically proposed adding 10 additional authorized standards of fill for …Read More

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Pete Johnson served as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA) until 2024. He joined the BA at its inception in 2005, having previously worked as Programs Director for the Brewers Association of America. Before coming to the small brewing industry in 2001, Pete worked for 14 years with both state and federal elected officials in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

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National

TTB Issues Updated Social Media Advertising Guidance

The Alcohol and Tobacco tax and trade Bureau (TTB) has published TTB Industry Circular 2024-1, Use of Social Media in the Advertising of Alcohol Beverages addressing compliance with the Federal Alcohol Administration Act and the TTB advertising regulations with regard …Read More

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Pete Johnson served as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA) until 2024. He joined the BA at its inception in 2005, having previously worked as Programs Director for the Brewers Association of America. Before coming to the small brewing industry in 2001, Pete worked for 14 years with both state and federal elected officials in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

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Michigan

MI Brand Extension Bill Gets a Hearing

Receiving a hearing in House committee, S.B. 868 seeks to amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code to modify the definitions of “brand” and “brand extension” for certain alcoholic beverages. Specifically, a brand would include various names of the supplier, and …Read More

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Pete Johnson served as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA) until 2024. He joined the BA at its inception in 2005, having previously worked as Programs Director for the Brewers Association of America. Before coming to the small brewing industry in 2001, Pete worked for 14 years with both state and federal elected officials in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

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New Jersey

Brewery Sales and Delivery Bill Intro’d in New Jersey

S.B. 3801 seeks to the holder of a limited brewery license to operate up to 15 salesrooms apart from the brewery premises and to sell and deliver their draft beer and products in original containers for consumption on the salesroom …Read More

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Pete Johnson served as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA) until 2024. He joined the BA at its inception in 2005, having previously worked as Programs Director for the Brewers Association of America. Before coming to the small brewing industry in 2001, Pete worked for 14 years with both state and federal elected officials in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

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National

USPS Shipping Equity Act Reintroduced in the U.S. Senate

S. 5069, companion legislation to H.R. 3721, has been reintroduced in the Senate. The legislation will allow the USPS to ship beverage alcohol products to legal drinking age adults in states that already have legalized private shipping of alcohol. Read More

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Pete Johnson served as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA) until 2024. He joined the BA at its inception in 2005, having previously worked as Programs Director for the Brewers Association of America. Before coming to the small brewing industry in 2001, Pete worked for 14 years with both state and federal elected officials in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

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National

OSHA Proposes Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Rule

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings. The proposed rule aims to prevent and reduce the …Read More

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Pete Johnson served as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA) until 2024. He joined the BA at its inception in 2005, having previously worked as Programs Director for the Brewers Association of America. Before coming to the small brewing industry in 2001, Pete worked for 14 years with both state and federal elected officials in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

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California

CA Governor Signs Seasonal Beer Returns Bill

Signed into law, A.B. 1940 would allow a wholesaler or manufacturer, or a successor, to accept the return of a seasonal brand of beer from a retail licensee if the beer is exchanged for a quantity of beer of similar …Read More

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Pete Johnson served as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA) until 2024. He joined the BA at its inception in 2005, having previously worked as Programs Director for the Brewers Association of America. Before coming to the small brewing industry in 2001, Pete worked for 14 years with both state and federal elected officials in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

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