Lifting of New York Retail Prohibition Considered
A.B. 7361 seeks to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to removing prohibitions on manufacturers and wholesalers from having an interest in retail sales. Read More
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A.B. 7361 seeks to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to removing prohibitions on manufacturers and wholesalers from having an interest in retail sales. Read More
Passing the Senate, S.B. 2481 adds on premise consumption sales to that of off premise sales and the conducting of tastings of New York state labelled beer manufactured by a licensed brewer or licensed farm brewery. Read More
Under Assembly consideration following Senate passage, S.B. 4399 relates to permits for brewers, manufacturers, and importers to serve small samples of their beer or malt beverages at certain events, and to sell such beverages for consumption off-premises. Read More
Senate Bill 5853 would expand the privileges of farm breweries, cideries, wineries and distilleries to allow for the sales of “farm brewed” alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption. Read More
A.B. 6945 amends the tax law to provide wine, beer, cider, and liquor tastings by a licensed producer are exempt from the sales and compensating use tax. Read More
Companions Assembly Bill 6404 and Senate Bill 5173 seek to increase to 2,000 the number of barrels that a restaurant brewer (brew-pub) may produce to sell at retail or wholesale. The current limit is 250 barrels. Read More
Companions Assembly Bill 6404 and Senate Bill 5173 seek to increase to 2,000 the number of barrels that a restaurant brewer (brew-pub) may produce to sell at retail or wholesale. The current limit is 250 barrels. Read More
A.B. 4570 provides a tax credit for bottling, packaging, and labeling expenses of wineries, breweries and distilleries. Read More
Senate Bill 1827 would require the commissioner of taxation and finance to allow distillers and brewers to file their taxes electronically. Read More
S.B. 3387 would exempt certain item used at tastings from the compensating use tax held by a licensed brewery, farm brewery, cider producer, farm cidery, distillery or farm distillery. Read More
Pete Johnson serves as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA). 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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