New Jersey Loan Program Expanded
Passing the Assembly, A.B. 3965 expands the existing state Economic Development Authority loan program to include small producers of alcoholic beverages. Read More
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Passing the Assembly, A.B. 3965 expands the existing state Economic Development Authority loan program to include small producers of alcoholic beverages. Read More
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit’s recent decision in Lebamoff Enterprises v. Whitmer upheld Michigan laws permitting direct-to-consumer shipping by in-state alcohol beverage retailers but prohibiting such activity by out-of-state retailers. Read More
Passing both legislative chambers, A.B. 3959 establishes the New Jersey Hospitality Emergency Loan Program in the state’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) to provide no-interest loans to qualified small hospitality businesses and makes a $100 million appropriation to EDA from federal …Read More
The state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control issued an advisory detailing the legal obligations licensees are under when conducting deliveries of alcoholic beverages following incidents of delivery to minors. Read More
Signed by the Governor, Senate Bill 7186 allows restaurant-brewers to sell up to 250 barrels of their product without the use of a wholesaler. Read More
Amended in Senate committee after passing the full House, H.B. 2726 provides a reduced beer tax rate for qualified small brewers (70,000 barrels annual production or less) of 35 cents per wine gallon. The bill also seeks to amend …Read More
On the Governor’s desk, S.B. 1928 allows retail spirit licensees, small brewers and small farm winery licensees, and mixed beverage licensees to sell curbside and deliver closed packages of beer, wine and spirits. Read More
Signed into law, House Bill 158 would remove a current restriction and allow a microbrewery to operate at more than one location. Read More
S.B. 2715 seeks to allow brewpub manufacturers to sell bottles or cans of certain alcoholic beverages produced on the premises to consumers, not to exceed twenty-four (24) twelve-ounce (12 oz.) bottles or cans or twenty-four (24) sixteen-ounce (16 oz.) …Read More
Passing initial committee consideration, Senate Bill 1099 seeks to provide that a manufacturer, brewer, or importer of beer shall not request or require that a wholesaler submit certain information for beer brands not manufactured, brewed, or imported by the manufacturer, …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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