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Beer Definition and Dogs Subjects of KS Bill

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State & Regulatory Affairs Manager

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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Amended prior to being sent to the Senate, H.B. 2291 stipulates that any beer containing not more than 6 percent alcohol by volume and sold by the individual drink by any microbrewery be considered cereal malt beverage and not beer for the purposes of the Kansas Liquor Control Act and provides an exemption from the Kansas Food Code to permit microbreweries to allow dogs on the premises.

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Link to author biography
State & Regulatory Affairs Manager

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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