Oregon Guidance Addresses Seltzer-Malt Beverage Issues
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has issued guidance addressing when a hard seltzer qualifies as a malt beverage. Read More
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The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has issued guidance addressing when a hard seltzer qualifies as a malt beverage. Read More
Senate Bill 26 extends for an additional six years to June 30, 2028, the temporary tax on bottles of soft drinks and barrels of beer to fund programs for the prevention and collection of litter. Read More
Signed by the Governor, Senate Bill 2841 provides that brewers producing under 250,000 barrels of beer annually may terminate a distributor without cause with 30 days-notice and payment of fair market value of the distribution rights for the terminated brands. Read More
S.B. 17 seeks to allow municipalities to adopt ordinances to allow dogs in outdoor areas of brew pubs. Read More
Vetoed due to the Governor’s failure to act, S.B. 934 sought to allow certain distillers the ability to ship to retailers and consumers. Read More
A.B. 5201 allows temporary deduction of certain alcohol and food industry sellers’ taxable sales with resulting sales tax retained by those sellers. Read More
Senate Bill 50 modifies off-sale packaging requirements for certain small brewers. Read More
A.B. 5134 establishes hospitality business winter preparation purchase or reimbursement program. Read More
The provisions of H.B. 415, passed in early 2020 and which establishes a direct shipper license authorizing shipment of alcoholic beverages to consumers in Kentucky, have become effective with the implementation of the Alcoholic Beverage Control regulations. A manufacturer authorized …Read More
Under the provisions of S.B. 299, a wholesaler or brewer may install non-refrigeration dispensing accessories at the retail business establishment for the purposes of beer equipment to properly preserve and serve draught beer or premixed distilled spirit beverages. A wholesaler …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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