Distributor Requirements Enumerated in CA
Amended in the Senate, A.B. 2469 would require a beer wholesaler to comply with specified requirements for any sale or offer of sale of beer within the state. Read More
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Amended in the Senate, A.B. 2469 would require a beer wholesaler to comply with specified requirements for any sale or offer of sale of beer within the state. Read More
Passing the Assembly and amended in Senate committee, A.B. 2914 seeks to prohibit the simultaneous ownership of alcohol and cannabis licenses and prohibits the sale of infusion of cannabis into an alcoholic beverage. Read More
Passing initial Assembly committee consideration, Senate Bill 1283 would revise the definition of brewpub-restaurant license to require that the licensed premises have a minimum 7-barrel commercial brewing system located permanently onsite, that is capable of producing at least seven barrels …Read More
Passing the Senate, Senate Bill 1283 authorizes a brewpub-restaurant licensee to label, bottle, package, or refill any container with beer produced on their licensed premises and may, at the licensed premises, sell beer produced and packaged by the licensee to …Read More
Passing the Assembly, A.B. 2573 would allow a licensed beer manufacturer, without direct or indirect charge, to give up to five cases of retail advertising glassware to an on-sale retail licensee, per licensed location, each calendar year for use at …Read More
Amended in committee, Senate Bill 1283 authorizes a brewpub-restaurant licensee to: label, bottle, package, or refill any container with beer produced on their licensed premises and may, at the licensed premises, sell beer produced and packaged by the licensee to …Read More
Further amended in committee, A.B. 2573 would allow a retailer to accept up to 10 cases of glassware provided at no cost from beer manufacturers per year. No beer manufacturer may give more than 5 cases per retailer. Read More
Amended in committee, A.B. 2573 would authorize a beer manufacturer, as defined, to furnish, give, rent, loan, or sell advertising specialties to an on-sale retail licensee, subject to specified conditions. The bill would prohibit an on-sale retail licensee that was …Read More
Senate Bill 1283 seeks to authorize a brewpub-restaurant licensee to label, bottle, package, or refill any container with beer produced on the licensed premises, to sell beer produced by the licensee for consumption off the premises, as provided, and to …Read More
A.B. 2573 seeks to remove the current value thresholds applied to beer with respect to the giving of premiums, gifts or free goods by a supplier to a retailer. 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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