Beer Definition Change Proposed in New Hampshire
House Bill1135 amends the definition of specialty beer by reducing the threshold level of alcoholic content to 0.5% from 6%. Read More
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House Bill1135 amends the definition of specialty beer by reducing the threshold level of alcoholic content to 0.5% from 6%. Read More
Signed by the Governor, Senate Bill 4265 allows craft alcoholic beverage manufacturers (defined as a limited brewery license, cidery and meadery license, and craft distillery license holder) to: hold not more than 25 off-premises special events and an unlimited number …Read More
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires certain companies formed or operating in the United States to report information about their beneficial owners to the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The law aims to safeguard the …Read More
H.R. 6495 provides for the tax-free production of low alcohol by volume kombucha. Read More
House Bill 1107 seeks to authorize manufacturers of malt beverages to transfer malt beverages to another manufacturer for brewing under certain conditions; specifies conditions under which licensed craft breweries may conduct tastings and sell malt beverages; deletes the definition of …Read More
Senate Bill 696 seeks to prohibit local governments from adopting ordinances, regulations, rules, or policies that require certificates of use for certain agricultural lands, facilities, and venues or that limit certain activities associated with agritourism including the limitation of any …Read More
Senate Bill 204 establishes a direct beer seller’s permit that allows a brewer to sell and ship beer directly to a consumer. Read More
Passing both chambers of the legislature, Senate Bill 268 would, among a variety of provisions, create the Division of Alcohol Beverages (DAB) within the Department of Revenue (DOR) and assign to DAB the authority to regulate and enforce Wisconsin’s alcohol …Read More
The Brewers Association (BA) has submitted its latest petition to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) seeking exemption from formula requirements for specific ingredients used in the brewing of beer. Since 2006, BA has submitted four ingredient …Read More
House Bill 5327 seeks to modify membership in the Michigan craft beverage council. 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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