Electronic Excise Tax Filing Requirement Advances in Oklahoma
Passing the Senate, S.B.1239 requires low-point beer and alcohol excise taxes to be paid electronically. Read More
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OK Branch Bill Gains Initial House Approval
Gaining approval from the House Rules Committee, Senate Joint Resolution 68, among other provisions, would prohibit any common ownership between the manufacturing, wholesaling and retailing tiers. The bill stipulates that a brewery may, following adoption of this provision, maintain or …Read More
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act April Update
S. 1562, the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act, was introduced in the U.S. Senate on June 11 by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and companion H.R. 2903 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 25 by …Read More
TTB Issues FAQ on Category Management and Tied House
The Tax and Trade Bureau has issued Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs) on shelf schematics in response to questions we received following publication of Ruling 2016-1, The Shelf Plan and Shelf Schematic Exception to the “Tied House” Prohibition, and Activities Outside Such …Read More
Menu Labeling Effective Date Delayed
The federal Food and Drug Administration announced it is delaying the effective date of menu labeling regulations enforcement from December 1, 2016, to the date that is one year after it issues final guidance. Read More
FDA Issues Final Rule on Transportation of Human and Animal Food
As part of the final rule established to prevent practices during transportation that create food safety risks, the Food and Drug Administration has exempted the transportation of human food byproducts transported for use as animal food without further processing from …Read More
Distributor Sues Massachusetts ABC
Distributor Craft Brewers Guild (CBG) is suing the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) in the wake of the ABCC’s finding that CBG violated state rules against offering inducements to retailers. Craft Brewers Guild opted to pay a fine …Read More
Governor Signs Alabama Study Commission Recommendations into Law
Signed into law by the Governor, House Bill 176 incorporates the recommendations relating to beer from the Alabama Alcohol Beverage Study Commission which was created to study Alabama’s laws related to the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages and …Read More
Cross-Tier Ownership Proposed in Alabama
Senate Bill 343 would allow family members of a licensed distributor or wholesaler of alcoholic beverages that have reached the age of majority and are not an officer, director, employee, or stockholder of such licensed distributor or wholesaler to be …Read More
Arizona Sampling Bill Passes House
Passing the House, H.B. 2182 strikes the requirement that a beer and wine store be 5,000 square feet in area in order to be eligible for sampling privileges. Read More
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Pete Johnson
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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