Oklahoma Bills Would Strengthen Franchise
House Bill 1967 and Senate Bill 688 seek to strengthen franchise law respecting low-point beer. Read More
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House Bill 1967 and Senate Bill 688 seek to strengthen franchise law respecting low-point beer. Read More
Senate Bill 290 allows production breweries the same growler sales privileges (up to two a day per customer) as brewpubs. Read More
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released information explaining revenue proposals in the President’s FY 2016 Budget which includes a proposal exempting any distilled spirits, wines, and beer taxpayer who reasonably expects to be liable for not more than $50,000 …Read More
Senate Bill 1151 and House Bill 770 authorize brewpubs and small craft producer pubs with a liquor license to sell for off-premises consumption malt beverages purchased from another liquor licensee and authorizes restaurants and retail dealers with a liquor license …Read More
H.B. 429 calls for reviving the commission to review and consider alcoholic beverage manufacturing processes and retail sales at manufacturing facilities. Read More
Senate Bill 424 seeks to allow brewery licensees the ability to sell their products directly to consumers on site. Read More
S.B. 297 removes the limitation on how much non-intoxicating beer may be sold to consumers for consumption off the premises and authorizes licensees to sell growlers. Read More
House Bill 6455 seeks to allow restaurants and bars to fill growlers. Read More
Passing committee, H.B. 1053 seeks to allow a microbrewery and a farm winery that occupy the same building to sell by the glass the microbrewery’s beer and the farm winery’s wine from the same service bar, without a structure separating …Read More
House Bill 554 authorizes the sale of beer in refillable containers. 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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