Seventy Dollar/Barrel Tax Increase Proposed in Oregon
House Bill 3296 seeks a seventy dollar increase to the excise tax on beer, to a total of $72.60 per barrel. Read More
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House Bill 3296 seeks a seventy dollar increase to the excise tax on beer, to a total of $72.60 per barrel. Read More
House Bill 3132 provides that a person commits the offense of driving while under influence of intoxicants if that person drives a vehicle and has 0.05 percent or more by weight of alcohol in their blood. Read More
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has issued guidance addressing when a hard seltzer qualifies as a malt beverage. Read More
S.B. 394 would allow nonprofit or charitable organization to sell alcoholic beverages at auction or through raffle once in three-month period. Read More
H.B. 2606 would include identification cards issued by a province or territory of Canada as acceptable forms of identification for purchase of alcoholic beverages. Read More
House Bill 2742 seeks to allow a holder of off-premises sales license to sell factory-sealed containers of malt beverages that hold more than seven gallons. Read More
The Oregon Health Authority’s 2021-23 budget request includes a proposal to increase the tax on beer, wine, and cider by an as yet undetermined amount, although the associated line item references a total amount of $293 million. The additional …Read More
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) has amended its regulations “with an effective date of Jan. 1, 2020, making it a violation for any licensee or permittee to manufacture, store, transport, sell, or offer to sell an alcoholic beverage that …Read More
Signed by the Governor, S.B. 287 authorizes a farm brewery to be established as a permitted use on land zoned for exclusive farm use or mixed farm and forest use provided the farm brewery: produces less than 150,000 barrels of …Read More
Under consideration in the House, S.B. 287 authorizes a farm brewery to be established as a permitted use on land zoned for exclusive farm use or mixed farm and forest use provided the farm brewery: produces less than 150,000 barrels …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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