Tax Credit Considered in New York
Assembly Bill 8336 seeks to create a tax credit for small businesses, including breweries, that sell a certain percentage of products produced in New York state. Read More
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Assembly Bill 8336 seeks to create a tax credit for small businesses, including breweries, that sell a certain percentage of products produced in New York state. Read More
Assembly Bill 7732 seeks to allow a manufacturer with retail on-premises consumption privileges or a retail licensee for on-premises consumption to sell for takeout and deliver alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption. Read More
A.B 7746 seeks to amends the definition of New York State labelled beer to require that at least 60%, by weight, of its hops and at least 60% of any other ingredients, excluding water, are grown in New York. …Read More
Senate Bill 6632 authorizes the sale of merchandise other than beer by licensed breweries and licensed farm breweries and the operation of another business on a licensed premise; authorizes licensed breweries and farm breweries to charge for tours and tastings. Read More
S.B. 131 seeks to lower the blood alcohol concentration required for driving while intoxicated from .08 of one per centum to .05, and for aggravated driving while intoxicated from .18 per centum to .12. Read More
Moving to third reading, Senate Bill 3971 requires a refundable deposit on kegs and taps. Read More
Advancing in the Senate, S.B. 4090 relates to the definition of New York state labelled beer, requiring such labelled beer to be processed in New York state. Read More
Amended in committee, Senate Bill 4245 and companion A.B. 3275 authorize the direct intrastate and interstate shipment of liquor. Read More
A.B. 5153 requires that alcoholic beverages imported into New York be first delivered to a licensed New York state wholesaler and maintained at a premises or warehouse operated by the wholesaler for a period of twenty-four hours. Read More
Sente Bill 4006 modifies licensing restrictions for manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages on licensees who sell at retail for on premises consumption, and restrictions on retail licensees interested directly or indirectly in licensed manufacturers or wholesalers of alcoholic beverages. 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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