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Pre-filed S.B. 809 would require licensees that sell wine and beer for off-premises consumption, when displaying such wine and beer outside a clearly discernible location reserved solely for alcoholic beverages, to not place such wine or beer in an area …Read More
In response to the President’s Executive Order Promoting Competition in the American Economy and the subsequent Treasury Department report Competition in the Markets for Beer, Wine, and Spirits, the Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has published an advance notice of proposed …Read More
Signed into law by the Governor, House Bill 6106 allows a licensed supplier to manufacture a private label of beer, wine, or mixed spirit drink for a retailer under certain conditions. Read More
A.B. 4637 (companion S.B. 3042) would authorize limited breweries to hold an unlimited number of on-premises special events, up to 18 off-premises special events per year, eliminates the requirement that the license holder provide a tour to a consumer prior …Read More
S.B. 3050 seeks to allow the holder of a limited brewery license, plenary winery license, farm winery license, craft distillery license, or cidery and meadery license to operate a restaurant on the licensed premises or enter into an exclusive business …Read More
S.B. 3058 would provide tax credits to the owners and operators of breweries and wineries for purchases of Jersey Fresh products equal to the full price of commodities purchased from a Jersey Fresh Quality Grading Program licensee to be used …Read More
S.B. 3083 (companion A.B. 1813) seeks to remove the requirement that consumers take a tour of the brewery in order to purchase beverages for on-site consumption, however, brewery tours would need to be made available to consumers during business …Read More
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, the Consumer Federation of America, and the National Consumers League have filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking to compel the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and …Read More
Approved by the Governor, Assembly Bill 2307 increases the limit, from six to eight, of authorized branch office locations for a licensed beer manufacturer and increases the corresponding limit, from two to four, on these branch locations being bona fide …Read More
Approved by the Governor, A.B. 2971, among a number of provisions, extends the current tied-house exception, until January 1, 2026, which authorizes a beer manufacturer to give, free of charge, up to five cases of retail advertising glassware to an …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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