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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
Signed into law, A.B. 920 authorizes (until January 1, 2024) a licensed craft distiller to directly ship distilled spirits manufactured or produced by the licensee at its premises to a consumer pursuant to certain requirements. Read More
Becoming law with the Governor’s signature, A.B. 2301 authorizes an on-sale retailer that is also a beer manufacturer to purchase alcoholic beverages from the licensed beer manufacturer, if the premises of production is located within five miles of the licensed …Read More
Approved by the Governor, S.B. 298 authorizes any person that has a brewpub-restaurant license to exchange that license for a bona fide public eating place license subject to the approval of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). Read More
Before the Governor for consideration, House Bill 6106 would allow 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. 4518 (companion S.B. 2990) address issues related to the on- and off-premises abilities of limited and restricted brewery licensees, among which are: removes from current law the requirement that limited breweries provide a tour and that consumers take a …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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