Contract Brewing Addressed in VT Legislation
House Bill 587 seeks to permit the holder of a manufacturer’s or rectifier’s license to manufacture alcoholic beverages on behalf of another licensed entity pursuant to a contract. Read More
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House Bill 587 seeks to permit the holder of a manufacturer’s or rectifier’s license to manufacture alcoholic beverages on behalf of another licensed entity pursuant to a contract. Read More
House Bill 1734 would impose a tax on the sale of low-proof beverages in the amount of $1.19 per gallon and defines such beverages as any beverage that is 16 ounces or less and that contains more than .5 percent …Read More
S.B. 7654 would require the prepayment of sales and compensating use tax on sales of beer intended for off premises consumption. Read More
The Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has accepted $225,000 Offers in Compromise (OIC) from two industry members, Robert “Chick” Fritz, Inc. of Belleville, Illinois and from Doll Distributing LLC of Des Moines, Iowa, following two unrelated investigations into sponsorship agreements …Read More
House Bill 4327 creates an income tax credit for Illinois licensed craft brewers and wine manufacturers awarded on the basis of costs related to the purchase of crops used in the manufacture of beer or wine that are grown and …Read More
Prefiled House Bill 2070 seeks to add licensed microbrewery premises to those locations where homebrew competitions, events, etc. may be held. Also adds requirement for liability insurance for the hosts of such events. Read More
Addressing a tied-house issue, House Bill 685 seeks to allow a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages to have a financial interest in the business of a retail license, and a retail licensee to have a financial interest in the business of …Read More
L.B. 1235 provides for self-distribution by breweries producing less than five hundred barrels of beer in a calendar year. Read More
Senate Bill 217 and House Bill 688 seek to allow holders of a manufacturer’s or rectifier’s license to acquire a first-class license to sell their products at a tasting room that is not located on property contiguous with the manufacturing …Read More
Amended and re-referred to committee, Senate Bill 620 establishes a regulatory process for specified distilled spirits manufacturers and producers and beer manufacturers to directly ship alcoholic beverages to a resident of California who is 21 years of age or older, …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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