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The North Carolina General Assembly recently passed Senate Bill 91, which included a technical correction to again allow breweries, wineries, and distilleries in North Carolina to obtain and hold private bar permits to sell...more
The Massachusetts Senate recently passed a bill that would bring an end to a hard-fought dispute between the craft brewery industry and distributors. The pending legislation represents a significant compromise between the two...more
Senate appropriators worked on the budget bill behind closed doors this week and both houses considered a variety of bills prior to leaving for the Memorial Day holiday. Budget Bill (H966) - After passing the House on...more
Silverman Speaks to Congressional Staff About Food Litigation Trends - Shook Partner Cary Silverman was an invited panelist at The George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School’s Law and Economics Center’s...more
Separation of church and state? Not so much when it comes to some liquor laws. For centuries, the so-called “blue laws” have placed restrictions on the sale of alcohol in Massachusetts. To be clear, the U.S. Supreme Court...more
A few months ago, we provided a summary of North Carolina House Bill 500 and how it would have clarified many ambiguities under our state's existing alcoholic beverage laws and benefitted the brewing industry. Unfortunately,...more
House Bill 500 ("HB500"), pending in the North Carolina General Assembly, is a new bill of particular interest to the booming brewing industry in North Carolina. Scheduled for its first vote in the Committee on Alcoholic...more
Changes are brewing as the North Carolina General Assembly considers proposed amendments to the brewery self-distribution cap, beer franchise laws, and off-premise container sales (i.e., “crowlers”), among other changes. ...more
The North Carolina General Assembly is considering a number of alcohol-related bills in the 2017 long session. The most significant of these bills is the ABC Omnibus Legislation, House Bill 500, which proposes to allow North...more
In addition to the ABC Omnibus Legislation, and the Economic Growth for NC Distilleries / “Brunch Bill,” other alcohol-related bills being considered by the North Carolina General Assembly during the 2017 long session are as...more
There are two bills pending in the North Carolina General Assembly this legislative session that may impact North Carolina breweries, distilleries, retailers, and consumers...more
The 2015 Louisiana legislative session starts on April 13, and the pre-filed bills have been pouring in over the past few days. Four of the pre-filed bills warrant special consideration for the craft beverage industry....more
House Bill 2189, which is currently before the Kansas legislature, would allow breweries to sell beer directly to retailers, public venues, and caterers. Currently, Kansas breweries must sell their product directly to...more
The Florida House Business and Professions Subcommittee will consider two beer bills today. In addition, the Senate Committee on Regulated Industries will also hear its version of those two bills today. House Bill 301 would...more
Congress is expected to consider the Small BREW (Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce) Act again. This piece of legislation would make any brewery that brews fewer than 6 million barrels of beer per year eligible for...more
Representative Toby Barker recently introduced House Bill 1158, the Mississippi Microbrewery Modernization Act of 2015. This bill would allow certain breweries in Mississippi to sell products on the brewery premises and...more
The State of Georgia is one of just four states left that adhere to dated laws prohibiting the sale of craft beer on-site. In Georgia, a craft brewery must sell its product to a distributor and that distributor must sell the...more