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Signed by the Governor, H.B. 718 provides that malt liquor served at a taste-testing event must be: (1) purchased by the retail licensee from a wholesale licensee; (2) purchased, at the retail price, by a licensed sales representative participating in …Read More
Becoming law with the Governor’s approval, L.D. 740 limits the approval of alcoholic beverage container labels by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations to whether a label conforms to regulations of the …Read More
Senate Bill 682 would allow distilleries, small distilleries, and rectifiers within and outside the state to ship their spirits products to Maine consumers in a manner similar to that presently allowed for wineries to ship their wine products. Read More
Carried over to a subsequent session, L.D. 740 seeks to limit the approval of alcoholic beverage container labels by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations to whether a label conforms to regulations …Read More
Carried over, Senate Bill 442 seeks to add to the exceptions to the registration requirement for labels of malt liquor, wine, hard cider or low–alcohol spirits products sold in the State labels approved by the United States Department of the …Read More
Carried over to a subsequent session, H.B. 842 seeks to allow a small brewery or a 3rd-party contractor of a small brewery to deliver containers of malt liquor produced by the brewery to a customer 21 years of age or …Read More
H.B. 932 seeks to remove the limitation on taste-testing events per month and allows an unlimited number of taste-testing events per month for agency liquor stores and wine and beer off-premises retail licensees. Read More
S.B. 444 seeks to allow distilleries located inside and outside of the State to ship spirits manufactured by the distilleries directly to recipients for personal use. Read More
Senate Bill 479 seeks to amend the definition of “low-alcohol spirits product” by raising the maximum alcohol level of a low-alcohol spirits product from 8% to 15% and provides that a low-alcohol spirits product manufactured or imported by a malt …Read More
Signed by the Governor, Senate Bill 133 clarifies that licensed Maine manufacturers of spirits, wine, malt liquor and low-alcohol spirits products may sell and ship their products to a person located in another state, as long as the sale and …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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