Legislative
DISCUS Launches Craft Distiller Membership for Small Producers
February 24, 2010
DISCUS announced a new Craft Distiller Affiliate Membership program to organize the growing number of small distilled spirits producers and alert them to public policy issues.
Privatization for Four Control States?
Article By: Donna Hood Crecca - February 22, 2010
Washington, Virginia, North Carolina and Mississippi are each assessing plans to reform their alcohol regulatory systems, and privatization is among the options on the table.
Utah Liquor Laws Slowly Thawing
Article By: Bryan Bass - January 21, 2010
Still on the books in Utah is a population quota limit for bar and restaurant liquor licenses, which caused eight operators to vie for one available license last month.
Corzine Signs New Jersey Liquor Tasting Bill
January 19, 2010
In one of his final gubernatorial acts, Governor Jon Corzine signed legislation last night allowing New Jerseyans the chance to sample distilled spirits at liquor stores.
Diageo Congratulates NJ Legislature for Passing Legislation to Combat Drunk Driving
January 12, 2010
Legislation was passed by the New Jersey legislature today which, if signed into law, will subject first time DUI high blood alcohol content offenders to use ignition interlock devices.
Your Business At Risk
Article By: Nightclub and Bar - January 11, 2010
Passage of ignition interlock laws, according to the American Beverage Institute, would eliminate substantial on-premise consumption and would devastate the hospitality industry.
Liquor Tasting Bill Passes New Jersey Legislature
January 8, 2010
Senate Bill 2098 allows adult consumers to sample up to three separate one-half ounce servings of spirits in any one calendar day at a pre-planned tasting event in a liquor store.
Center for Alcohol Policy's Alcohol Law Symposium to Cover Law, Regulation and Litigation
August 21, 2009
Registration is now open for this program, held Oct. 18-20 in Chicago, which will discuss the legal implications and challenges to the 21st Amendment.
Fairfax County, Va., Police Lead Partnership to Curb Underage Consumption
August 20, 2009
Police work with Premium Distributors of VA, Heineken USA and area state delegates to provide retailers with tools as another line of defense against underage drinking.
ABI Asks: Why Would MADD Oppose Obama's Beer Summit?
August 3, 2009
The American Beverage Institute criticized Mothers Against Drunk Driving for publicly lamenting that President Obama chose to hold a “Beer Summit” in an effort to cool tensions between the gentlemen involved in the recent police incident in Cambridge.