by cbaadmin | Dec 21, 2015 | Legal Updates, Licensing
AB 780 – Advertising of Retailers This bill updates advertising rules in regards to retailers. Currently, a manufacturer may list the contact information of on-sale retailers that carry its beer so long as (1) it is done in response to a direct consumer inquiry and...
by cbaadmin | Dec 21, 2015 | Legal Updates, Licensing
The newly passed farmers’ market permit for beer manufacturers is getting an early renovation. While wine growers were already allowed to offer instructional tastings at farmers’ market, beer manufacturers were previously denied the privilege. This bill rectifies...
by cbaadmin | Dec 21, 2015 | Legal Updates, Licensing
SB 796 accomplishes a variety of things, with the most notable for craft breweries being the cap placed on retail locations. The new provision loosens the tied-house restrictions in some aspects by allowing an individual already in possession of an on-sale license to...
by cbaadmin | Dec 21, 2015 | Legal Updates, Licensing
Currently, there is an exception to the restrictive tied-house regulations that allows beer manufacturers and other license types in Los Angeles County to sponsor events and purchase advertising directly from or on behalf of “live entertainment marketing companies.” ...
by cbaadmin | Dec 21, 2015 | Legal Updates, Licensing
This bill actually enacts several changes, though the most widely discussed is already being referred to as the “Parking Lot Bill.” That aspect of the bill makes long-standing wine privileges a reality for beer manufacturers through a “Brewery Event Permit.” The...
by cbaadmin | Dec 21, 2015 | Legal Updates, Storm Water Permit
The California State Water Resources Control Board issued the Stormwater Industrial General Permit (IGP) in 2014 and began implementation of the new law in July, August, and October, of 2015. Regional Boards vary in their implementation of the permit. Craft breweries...
