SB322 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Sam GivhanSenator

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Will BarfootGarlan Gudger

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Alcoholic beverage manufacturers, transfer of alcoholic beverage in bond from another location to manufacturer for certain retail sale authorized, Sec. 28-3A-6 am'd.

Summary

SB322 changes how Alabama breweries count beer toward the 60,000-barrel limit and how transfers between related breweries are treated.

What This Bill Does

This bill treats beer transferred from one brewery to another owned by the same entity as if it were produced at the receiving brewery's site for purposes of the 60,000-barrel limit. It also changes the calculation of the 60,000-barrel threshold so that only beer produced by a contract brewery exclusively for the licensee is counted toward the limit. It defines 'same ownership' as at least 75% ownership or control between the two breweries. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after the governor signs it into law.

Who It Affects

• Breweries that aim to stay under 60,000 barrels per year: production counting changes, including how transfers between related breweries and contract-produced beer are counted.
• Owners or corporate groups that own multiple breweries (75% ownership or more): transfers between their breweries can be treated as production at the receiving site, potentially affecting counts toward the limit.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 28-3A-6 to provide that beer transferred from a brewery to another brewery owned by the same entity is deemed to have been manufactured at the receiving brewery's licensed premises.
• When calculating whether a brewery produces less than 60,000 barrels, only beer produced by a contract brewery exclusively for the licensee shall be counted toward the limit.
• Defines 'same ownership' as one brewery being at least 75% owned or controlled by the other.
• Effective date: the act takes effect on the first day of the third month after approval by the Governor.

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Subjects

Alcoholic Beverages