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Category Archives: Regulatory
New York Restaurants Get a Report Card
New York’s 24,000 restaurants are now getting graded for their cleanliness and food preparation. The grades must be prominently displayed in restaurant windows. New York Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley and the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene tried to initiate the process in January 2009 and were met with opposition from the restaurant [...]
Beer and Wine Tastings + Trains = Smart Thinking
Kudos to Gov. James Douglas of Vermont for signing into law bill H-772. This bill allows railroads to offer promotional tasting of Vermont-produced alcohol. What can be more relaxing and charming that to watch the countryside roll by as you sip a glass of wine or beer? “This really helps the tourism economy and focuses [...]
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Are On-Site Beer, Wine and Liquor Tastings Coming to Your State?
A complaint we often hear is that too many US states are burdened with outdated alcohol laws, but signs of change are springing up across the nation. Beginning this July, Virginia will let customers sample products at about 330 Alcohol and Beverage Control stores. In the last 12 months, New Jersey, Vermont and Maine relaxed [...]
California Liquor License Advisory: Computer Software Upgrade Creates Application Delays
On May 24, 2010, the California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) will be implementing new business information system software. The software is designed to improve productivity and efficiency while continuing to provide important information to the public about ABC-licensed locations throughout the state of California. To accomplish the complex data conversion process from the current software [...]
Brewing Beer in Your Basement is Now Legal In Minnesota
It’s true Minnesotan’s, you can now brew your own beer in your home or business basement. Governor Tim Pawlenty recently signed a bill into law, allowing businesses to brew alcoholic drinks in basements. “It’s been in the books for 50 years and we didn’t realize that provision was still in the rules,” says Dave Read, [...]
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Should the US Lower the Drinking Age From 21 to 18?
In his new book, ‘The Prohibition Hangover‘, Garrett Peck makes a provocative argument: lowering the drinking age will save lives. Anytime you make a product taboo, he reasons, you enhance its attractiveness leading to binge drinking and law breaking, similar to what America saw during the years when Prohibition was the law of the land. [...]
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The Land of Lincoln Opens the Doors of Opportunity to Small Distilleries