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Ohio bill would exempt small craft breweries from 1974 franchise rules

5534045 · April 2, 2025
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Representative Barhorst urged the House Judiciary Committee to update Ohio's Alcoholic Beverages Franchise Act of 1974, telling the panel that the law imposes an “outdated burden on craft breweries.”

Representative Barhorst urged the House Judiciary Committee to update Ohio's Alcoholic Beverages Franchise Act of 1974, telling the panel that the law imposes an “outdated burden on craft breweries.” Representative Barhorst said House Bill 194 would exempt breweries that produce 250,000 barrels or less from the franchise law and let them operate under standard contract rules.

The bill’s sponsor said the franchise statute “locks…

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