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Senate advances brewer-licensing changes preserving three-tier system, allows temporary brewer ownership of distributors
Summary
Senators passed SB 100, which updates federal-compliance language for breweries and allows a brewer to temporarily hold a wholesaler’s license for up to two years when reselling is intended; debate focused on competition, vertical integration and whether two years is sufficient to turn around struggling distributorships.
The Senate on Feb. 23 approved Senate Bill 100, a two-part measure updating licensing language for brewers and addressing conditions under which a brewer may temporarily hold a distributor’s wholesale license.
Sponsor Craig Peterson said the first part of the bill simply brings state statute into alignment with federal trade rules and the second part preserves Utah’s three-tier distribution system while…
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