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Industry questions LCB 'mini bottle' threshold as agency revises retail product-placement rules
Summary
Staff said initial draft defined 'mini bottles' as 200 milliliters or less, which industry representatives argue includes bottle types not intended by the rule; staff said they will revise the draft to better target small liquor bottles (industry suggests ~50 milliliters).
Kevin described specific concerns raised about draft retail alcohol product-placement rules, including whether the definition of “mini bottle” is appropriately targeted. He said the initial draft defined mini bottles as 200 milliliters or less, which could include common 187-milliliter wine bottles; industry commenters said that is not the intended target and urged a lower threshold closer to 50 milliliters.
Kevin told the board the rules team plans to revise the draft to better reflect industry expectations and will carry economic-impact analysis and stakeholder outreach as needed before advancing the rule. He said these revisions flow into the broader product-placement rulemaking work the team expects to finalize after additional meetings this month.
