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LCB to run economic analysis on retail alcohol product placement rules after industry concerns
Summary
Staff said it will conduct a cost–benefit economic analysis and industry surveys before moving forward with retail alcohol product placement rules, responding to industry concerns about mini-bottle definitions, age-policy carve-outs and youth-oriented product definitions.
LCB staff told the board it will perform a cost–benefit economic analysis and seek industry survey responses before advancing retail alcohol product placement rules.
Kevin said industry representatives expressed concern about carve-outs for stores that enforce strict age policies, how mini bottles are defined, and ambiguity about what counts as youth-oriented products. He said staff will meet with a coalition of industry representatives and the maker of some affected products to address those concerns.
The rules team plans to complete surveys and the economic analysis before proceeding to the CR-102 phase; Kevin estimated that the analysis will take about three months, which pushes final rule timing to late spring or early summer depending on responses.
Next steps: staff will meet with industry groups, gather data through surveys and complete the economic analysis prior to proposing formal rule filings.
