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IN SB0276
Bill
Status
1/7/2015
Primary Sponsor
James Merritt
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AI Summary
Senate Bill No. 276 Summary
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Increases the barrel limit for small brewers from 30,000 to 90,000 barrels per calendar year for beer manufactured for sale or distribution within Indiana.
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Applies the new 90,000-barrel threshold to small brewer permit eligibility, operational permissions, and permit fee structures across multiple sections of Indiana Code.
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Allows small brewers manufacturing not more than 90,000 barrels annually to operate restaurants, sell beer directly to consumers, and hold retail permits for their on-premise establishments.
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Updates regulations for large brewers (those manufacturing more than 90,000 barrels annually) to maintain separate licensing and operational restrictions from the newly expanded small brewer category.
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Effective July 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Microbreweries. Increases the number of barrels of beer that a small brewer may manufacture to not more than 90,000 (instead of not more than 30,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year for sale or distribution within Indiana. Makes conforming changes. Makes a technical correction.
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
1/7/2015