Bill > S246

This bill, the Craft Beer Distribution & Modernization Act, aims to establish a more uniform system of control over the sale, purchase, transportation, manufacture, consumption, and possession of alcoholic beverages in North Carolina. It expands the ability of small breweries (those producing less than 100,000 barrels per year) to self-distribute their products, up to 50,000 barrels per year. The bill also provides additional rights and remedies for malt beverage wholesalers, including the ability to refuse to participate in unfair or unlawful trade practices without fear of retaliation from suppliers. Additionally, the bill seeks to prevent vertical integration of the malt beverage market and promote consumer choice by ensuring an independent wholesale distribution tier.

https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2019/S246