A 4355 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Allows certain breweries to operate off-premises retail salesrooms; permits breweries and wineries to operate joint salesrooms.

This bill amends New Jersey's alcohol licensing rules to allow breweries with a limited brewery license to operate up to 15 off-premises retail salesrooms for selling beer directly to consumers, each requiring a $250 fee. It also permits breweries and wineries (such as those with plenary retail winery licenses) to share a single salesroom on the same premises. The change directly affects small and mid-sized breweries holding a limited brewery license, expanding their ability to sell products beyond their main brewery location. These provisions update the state's beverage licensing framework to provide more flexible direct-to-consumer sales options for local producers.
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May 2024
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Introduced May 10, 2024 Last action May 10, 2024
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May 10, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee
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