Establishes farm brewery and winery-brewery beverage license.
This bill creates a new "farm brewery license" in New Jersey for businesses that grow agricultural ingredients (like hops) on or near their brewery premises. It limits production to 2,000 barrels of malt beer annually, requires the brewery to be on land actively used for farming, and allows off-premise sales to consumers. The license fee ranges from $100 to $300 based on annual production volume. It directly affects small agricultural operations seeking to produce and sell beer, while excluding wineries (the bill specifically covers malt beverages only). The bill is currently in committee review with no votes recorded.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Mike Testa
RRepublican
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