Permits farm brewery licensees to sell products to consumers for consumption on licensed premises.
What changed between versions
The bill expanded from a single-provision amendment (farm brewery on-premises consumption) to a full restatement of R.S.33:1-10 covering all Class A license types including breweries, wineries, distilleries, and new categories.
New license types now appear in the bill text: restricted brewery license (tied to restaurant ownership, capped at 10 per entity), cidery and meadery license (up to 50,000 barrels of hard cider or 250,000 gallons of mead per year), craft distillery license (up to 20,000 gallons, with 'New Jersey Distilled' labeling if 51% local ingredients), historic distillery license (for properties on the NJ Register of Historic Places), out-of-state winery license (for wineries producing no more than 250,000 gallons per year), and instructional winemaking facility license.
The farm brewery sampling size was increased from one and one-half ounces to four ounces per the committee amendment.
The cross-reference changed from P.L.2023, c.290, s.2 to P.L.2025, c.97, s.1, indicating the bill now builds on a more recent law that restructured the licensing framework.
Alternating proprietorship provisions were added for both plenary and farm winery licenses, allowing applicants to use a host winery's equipment and space with TTB approval, with a 180-day director review deadline and a five-mile radius requirement for grape cultivation.
Graduated fee structures were added or expanded: limited brewery fees range from $1,250 (up to 50,000 barrels) to $7,500 (up to 300,000 barrels); farm winery fees range from $63 to $375; restricted brewery base fee is $1,250 plus $250 per additional 1,000 barrels.
