Re: [mba] FW: [mnbrewers] Fwd: Growler Bill-HF 546

I think it is great to try to get the laws changed to allow Surly, as well as other small breweries, to sell growlers at the brewery. However, I don't see that this creation of a new license will accomplish what we're trying to do. If the noted changes are made to the statute, a new "temporary" license will be created where a brewery producing between 3,500 and 7,000 bbl per year will be charged $1000 for a license and will be required within two years if they want to be a brew pub or a production brewery. Subdivision 7, paragraph (b) of Statute 340A.301 states: "...a brewer who holds an on-sale license issued pursuant to this paragraph or a brewer who manufactures fewer than 3,500 barrels of malt liquor in a year may, with the approval of the commissioner, be issued a license by a municipality for off-sale of malt liquor produced and packaged on the licensed premises..." If I remember my research correctly, this is the paragraph that was added or modified when the original "Growler Bill" was passed. This is the statement that needs to be changed to read "7,000 barrels" if Surly were to be allowed to continue with growler sales. Patrick Sundberg 2009/2/19 Zach Vanselow <zvanselow(a)gmail.com> > Hi everyone. I've been on this mailing list for awhile but never said hello > before. > > I also contacted my representative (district 40A, Burnsville) and got a > positive response. He appreciated the need to defend local small business > from arbitrary laws that the current legislation killed Darkness day over. > > Thanks for bringing HF546 to everyones attention! > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Bob Hain <bob(a)me.umn.edu> wrote: > >> >> I wrote a couple of House members about this. I did recieve one response >> which was quite positive. >> >> In my letter I stressed the ideas that these were vital small businesses >> that should be supported and that the products that they produce are >> different from the major brewers. These products are of interest to a >> segment of the population that appreciates these less common styles of >> beer and are not of intrest to the "slam them down beer party crowd". >> >> -- >> bob hain >> bob(a)me.umn.edu >> (612) 626-9800 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> mba mailing list >> mba(a)thebarn.com >> http://www.thebarn.com/mailman/listinfo/mba >> > > > _______________________________________________ > mba mailing list > mba(a)thebarn.com > http://www.thebarn.com/mailman/listinfo/mba > >

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