Brewery Bills to be Heard Tuesday, March 26th

Posted On March 21, 2013

OPPOSE HB616:

• You support the craft beer industry in Montana and want to preserve it, and do not want to see further unwarranted restrictions.
• HB616 will limit small brewers’ access to markets and create barriers to grow their businesses.
• HB616 will kill jobs in small main street businesses in Montana, and limit market entry.
• Buying into the current quota system by purchasing licenses is not the end-all answer to how manufacturers should be treated in the alcohol code.
• HB616 comes to them without the proper consideration of all parties and that the subject is too important to make decisions without all the facts.
• Montana Distributors also oppose HB616.

SUPPORT HJ18:

• HJ18 provides a balanced, sensible approach to review the very complex licensing system in the Montana, and is preferable to HB616.
• Time is needed for all parties to look at the many alternatives to determine how brewers are treated within the licensing system.
• Such a review has never been done and could yield many beneficial recommendations to the next legislature.
• HJ18 is supported by craft beer fans around the state as the proper way to address these issues.
• HJ18 will create an opportunity for all parties including retailers, distributors,
• manufacturers, economic development, tourism, agriculture, and the public to be heard in the process.
• Montana Distributors support HJ18.

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LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD