Kansas Homebrewers - Proposed Law Change

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Just this week in KS, new legislation is being proposed to amend the law to allow consumption by non-family members and at other locations besides the maker's home--including in competitions. I urge KS residents to contact their legislative representatives to encourage them to support the measure.

House bill:
http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2013_14/measures/hb2223/

Senate bill:
http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2013_14/measures/sb112/

IMO, here's the best part:

Homemade fermented beverages" means beer or wine produced by a person who is 21 years of age or older, through such person's own efforts and in accordance with K.S.A. 41-104, and amendments thereto, at a place of residence or at another location with permission from the property owner, and not for a commercial purpose, but for consumption by that person or such person's family or guests, or for use at an exhibition, demonstration, judging, tasting, class or sampling, or as part of a contest or competition.
 
Interesting... I didn't realize it was currently illegal for guests/non-family members to consume homebrew, or to transfer it outside of where it was made.
 
Just this week in KS, new legislation is being proposed to amend the law to allow consumption by non-family members and at other locations besides the maker's home--including in competitions. I urge KS residents to contact their legislative representatives to encourage them to support the measure.

House bill:
http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2013_14/measures/hb2223/

Senate bill:
http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2013_14/measures/sb112/

IMO, here's the best part:

Homemade fermented beverages" means beer or wine produced by a person who is 21 years of age or older, through such person's own efforts and in accordance with K.S.A. 41-104, and amendments thereto, at a place of residence or at another location with permission from the property owner, and not for a commercial purpose, but for consumption by that person or such person's family or guests, or for use at an exhibition, demonstration, judging, tasting, class or sampling, or as part of a contest or competition.

We have a similar law in CA but now the ABC wants to limit the number of judges at a competition to a "reasonable amount" i.e. "5-7". You might want to clarify that point for any future events.
 
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