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BC Wine & Liquor Law Reforms Approved

Written by Mark Hicken
Friday, 04 June 2010 00:00
The BC Government has approved changes to some of its laws affecting the wine industry. The full extent and affect of the changes will not be known until accompanying regulations are drafted. However, the direction of the changes appears to be positive with blanket prohibitions on "tied houses" and "co-op advertising" being removed. In addition, there is an interesting hint that there may be some minor progress on the cross-border issue - apparently a "process" is in the works for the importation of small amounts of alcohol for personal use from other provinces. The changes have now been passed by the BC legislature but most do not become effective until a later date (as yet unannounced). More detail and relevant links are located here: BC Reforms Some Liquor and Wine Laws
Last Updated ( Friday, 04 June 2010 17:41 )