Oct. 7, 2020
Craft beer & the law: Webinar to discuss legal considerations for breweries
By Sarah Cato
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Fast facts:
- Webinar hosted by the National Agricultural Law Center will discuss food and beverage laws related to craft beer breweries and wineries
- Webinar is October 21 at noon to 1 p.m. EDT
- Register online at: https://bit.ly/3mtuCJH
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Opening and running a small business can be a difficult process, with labor laws, taxes and other strains. However, when beer or wine is in the mix, things get much more complicated.
Craft beer is a growing market across the United States with the industry raking in $29.3 billion in sales in 2019. Candace L. Moon, owner and partner of The Craft Beer Attorney is aiming to help brewers and small business owners manage the intersection of their interests, having assisted over 450 breweries and breweries-in-planning nationwide.
“Working as a bartender during law school I met countless brewers and I realized there were no attorneys catering to this legally complicated industry,” Moon said. “Over the past 11 years in this business I have helped brewers understand the legal process and risks associated with opening a brewery.”
The National Agricultural Law Center is hosting a free webinar October 21, in which Moon will discuss laws and considerations necessary for opening and running a craft beer brewery. Although her practice is focused on breweries, the topics Moon will cover often intersect with the legal considerations necessary for wineries and distilleries.
“There are numerous hurdles associated with opening a craft beer brewery or similar operation,” said Harrison Pittman, Director of the NALC. “Legal considerations such as alcoholic beverage law, trademark law, and employment law are all issues that are important, yet complicated. We’re very excited to have Candace walk us through these issues and more.”
Those interested can register free of charge.
For more information on the National Agricultural Law Center, visit https://nationalaglawcenter.org/ or follow @Nataglaw on Twitter.
About the National Agricultural Law Center
The National Agricultural Law Center serves as the nation’s leading source of agricultural and food law research and information. The Center works with producers, state and federal policymakers, Congressional staffers, attorneys, land grant universities, and many others to provide objective, nonpartisan agricultural and food law research and information to the nation’s agricultural community.
The Center is a unit of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and works in close partnership with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Agricultural Library.
About the Division of Agriculture
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system.
The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate or need materials in another format, please contact 479-575-4607 as soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay.
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Media Contact: Sarah Cato
National Agricultural Law Center
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
870-815-9035
sscato@uark.edu