Illinois Shipping Law Change
May 23, 2008 5:55 am Direct ShipmentShipCompliant has an important entry for those of you who currently ship, or plan to ship, to the Illinois. That state will be instituting its new permit process, effective June 1st. The application is available here.
But I also came across another interesting item regarding this change to Illinois law. According to this entry, “FollowTheMoney.Org” tracked state campaign contributions for the Illinois House representatives that sponsored the bill (HB 429). Here are the results:
- Representative Edward Acevedo: received $32,000 from alcohol wholesalers since 2000,including $10,000 since the legislation was introduced last year.
- James Clayborne, Jr.: received $85,000 from alcohol wholesaler interests since 2000, including $15,000 since the legislation was introduced.
- Governor Rod Blagojevich: who signed HB 429, has received more than $500,000 just from alcohol wholesalers in Illinois since 2002, $50,000 of which was given to him since he signed the bill into law.
I have said it before, but it is imperative that the wine industry act as a group in order to avoid these unfortunate setbacks. Whether it is through involvement with state or national associations, it is imperative that we make our voice heard on these types of issues. While we lost Illinois, at least we won in Georgia.
Stay vigilant — Stay active — Stay informed!
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Tom Wark :
Date: May 23, 2008 @ 8:09 am
Like in Illinois, the new Georgia law prohibits Georgians from having wine shipped to them from out-of-state wine stores and Internet wine stores. Just wineries may ship.
It’s a partial win. But Georgians, like Illinoisans, will not have access to thousands of wines sinice they may not buy from out of state wine merchants.
Ian Griffith :
Date: May 23, 2008 @ 10:32 am
The difference is Georgia retailers are not able to ship to their customers, while Illinois retailers enjoy an advantage that discriminates against out-of-state competitors.