Governor's Task Force on the Study of Kentucky's Alcoholic Beverage Control Laws to hold inaugural meeting

See press release below. Probably will have plenty to talk about including today's ruling by a Federal Judge striking down a law prohibiting the sale of wine in grocery stores.

Commonwealth of Kentucky

Public Protection Cabinet

Steve Beshear, Governor

Robert D. Vance, Secretary

Meeting Advisory                                                                                                                                                          Contact: Dick Brown   

                                                                                                                                                                 (502) 564-5525

Governor's Task Force on the Study of Kentucky's Alcoholic Beverage Control

Laws to hold inaugural meeting

            (FRANKFORT, Ky.) – Aug. 14, 2012 – The Governor's Task Force on the Study of Alcoholic Beverage Control Laws in Kentucky will hold its first meeting Thursday Aug. 16, 2012, at 1 p.m. EDT in Room 110 of the Kentucky State Capitol.

            Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed Public Protection Cabinet Secretary Bob Vance to chair the 22-member group which includes representatives of both the Kentucky Senate and House of Representatives as well as various industry groups.

            The Task Force members and their affiliations are:

§  Robert D. Vance, chair, Public Protection Cabinet

§  Larry R. Bond, Governor's Office

§  Sen. Tom Buford, Kentucky State Senate

§  Sen. Jimmy Higdon, Kentucky State Senate

§  Rep. Dennis Keene, Kentucky House of Representatives

§  Rep. Larry Clark, Kentucky House of Representatives

§  Tony Dehner, Commissioner Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)

§  Danny Reed, Distilled Spirits Administrator, ABC

§  Stephanie Stumbo, Malt Beverage Administrator, ABC

§  Frank Harris, Mothers Against Drunk Driving

§  Roger Leasor, Kentucky Liquor Retail Coalition

§  Gay Dwyer, Kentucky Restaurant Association

§  Daniel R. Meyer, Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Kentucky, Inc.

§  Eric Gregory, Kentucky Distillers' Association

§  Lowell Land, Kentucky Vineyard Society

§  John Harris, Kentucky Beer Wholesalers' Association

§  Jennifer Doering, Kentucky Malt Beverage Council

§  Adam Watson, Licensed Microbrewers

§  Sheriff Jerry "Peanuts" Gaines of Warren County, Kentucky Association of Counties

§  Mayor Tom Bozarth of Midway, Kentucky League of Cities

§  James "Jitter" Allen, Licensed Large Brewers

§  Neil Wellinghurst, Kentucky Retail Federation

The Governor's Executive Order, as well as names and affiliations of each representative, can be found online at http://abc.ky.gov/Pages/taskforce.aspx.  Questions about the Task Force can be emailed to abctaskforce@ky.gov.

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