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Friday, March 24, 2006
Law - Wine shipping bill in Ohio gets FTC attention
A Federal Trade Commission press release yesterday related:
Staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s three bureaus – Competition, Consumer Protection, and Economics – together with the FTC’s Office of Policy Planning yesterday filed a comment with Ohio State Senator Eric Fingerhut, stating its support for Senate Bill (SB) 179, which would allow the direct shipment of wine to Ohio consumers from manufacturers either inside or outside the state, provided certain requirements are met. According to the comment, Ohio’s consumers would benefit from the increased competition the bill would provide, through access both to a greater variety of wines and many wines at lower prices.The FTC letter itself is 11 pages long and well worth reviewing. See, for instance, section C on page 8, headed: "States That Permit Interstate Direct Shipping of Wine Generally Report Few or No Problems with Direct Shipments to Minors."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on March 24, 2006 09:41 AM
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