Learn more about this and other alcohol-related laws. 1, wineries, distilleries and breweries within entertainment districts can sell alcohol outside their business and within the entertainment districts. 1, bars can make up to 5-gallon batches of infused liquor for on-premise consumption. Learn more about this and other pharmacy-related laws. 1, how a doctor notes if substitutions are allowed for a prescription updates to accommodate modern methods of communication.

New standards for making interchangeable biosimilar substitutions for biologic medicines takes effect Sept.

1, misrepresenting a pet as a service animal or an animal-in-training in public spaces or housing accommodations could be subject to a criminal penalty in Alabama. Alabama Retail’s employment law partner offers options for employers in regard to our state’s equal pay law.

Alabama becomes the 49th state with a pay equity law, starting Sept.

That section of the state began using the electronic system Aug. South Alabama was the last region of the state to begin the transition.

The Alabama Woman, Infants and Children ( WIC) supplemental foods program is transitioning from a paper-based to an electronic-based delivery system known as eWIC.

1, city councils and county commissions in wet areas can authorize Sunday alcohol sales by ordinance, resolution or referendum without first seeking legislative approval. 1, vape retailers in Alabama must have a tobacco permit from the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, limit advertising and make no sales to minors.

1, the Alabama Board of Pharmacy and the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners are each to draw up rules to govern collaborative practice agreements between licensed Alabama pharmacists and physicians. The task force had its first meeting July 30 and anticipates it will report earlier than its legislated deadline. 1, 2020, a nine-member task force is to report its findings to the Legislature on the impact of allowing wine to be shipped directly to Alabama consumers. 7, 2020, 18-year-olds in Alabama can begin to train for a career as a tractor-trailer driver. 1, 2020, Alabama employers will save an estimated $42.3 million annually under a law that reduces the duration of Alabama’s unemployment payouts while increasing benefits. More information is available at the links after each law summary.

Affected retailers should become familiar with these new laws. Of the almost 400 laws enacted by the Alabama Legislature in 2019, many pertain to retailers, including the more than a dozen enumerated below.

Read our 2019 regular session summaryto learn more. Throughout the 2019 regular session of the Alabama Legislature, the Alabama Retail Association communicated to its members about legislation that affects retailers.

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