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KOIN<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand launched an effort on Wednesday to end a ban preventing the United States Postal Service from shipping alcohol with a new bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The senators\u2019 USPS Shipping Equity Act<\/strong><\/a> would allow USPS to ship alcoholic beverages directly from licensed producers and retailers to consumers 21-years-old and older in accordance with state and local shipping regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While private shipping companies such as FedEx can already ship alcohol, a Prohibition-era ban prevents the USPS from shipping alcoholic beverages, the senators explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bill would give the USPS two years to develop regulations and implement the law to ensure the agency can safely make the deliveries to adult consumers with identification checks in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an interview on Wednesday with KOIN 6 News, Sen. Merkley said there\u2019s two key factors behind the push to include the USPS in shipping alcohol. First, USPS ships to rural destinations, so the bill could provide shipping access to alcoholic products for people living in these areas. Second, the bill could provide competition for shipping rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll American businesses deserve the same access to the U.S. Postal Service when it comes to delivering their products to their consumers\u2014and we all have a vested interest in making sure the USPS thrives,\u201d Sen. <\/strong>Merkley said. \u201cFinally eliminating a Prohibition-era ban on shipping wine, beer, and spirits through the mail will ensure that wineries, breweries, and distillers in Oregon and throughout America have another option to consider when it comes to selling their world-class products, while also helping to boost the competitiveness of the USPS.\u201dThird set of human remains found in Gifford Pinchot National Forest since August<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citing a 2023 report from the International Wine and Spirits Record<\/a><\/strong>, the senators noted that direct-to-consumer shipping continues to soar with e-commerce sales anticipated to reach $40 billion by 2027; however, breweries, distilleries, and wineries face limited shipping options to get their products to consumers under current regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have a hugely-growing spirits industry in Oregon. It\u2019s grown from 2009, we had 14 spirits makers \u2013 that\u2019s something other than beer and wine \u2013 to now 100 and it accounts for a big sector of our economy, some $2 billion,\u201d Sen. Merkley told KOIN 6 News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merkley and Gillibrand said the USPS Shipping Equity Act would \u201clevel the playing field\u201d for alcohol producers and retailers and would generate an estimated $190 million per year for the Postal Service.3 arrested after warrant yields stolen mail from over 200 victims<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bill has received several endorsements including support from the American Postal Workers Union, the National Association of Letter Carriers AFL-CIO, the Brewers Association for Small and Independent Craft Brewers, and the American Craft Spirits Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United States Postal Service and the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission declined to comment on the proposed legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bill comes after the OLCC created a new program in 2023<\/strong><\/a> that regulated third-party home alcohol delivery in an effort to make it harder for minors and \u2018visibly intoxicated people\u2019 to obtain home deliveries.Oregon leaders welcome WNBA franchise\u2019s \u2018much-deserved\u2019 return to Portland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

El agency announced<\/strong><\/a> that companies such as Grubhub, Instacart, DoorDash and Uber Eats will be required to have a third-party delivery facility permit and will also be required to train their employees on proper liquor delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program followed Oregon lawmaker\u2019s approval of House Bill 3308<\/strong><\/a>, a measure designed to further monitor who can accept booze from home.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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