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Assembly Bill A11263

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to reduce the predominance standard for farm wineries located outside of an American viticultural area

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2017-A11263 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A518
2021-2022: A5114

2017-A11263 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to reduce the percentage of on-farm or estate produced grapes for farm wineries located outside of an American viticultural area and allows for such farm wineries to import grapes from New York state grape growers.

2017-A11263 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   11263
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 25, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Stirpe) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT directing the commissioner of agriculture and markets  to  reduce
   the  percentage of on-farm or estate produced grapes for farm wineries
   located outside of an American viticultural area and  allow  for  such
   farm wineries to import grapes from New York state grape growers

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of agriculture and markets is directed  to
 reduce  the percentage of on-farm or estate produced grapes required for
 farm wineries located outside of an American viticultural area  to  meet
 the  predominance  standard.  Where  such  farm  wineries fall below the
 current 51  percent  threshold,  such  commissioner  shall  require  all
 imported grapes be purchased from New York state grape growers.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16276-01-8

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