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Jan 08, 2020 |
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May 21, 2019 |
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Senate Bill S6180
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S6180 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3, ABC L
2019-S6180 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6180 SPONSOR: METZGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the definition of wine PURPOSE: This bill would allow "wine" manufactured from other agricultural products in addition to "grapes, or other fruits or plants" to be manu- factured and sold as "wine" in New York State. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill would amend ABC Law § 3(36) to clarify that agri- cultural products other than grapes, fruits, or other plants may be utilized in the manufacture of "wine" in New York. Section 2 of the bill would amend ABC Law § 3(20-a) to clarify that agricultural products other than grapes, fruits, or other plants may be utilized in the manufacture of "New York state labelled wine."
2019-S6180 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6180 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 21, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. METZGER -- (at request of the State Liquor Authority) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the definition of wine THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 36 of section 3 of the alcoholic beverage control law, as amended by chapter 548 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: 36. "Wine" means the product of the normal alcoholic fermentation of the juice of fresh, sound, ripe grapes, or other [fruits or plants] AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS with the usual cellar treatment and necessary additions to correct defects due to climatic, saccharine and seasonal conditions, including champagne, sparkling and fortified wine of an alcoholic content not to exceed twenty-four per centum by volume. Wine produced from fruits or plants OR OTHER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS other than grapes shall include appropriate prefixes descriptive of the fruit or the product from which such wine was predominantly produced, and no other product shall be called "wine" unless designated as artificial or imitation wine. § 2. Subdivision 20-a of section 3 of the alcoholic beverage control law, as amended by chapter 571 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: 20-a. "New York state labelled wine" means wine made from grapes or other [fruits] AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, at least seventy-five percent the volume of which were grown in New York state. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09266-01-9
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