Assembly Bill A518

2019-2020 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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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A518 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11263
2021-2022: A5114

2019-A518 (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.

2019-A518 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    518
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by 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.
                                                            LBD00679-01-9

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