Senate Bill S1208

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the fermented juice of grapes being considered cider

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

  • 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-S1208 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8735
2021-2022: S1857

2019-S1208 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes that the definition of cider shall include the partially or fully fermented juice of fresh grapes.

2019-S1208 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1208 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1208
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation  to  the
   definition  of  cider including the partially or fully fermented juice
   of fresh grapes

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The opening paragraph of paragraph (a) of subdivision 7-b
 of section 3 of the alcoholic beverage control law, as amended by  chap-
 ter 384 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   "Cider"  means  the partially or fully fermented juice of fresh, whole
 apples or other pome fruits OR GRAPES, containing more  than  three  and
 two-tenths  per  centum  but not more than eight and one-half per centum
 alcohol by volume:
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05047-01-9

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