Bill Text: NY S03602 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes wineries to engage in custom crush wine production allowing individuals to assist in the production of wine for sale for personal or family use.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2010-10-01 - VETOED MEMO.6821 [S03602 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-S03602-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3602 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 25, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel- opment and Small Business AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the custom crush production of wine THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 76 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended 2 by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 3 8. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A 4 WINERY LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY ENGAGE IN CUSTOM CRUSH WINE 5 PRODUCTION ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO ASSIST IN THE PRODUCTION OF WINE FOR 6 SALE FOR PERSONAL OR FAMILY USE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT (A) THE WINE 7 MUST BE PURCHASED BY THE INDIVIDUAL ASSISTING IN THE PRODUCTION OF SUCH 8 WINE; AND (B) THE OWNER, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF SUCH WINERY SHALL BE PRES- 9 ENT AT ALL TIMES DURING SUCH PRODUCTION. 10 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03146-01-9