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
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                                         3602
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 25, 2009
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       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
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