Bill Text: NY S08735 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 8735 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-10 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S08735 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S08735-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8735
                    IN SENATE
                                      May 10, 2018
                                       ___________
        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:
     1    Section  1.  The opening paragraph of paragraph (a) of subdivision 7-b
     2  of section 3 of the alcoholic beverage control law, as amended by  chap-
     3  ter 384 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
     4    "Cider"  means  the partially or fully fermented juice of fresh, whole
     5  apples or other pome fruits or grapes, containing more  than  three  and
     6  two-tenths  per  centum  but not more than eight and one-half per centum
     7  alcohol by volume:
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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