Bill Text: VA SB758 | 2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Alcoholic beverage control; farm winery license.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-04-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656) [SB758 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2016-SB758-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §4.1-219 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §4.1-219. Limitation on Class A and Class B farm wineries. A. For Class A farm winery licensees, at least 51
percent of the B. For Class B farm winery licensees, 75 percent of the C. Farm winery licensees may trade fruits or agricultural products grown or produced on such farms with other farm winery licensees. For the purposes of this section, fruit or agricultural products traded or exchanged between farm winery licensees shall be considered grown or produced on the receiving farm for the purposes of meeting the fruit sourcing requirement in subsections A and B, provided that verification is provided to the receiving farm that the fruit or agricultural products traded or exchanged were grown or produced in the Commonwealth by the farm winery licensee engaging in such trade or exchange. Both licensees shall maintain complete and accurate records of the quantity and source of any fruit or agricultural products traded or exchanged. Such trades or exchanges shall be bona fide transactions based on the fair market value of the fruits or agricultural products traded or exchanged. For the purposes of this subsection, "agricultural products" means the raw materials used or intended to be used in the manufacture of wine or cider by farm winery licensees. D. |