Bill Text: CA AB2694 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 2694 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Wine labels: Santa Cruz Mountains.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-02 - Referred to Com. on G.O. [AB2694 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB2694-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2694

Introduced by Assembly Member Mark Stone

February 20, 2020

An act to add Section 25248 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to alcoholic beverage control.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2694, as introduced, Mark Stone. Wine labels: Santa Cruz Mountains.

Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, provides for specified labeling requirements for containers of alcoholic beverages sold within this state, including a requirement that any wine bottled on or after January 1, 2019, labeled with an American Viticultural Area established pursuant to federal law that is located entirely within the County of Monterey bear the designation “Monterey County” on the label in specified type size as determined by the size of the wine container, as prescribed.

This bill would require any wine bottled on or after January 1, 2023, labeled with an American Viticultural Area established pursuant to federal law that is located entirely within the “Santa Cruz Mountains” viticultural area to bear the designation “Santa Cruz Mountains” on the label in specified type size as determined by the size of the wine container, as prescribed. The bill also would provide that a violation of this provision does not subject a person to civil or criminal penalties pursuant to the act, except that the bill would authorize the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to suspend or revoke the license of any person who violates these provisions.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 25248 is added to the Business and Professions Code, immediately following Section 25247, to read:

25248.

(a) Any wine labeled with an American Viticultural Area established pursuant to Part 9 (commencing with Section 9.1) of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations that is located entirely within the “Santa Cruz Mountains” viticultural area shall bear the designation “Santa Cruz Mountains” on the label in a type size not smaller than two millimeters on containers of more than 187 milliliters or smaller than one millimeter on containers of 187 milliliters or less.

(b) The department may suspend or revoke the license of any person who violates this section.

(c) This section shall not apply to any wine labeled with a viticultural area appellation of origin established pursuant to Part 9 (commencing with Section 9.1) of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations when the name of the appellation is “Santa Cruz Mountains.”

(d) This section shall apply to wines bottled on or after January 1, 2023.

(e) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a violation of this section shall not subject a person to any civil or criminal penalties pursuant to this division.