Bill Text: NY A00518 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 518 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to reduce the percentage of on-farm or estate produced grapes for farm wineries located outside of an American viticultural area and allows for such farm wineries to import grapes from New York state grape growers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to agriculture [A00518 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A00518-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           518
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 9, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Agriculture
        AN  ACT  directing the commissioner of agriculture and markets to reduce
          the percentage of on-farm or estate produced grapes for farm  wineries
          located  outside  of  an American viticultural area and allow for such
          farm wineries to import grapes from New York state grape growers
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. The commissioner of agriculture and markets is directed to
     2  reduce the percentage of on-farm or estate produced grapes required  for
     3  farm  wineries  located outside of an American viticultural area to meet
     4  the predominance standard. Where  such  farm  wineries  fall  below  the
     5  current  51  percent  threshold,  such  commissioner  shall  require all
     6  imported grapes be purchased from New York state grape growers.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00679-01-9