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CA AB2488
Bill
Status
7/8/2014
Primary Sponsor
Marc Levine
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AI Summary
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Requires wine sold under a certified farmers' market sales permit to be produced entirely from grapes or other agricultural products grown by the winegrower and bottled by the winegrower.
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Authorizes instructional wine tasting events at certified farmers' markets, conducted by the licensee, family member, or employee, with tastings limited to three ounces per person per day.
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Establishes tasting event requirements including physical separation from the market by a barrier, prohibition on open containers leaving the tasting area, and restriction to one licensee per market during operational hours.
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Caps annual wine sales at 5,000 gallons per winegrower across all certified farmers' market sales permits, with annual reporting required to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
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Sets permit fee at fifty dollars ($50), subject to adjustment, with fees deposited in the Alcohol Beverage Control Fund.
Legislative Description
Alcoholic beverages: certified farmers' market sales permit.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 98, Statutes of 2014.
7/8/2014