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NY S05513
Bill
Status
6/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michelle Hinchey
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "agricultural tourism" in state law to explicitly include on-farm breweries, wineries, cideries, meaderies, and distilleries that process grapes, grains, or other crops into alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
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Adds fiber production and processing, such as sheep or alpaca wool, to recognized agricultural tourism activities
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Includes production of processed food commodities like ice cream, jams, and baked goods as qualifying agricultural tourism activities
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Clarifies that the existing definition covering maple sap and maple products is now part of a broader, non-exhaustive list of eligible activities
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Takes effect 120 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Expands agricultural tourism to include, but not be limited to, the production and processing of grapes, grains or other crops used to create alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in an on-farm brewery, winery, cidery, meadery or distillery, the production and processing of fiber such as sheep or alpaca wool, and the production of processed food commodities, including but not limited to ice cream, jams, baked goods and similar items.
Last Action
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
1/7/2026