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NY S05513

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

Michelle Hinchey

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Adds fiber production and processing, such as sheep or alpaca wool, to recognized agricultural tourism activities

  • Includes production of processed food commodities like ice cream, jams, and baked goods as qualifying agricultural tourism activities

  • Clarifies that the existing definition covering maple sap and maple products is now part of a broader, non-exhaustive list of eligible activities

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Agriculture1/7/2026
Agriculture6/6/2025
Agriculture2/24/2025

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