WEST virginia legislature

2020 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 4728

By Delegates Howell, Hott and C. Martin
(By Request)

[Introduced February 06, 2020; Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend and reenact §60-1-5b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to mini-distilleries sources of raw agricultural products.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

§60-1-5b. Mini-distilleries defined.

For the purpose of this chapter: “Mini-distillery” means an establishment where in any year no more than 20,000 gallons of alcoholic liquor is manufactured with no less than twenty-five percent of raw agricultural products being produced by the owner of the mini-distillery on the premises of that establishment, and no more than 25 percent of raw agricultural products originating from any source outside this state: Provided, That the maximum allotted production amounts shall not exceed the annual incremental production limitations provided for pursuant to section three-a of this article: Provided, however, That a distillery licensed and operating as of the effective date of this section that applies for designation by the commissioner as a mini-distillery is eligible to be licensed as a mini-distillery without compliance with the requirements for the percentage use of on-premises grown and in-state raw agricultural products.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to remove statutory language requiring mini-distilleries to grow agricultural products for production of alcoholic liquor.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.