WEST virginia Legislature
2018 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 136
By Senators Trump and Rucker
[Introduced January
10, 2018; Referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §60-4-3c, relating to declaring that the mere addition of a mini-distillery does not change the nature or use of agricultural property for building code and property tax classification purposes.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 4. LICENSES.
§60-4-3c. Mini-distillery effect on building code and property tax classification.
Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the mere addition of a mini-distillery licensed under this article does not change the nature or use of property that otherwise qualifies as agricultural for building code and property tax classification purposes.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that the mere addition of a mini-distillery does not change the nature or use of agricultural property for building code and property tax classification purposes.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.