WEST virginia Legislature

2017 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 229

By Senators Trump and Blair

[Introduced February 9, 2017; referred
to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development; and then to the Committee on Government Organization]

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:

That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §60-4-3c, to read as follows:

ARTICLE 4. LICENSES.

§60-4-3c.  Mini-distillery effect on building code and property tax classification.

Notwithstanding any provision of this code, 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.