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.