Revision: Jan. 25, 2013, midnight
HB 491-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2013 SESSION
03/05
HOUSE BILL 491-FN
AN ACT relative to New Hampshire farm wineries.
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
This bill prohibits advertising, labeling, or describing a product as that of a New Hampshire farm winery unless the manufacturer qualifies under the requirements in the bill.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13-0454
03/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to New Hampshire farm wineries.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Hampshire Farm Winery. Amend the section heading of RSA 426:5 to read as follows:
426:5 Use of Words “Native,” “Local,” [and] “Our Own[.],” and “New Hampshire Farm Winery”.
2 New Paragraph; New Hampshire Farm Winery. Amend RSA 426:5 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III. It shall be unlawful to advertise, label, or describe a product in this state as the product of a “New Hampshire farm winery” unless the following requirements apply to the manufacturer:
(a) The manufacturer grows or gathers, on its own land, at least 75 percent of the grapes, apples, fruit, or honey used in every variety of its winemaking, and the remainder of the grapes, apples, fruit, or honey used in its winemaking originates in New Hampshire; and
(b) The gross annual income from the sale of wine crops, as value added agricultural products, produced on the manufacturer’s own land, totals at least $2,500; and
(c) Bottle labels for grape wine produced by the manufacturer include the appellation of origin to include “New Hampshire.”
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2014.
LBAO
13-0454
01/17/13
HB 491-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to New Hampshire farm wineries.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Due to time constraints, the Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to provide a fiscal note for this bill, as introduced, at this time. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the House Clerk's Office.