06 LC
25 4253
House
Bill 1315
By:
Representatives Amerson of the
9th,
Reece of the
27th,
Stephens of the
164th,
Houston of the
170th,
and Bridges of the
10th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 3-6-21.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to licensing of farm wineries to engage in retail and wholesale sales and surety
bonds and excise taxes related to such licensing and sales, so as to provide for
retail sales and shipments of wine by a farm winery to certain residents of this
state who have registered in person with the farm winery and placed an order in
person or by telephone call or facsimile transmission; to repeal conflicting
laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 3-6-21.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
licensing of farm wineries to engage in retail and wholesale sales and surety
bonds and excise taxes related to such licensing and sales, is amended by
striking subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
"(b)(1)
The commissioner may authorize any licensee which is a farm winery to sell its
wine and the wine of any other Georgia farm winery licensee at retail
in:
(A)
In a tasting room or other facility on the
premises of the winery for consumption on the premises and in closed packages
for consumption off the premises
and to sell
its wine and the wine of any other Georgia farm winery licensee at retail
for;
(B)
For consumption on the premises and in
closed packages for consumption off the premises in tasting rooms at five
additional locations in the state
but;
and
(C)
For shipment by the farm winery to the residence within this state of any
natural person who has registered with the farm winery in person on its
premises, certified to the farm winery that he or she is at least 21 years of
age and a resident of this state, and subsequently placed an order for such
shipment in person at the farm winery or by telephone call or facsimile
transmission to the farm winery; provided, however, that a farm winery shall not
sell to any one natural person or ship to any one residence more than 45 liters
of wine per year pursuant to this subparagraph.
(2)
Sales by a farm winery shall be authorized under paragraph (1) of this
subsection only if the annual production
of wine by the farm winery is made in Georgia from at least the following
percentages of Georgia grown agricultural products during the years of
production provided below:
(1)(A)
First-year production: Ten percent from
Georgia
grown
berries, fruits, or
grapes
berries, fruits, or
grapes
(2)(B)
Second-year production: Twenty percent from
Georgia
grown
berries, fruits, or
grapes
berries, fruits, or
grapes
(3)(D)
Third-year production: Thirty percent from
Georgia
grown
berries, fruits, or
grapes
berries, fruits, or
grapes
(4)(D)
Fourth-year production and thereafter: Forty percent from
Georgia
grown
berries, fruits, or
grapes"
berries, fruits, or
grapes"
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.