What's happening
This bill requires that ingredients in New York state labeled beer must be both grown and processed in New York.
Why it matters
Strengthens the definition of “New York state labeled beer”. by requiring not just that key ingredients (hops and others, excluding water) are grown in New York, but also that they must be processed in-state—potentially boosting local processing facilities and related jobs.
Could impact supply chains for brewers. since they must now source both their ingredients and their processing within New York, possibly increasing costs or changing supplier relationships, especially for small or craft breweries.
Aims to maximize economic benefits for New York agriculture and manufacturing. by ensuring that both the farming and value-added processing steps remain local, supporting a broader range of businesses in the state.
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Toughen Local Beer Standards
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- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Referred to investigations and government operations
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Tighten NY Beer Requirements
In Assembly Committee · Economic Development · Sponsor Carrie Woerner
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4185
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 4, 2019
Introduced by Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations
AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the definition of New York state labelled beer
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 20-d of section 3 of the alcoholic beverage control law, as added by chapter 108 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
(b) from January first, two thousand nineteen until December thirtyfirst, two thousand twenty-three, beer made with no less than sixty percent, by weight, of its hops grown in New York state and no less than sixty percent, by weight, of all of its other ingredients, excluding water, grown and processed in New York state; and
(c) from January first, two thousand twenty-four and thereafter, beer made with no less than ninety percent, by weight, of its hops grown in New York state and no less than ninety percent, by weight, of all of its other ingredients, excluding water, grown and processed in New York state.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08203-01-9
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the definition of New York state labelled beer
Purpose
This bill would amend the definition of "New York State labelled beer" to establish that the ingredients must be processed, not just grown, in New York State in order to be considered "New York State" beer.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends subdivision 20-d of section 3 of the alcoholic beverage control law to establish that the barley and ingredients must be proc- essed in New York State to be considered "New York State labelled beer"
Section 2 establishes the Effective Date
Justification
The original language in the New York State alcoholic beverage control law established that beer may be labelled "New York State Beer" as long as it was grown in New York State, but did not stipulate any parameters around the processing of ingredients. As a result, large companies form outside of New York State have been shipping New York grown barley to Canada or other states to be processed, and shipping the finished prod- uct back labelled "New York State Beer." This was acceptable when there were no malt houses in New York State, but that is no longer the case. We now have 12 Malt Houses in State, many of which located in rural areas that have the ability to process barley. By expanding the defi- nition of "New York State Labelled Beer" we can ensure that the process- ing side of the brewing business stays within the state.
Legislative history
This is a new bill
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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