A09859 Summary:

BILL NO    A09859 

SAME AS    Same as S 6780

SPONSOR    Magee

COSPNSR    

MLTSPNSR   

Amd S200, Ag & Mkts L

Adulterates frozen desserts made with wine bearing or containing more than
one-half of one percent, but not more than five percent of alcohol by volume.

A09859 Actions:

BILL NO    A09859 

02/03/2010 referred to agriculture

A09859 Votes:

A09859 Memo:

BILL NUMBER:A9859

TITLE  OF  BILL:    An  act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in
relation to frozen desserts made with wine

PURPOSE OF GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would permit the  manufacture
and sale of frozen desserts made with wine.

SUMMARY  OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:  Section 1 - amends subdivisions 14 and
15 of section 200 of the agriculture and markets  law  by  adding  other
frozen desserts made with wine.

Section 2 - provides for an effective date on the thirtieth day after it
shall have become law.

JUSTIFICATION:    New  York  agriculture  continues  to climb ahead with
creating new, attractive and scrumptious products that are grown in  the
state from maple cotton candy to wine flavored frozen desserts which are
all  marvelous.  Current  law allows the sale of wine ice cream and this
legislation would expand that by allowing frozen desserts such as sorbet
and sherbets made with wine.

As with confectionary, this bill would limit the percentage  of  alcohol
in  frozen  desserts  to  not  more  than  five per centum of alcohol by
volume, prohibit its sale to persons under twenty-one years of  age  and
requires product labeling and warning statements similar to those estab-
lished  for  confectionary  that contains alcohol. There's no doubt that
the passage of this bill would help to expand the grape and wine  indus-
try in the state by allowing such a delicious treat be sold.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None to the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it
shall have become law.