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A1684
ASSEMBLY, No. 1684
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblywoman CAROL A. MURPHY
District 7 (Burlington)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Calabrese, Assemblywoman Pintor Marin,
Assemblyman Spearman, Assemblywoman Brennan, Assemblyman Azzariti Jr. and
Assemblywoman Simmons
SYNOPSIS
���� Establishes license to allow wineries that produce
more than 250,000 gallons per year to directly ship wine to consumers.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
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An Act
concerning direct shipment of wine and amending
R.S.33:1-10.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� R.S.33:1-10 is amended
to read as follows:�
���� 33:1-10.����� Class A licenses
shall be subdivided and classified as follows:
���� Plenary brewery license.���� 1a.�� The
holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to
brew any malt alcoholic beverages and to sell and distribute his products to
wholesalers and retailers licensed in accordance with this chapter, and to sell
and distribute without this State to any persons pursuant to the laws of the
places of such sale and distribution, and to maintain a warehouse; provided,
however, that the delivery of this product by the holder of this license to
retailers licensed under this title shall be from inventory in a warehouse
located in this State which is operated under a plenary brewery license.� The
fee for this license shall be $10,625.
���� Limited brewery license.��� 1b.�� The
holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to
brew any malt alcoholic beverages in a quantity to be expressed in said
license, dependent upon the following fees and not in excess of 300,000 barrels
of 31 fluid gallons capacity per year and to sell and distribute this product
to wholesalers and retailers licensed in accordance with this chapter, and to
sell and distribute without this State to any persons pursuant to the laws of
the places of such sale and distribution, and to maintain a warehouse;
provided, however, that the delivery of this product by the holder of this
license to retailers licensed under this title shall be from inventory in a
warehouse located in this State which is operated under a limited brewery license.�
The holder of this license shall be entitled to sell this product at retail to
consumers on the licensed premises of the brewery for consumption on the
premises, but only in connection with a tour of the brewery, or for consumption
off the premises in a quantity of not more than 15.5 fluid gallons per person,
and to offer samples for sampling purposes only pursuant to an annual permit
issued by the director. The holder of this license shall not sell food or
operate a restaurant on the licensed premises.� The fee for this license shall
be graduated as follows:
���� to so brew not more than
50,000 barrels of 31 liquid gallons capacity per annum, $1,250;
���� to so brew not more than
100,000 barrels of 31 fluid gallons capacity per annum, $2,500;
���� to so brew not more than
200,000 barrels of 31 fluid gallons capacity per annum, $5,000;
���� to so brew not more than
300,000 barrels of 31 fluid gallons capacity per annum, $7,500.
���� For the purposes of this
subsection, "sampling" means the selling at a nominal charge or the
gratuitous offering of an open container not exceeding four ounces of any malt
alcoholic beverage.� For the purposes of this subsection, "product"
means any malt alcoholic beverage that is produced on the premises licensed
under this subsection.
���� Restricted brewery license.���� 1c.�� The
holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to
brew any malt alcoholic beverages in a quantity to be expressed in such license
not in excess of 10,000 barrels of 31 gallons capacity per year.�
Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.33:1-26, the director shall issue a
restricted brewery license only to a person or an entity which has identical
ownership to an entity which holds a plenary retail consumption license issued
pursuant to R.S.33:1-12, provided that such plenary retail consumption license
is operated in conjunction with a restaurant regularly and principally used for
the purpose of providing meals to its customers and having adequate kitchen and
dining room facilities, and that the licensed restaurant premises is
immediately adjoining the premises licensed under this subsection. The holder
of this license shall be entitled to sell or deliver the product to that
restaurant premises.� The holder of this license also shall be entitled to sell
and distribute the product to wholesalers licensed in accordance with this
chapter.� The fee for this license shall be $1,250, which fee shall entitle the
holder to brew up to 1,000 barrels of 31 liquid gallons per annum. The licensee
also shall pay an additional $250 for every additional 1,000 barrels of 31
fluid gallons produced.� The fee shall be paid at the time of application for
the license, and additional payments based on barrels produced shall be paid
within 60 days following the expiration of the license term upon certification
by the licensee of the actual gallons brewed during the license term.� No more
than 10 restricted brewery licenses shall be issued to a person or entity which
holds an interest in a plenary retail consumption license. If the governing
body of the municipality in which the licensed premises will be located should
file a written objection, the director shall hold a hearing and may issue the
license only if the director finds that the issuance of the license will not be
contrary to the public interest. All fees related to the issuance of both
licenses shall be paid in accordance with statutory law. The provisions of this
subsection shall not be construed to limit or restrict the rights and
privileges granted by the plenary retail consumption license held by the holder
of the restricted brewery license issued pursuant to this subsection.
���� The holder of this license
shall be entitled to offer samples of its product for promotional purposes at
charitable or civic events off the licensed premises pursuant to an annual
permit issued by the director.
���� For the purposes of this
subsection, "sampling" means the selling at a nominal charge or the
gratuitous offering of an open container not exceeding four ounces of any malt
alcoholic beverage product.� For the purposes of this subsection, "product"
means any malt alcoholic beverage that is produced on the premises licensed
under this subsection.
���� Plenary winery license.���� 2a.��� Provided
that the holder is engaged in growing and cultivating grapes or fruit used in
the production of wine on at least three acres on, or adjacent to, the winery
premises, the holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and
regulations, to produce any fermented wines, and to blend, fortify and treat
wines, and to sell and distribute his products to wholesalers licensed in
accordance with this chapter and to churches for religious purposes, and to
sell and distribute without this State to any persons pursuant to the laws of
the places of such sale and distribution, and to maintain a warehouse, and to
sell his products at retail to consumers on the licensed premises of the winery
for consumption on or off the premises and to offer samples for sampling
purposes only.� The fee for this license shall be $938. A holder of this
license who produces not more than 250,000 gallons per year shall also have the
right to sell and distribute his products to retailers licensed in accordance
with this chapter, except that the holder of this license shall not use a
common carrier for such distribution. The fee for this additional privilege
shall be graduated as follows: a licensee who manufactures more than 150,000
gallons, but not in excess of 250,000 gallons per annum, $1,000; a licensee who
manufactures more than 100,000 gallons, but not in excess of 150,000 gallons
per annum, $500; a licensee who manufactures more than 50,000 gallons, but not
in excess of 100,000 gallons per annum, $250; a licensee who manufactures
50,000 gallons or less per annum, $100. A holder of this license who produces
not more than 250,000 gallons per year shall have the right to sell such wine
at retail in original packages in 15 salesrooms apart from the winery premises
for consumption on or off the premises and for sampling purposes for
consumption on the premises, at a fee of $250 for each salesroom.� Licensees
shall not jointly control and operate salesrooms.� Additionally, the holder of
this license who produces not more than 250,000 gallons per year may ship not
more than 12 cases of wine per year, subject to regulation, to any person
within or without this State over 21 years of age for personal consumption and
not for resale.� A case of wine shall not exceed a maximum of nine liters.� A
copy of the original invoice shall be available for inspection by persons
authorized to enforce the alcoholic beverage laws of this State for a minimum
period of three years at the licensed premises of the winery.� For the purposes
of this subsection, "sampling" means the selling at a nominal charge
or the gratuitous offering of an open container not exceeding one and one-half
ounces of any wine.
���� A holder of this license who
produces not more than 250,000 gallons per year shall not own, either in whole
or in part, or hold, either directly or indirectly, any interest in a winery
that produces more than 250,000 gallons per year. In addition, a holder of this
license who produces more than 250,000 gallons per year shall not own, either
in whole or in part, or hold, either directly or indirectly, any interest in a
winery that produces not more than 250,000 gallons per year. For the purposes
of this subsection, "product" means any wine that is produced,
blended, fortified, or treated by the licensee on its licensed premises
situated in the State of New Jersey.� For the purposes of this subsection,
"wine" shall include "hard cider" and "mead" as
defined in this section.
���� Farm winery license.���� 2b.�� The
holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to
manufacture any fermented wines and fruit juices in a quantity to be expressed
in said license, dependent upon the following fees and not in excess of 50,000
gallons per year and to sell and distribute his products to wholesalers and
retailers licensed in accordance with this chapter and to churches for
religious purposes and to sell and distribute without this State to any persons
pursuant to the laws of the places of such sale and distribution, and to
maintain a warehouse and to sell at retail to consumers for consumption on or
off the licensed premises and to offer samples for sampling purposes only. The
license shall be issued only when the winery at which such fermented wines and
fruit juices are manufactured is located and constructed upon a tract of land
exclusively under the control of the licensee, provided that the licensee is
actively engaged in growing and cultivating an area of not less than three
acres on or adjacent to the winery premises and on which are growing grape
vines or fruit to be processed into wine or fruit juice; and provided, further,
that for the first five years of the operation of the winery such fermented
wines and fruit juices shall be manufactured from at least� 51 percent grapes
or fruit grown in the State and that thereafter they shall be manufactured from
grapes or fruit grown in this State at least to the extent required for
labeling as "New Jersey Wine" under the applicable federal laws and
regulations.� The containers of all wine sold to consumers by such licensee
shall have affixed a label stating such information as shall be required by the
rules and regulations of the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage
Control.� The fee for this license shall be graduated as follows: to so
manufacture between 30,000 and 50,000 gallons per annum, $375; to so
manufacture between 2,500 and 30,000 gallons per annum, $250; to so manufacture
between 1,000 and 2,500 gallons per annum, $125; to so manufacture less than
1,000 gallons per annum, $63. No farm winery license shall be held by the
holder of a plenary winery license or be situated on a premises licensed as a
plenary winery.
���� The holder of this license
shall also have the right to sell and distribute his products to retailers
licensed in accordance with this chapter, except that the holder of this
license shall not use a common carrier for such distribution.� The fee for this
additional privilege shall be $100.� The holder of this license shall have the
right to sell his products in original packages at retail to consumers in 15
salesrooms apart from the winery premises for consumption on or off the
premises, and for sampling purposes for consumption on the premises, at a fee
of $250 for each salesroom.� Licensees shall not jointly control and operate
salesrooms.� Additionally, the holder of this license may ship not more than 12
cases of wine per year, subject to regulation, to any person within or without
this State over 21 years of age for personal consumption and not for resale. A
case of wine shall not exceed a maximum of nine liters.� A copy of the original
invoice shall be available for inspection by persons authorized to enforce the
alcoholic beverage laws of this State for a minimum period of three years at
the licensed premises of the winery. For the purposes of this subsection,
"sampling" means the selling at a nominal charge or the gratuitous
offering of an open container not exceeding one and one-half ounces of any
wine.
���� A holder of this license who
produces not more than 250,000 gallons per year shall not own, either in whole
or in part, or hold, either directly or indirectly, any interest in a winery
that produces more than 250,000 gallons per year.
���� Unless otherwise indicated,
for the purposes of this subsection, with respect to farm winery licenses,
"manufacture" means the vinification, aging, storage, blending,
clarification, stabilization and bottling of wine or juice from New Jersey fruit
to the extent required by this subsection.
���� For the purposes of this
subsection, "wine" shall include "hard cider" and
"mead" as defined in this section.
���� Wine blending license.��� 2c.��� The
holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to
blend, treat, mix, and bottle fermented wines and fruit juices with
non-alcoholic beverages, and to sell and distribute his products to wholesalers
and retailers licensed in accordance with this chapter, and to sell and
distribute without this State to any persons pursuant to the laws of the places
of such sale and distribution, and to maintain a warehouse.� The fee for this
license shall be $625.
���� For the purposes of this
subsection, "wine" shall include "hard cider" and
"mead" as defined in this section.
���� Instructional winemaking
facility license.���� 2d.��� The holder of this license shall be entitled,
subject to rules and regulations, to instruct persons in and provide them with
the opportunity to participate directly in the process of winemaking and to
directly assist such persons in the process of winemaking while in the process
of instruction on the premises of the facility.� The holder of this license
also shall be entitled to manufacture wine on the premises not in excess of an
amount of� 10 percent of the wine produced annually on the premises of the facility,
which shall be used only to replace quantities lost or discarded during the
winemaking process, to maintain a warehouse, and to offer samples produced by
persons who have received instruction in winemaking on the premises by the
licensee for sampling purposes only on the licensed premises for the purpose of
promoting winemaking for personal or household use or consumption.� Wine
produced on the premises of an instructional winemaking facility shall be used,
consumed or disposed of on the facility's premises or distributed from the
facility's premises to a person who has participated directly in the process of
winemaking for the person's personal or household use or consumption.� The
holder of this license may sell mercantile items traditionally associated with
winemaking and novelty wearing apparel identified with the name of the
establishment licensed under the provisions of this section. The holder of this
license may use the licensed premises for an event or affair, including an
event or affair at which a plenary retail consumption licensee serves alcoholic
beverages in compliance with all applicable statutes and regulations
promulgated by the director.� The fee for this license shall be $1,000.� For
the purposes of this subsection, "sampling" means the gratuitous
offering of an open container not exceeding one and one-half ounces of any
wine.�
���� For the purposes of this
subsection, "wine" shall include "hard cider" and
"mead" as defined in this section.
���� Out-of-State winery license.���� 2e.�� Provided
that the applicant does not produce more than 250,000 gallons of wine per year,
the holder of a valid winery license issued in any other state may make
application to the director for this license. The holder of this license shall
have the right to sell and distribute his products to wholesalers licensed in
accordance with this chapter and to sell such wine at retail in original
packages in 16 salesrooms apart from the winery premises for consumption on or
off the premises at a fee of $250 for each salesroom.� Licensees shall not
jointly control and operate salesrooms.� The annual fee for this license shall
be $938.� A copy of a current license issued by another state shall accompany
the application.� The holder of this license also shall have the right to sell
and distribute his products to retailers licensed in accordance with this
chapter, except that the holder of this license shall not use a common carrier
for such distribution.� The fee for this additional privilege shall be
graduated as follows: a licensee who manufactures more than 150,000 gallons,
but not in excess of 250,000 gallons per annum, $1,000; a licensee who
manufactures more than 100,000 gallons, but not in excess of 150,000 gallons
per annum, $500; a licensee who manufactures more than 50,000 gallons, but not
in excess of 100,000 gallons per annum, $250; a licensee who manufactures
50,000 gallons or less per annum, $100. Additionally, the holder of this
license may ship not more than 12 cases of wine per year, subject to regulation,
to any person within or without this State over 21 years of age for personal
consumption and not for resale. A case of wine shall not exceed a maximum of
nine liters. A copy of the original invoice shall be available for inspection
by persons authorized to enforce the alcoholic beverage laws of this State for
a minimum period of three years at the licensed premises of the winery.
���� The licensee shall collect
from the customer the tax due on the sale pursuant to the "Sales and Use
Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.) and shall pay the tax due on
the delivery of alcoholic beverages pursuant to the "Alcoholic beverage
tax law," R.S.54:41-1 et seq.� The Director of the Division of Taxation in
the Department of the Treasury shall promulgate such rules and regulations
necessary to effectuate the provisions of this paragraph, and may provide by
regulation for the co-administration of the tax due on the delivery of
alcoholic beverages pursuant to the "Alcoholic beverage tax law,"
R.S.54:41-1 et seq. with the administration of the tax due on the sale pursuant
to the "Sales and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.).
���� A holder of this license who
produces not more than 250,000 gallons per year shall not own, either in whole
or in part, or hold, either directly or indirectly, any interest in a winery
that produces more than 250,000 gallons per year.
���� For the purposes of this
subsection, "wine" shall include "hard cider" and
"mead" as defined in this section.
���� Cidery and meadery license.��� 2f.�� The
holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to
manufacture hard cider and mead and to sell and distribute these products to
wholesalers and retailers licensed in accordance with this chapter, and to sell
and distribute without this State to any persons pursuant to the laws of the
places of such sale and distribution, and to maintain a warehouse.� The holder
of this license shall be entitled to sell these products at retail to consumers
on the licensed premises for consumption on or off the premises and to offer
samples for sampling purposes only. The holder of this license shall be
permitted to offer for sale or make the gratuitous offering of packaged
crackers, chips, nuts, and similar snacks to consumers, but shall not operate a
restaurant on the licensed premises. The fee for this license shall be $938.
���� The holder of this license
shall be entitled to manufacture hard cider in a quantity not to exceed 50,000
barrels of 31 fluid gallons capacity per year. With respect to the sale and
distribution of hard cider to a wholesaler, the licensee shall be subject to
the same statutory and regulatory requirements as a brewer, and hard cider
shall be considered a malt alcoholic beverage, for the purposes of the
"Malt Alcoholic Beverage Practices Act," P.L.2005, c.243
(C.33:1-93.12 et seq.).� The holder of this license shall not directly ship
hard cider either within or without this State.
���� The holder of this license
shall be entitled to manufacture not more than 250,000 gallons of mead per
year. The holder of this license may ship not more than 12 cases of mead per
year, subject to regulation, to any person within or without this State over 21
years of age for personal consumption and not for resale. A case of mead shall
not exceed a maximum of nine liters. A copy of the original invoice shall be
available for inspection by persons authorized to enforce the alcoholic
beverage laws of this State for a minimum period of three years at the licensed
premises.�������� As used in this subsection:
���� "Hard cider" means a
fermented alcoholic beverage derived primarily from apples, pears, apple juice
concentrate and water, or pear juice concentrate and water, which may include
spices, herbs, honey, or other flavoring, and which contains at least one half
of one percent but less than eight and one half percent alcohol by volume.
���� "Mead" means an
alcoholic beverage primarily made from honey, water, and yeast, and which may
contain fruit, fruit juices, spices, or herbs added before or after
fermentation has completed, except that the ratio of fermentable sugars from
fruit or fruit juices shall not exceed 49 percent of the total fermentable
sugars used to produce mead.
���� "Sampling" means the
selling at a nominal charge or the gratuitous offering of an open container not
exceeding four ounces of hard cider or mead produced on the licensed
premises.����
����
Direct wine shipping
license.���� 2g.��� The holder of a valid winery license issued in this State
or any other state who owns, either in whole or in part, or holds, either
directly or indirectly, any interest in a winery that produces more than
250,000 gallons per year may make application to the director for this
license.� The annual fee for this license shall be $938.� A winery licensee
operating in another State shall include a copy of a current license in the
application.� The holder of this license may ship not more than 12 cases of
wine per year, subject to regulation, to any person within or without this
State over 21 years of age for personal consumption and not for resale. A case
of wine shall not exceed a maximum of nine liters.� A copy of the original
invoice shall be available for inspection by persons authorized to enforce the
alcoholic beverage laws of this State for a minimum period of three years at
the licensed premises of the winery.
����
The licensee shall collect
from the customer the tax due on the sale pursuant to the "Sales and Use
Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30
(C.54:32B-1 et seq.) and shall pay the tax due on the delivery of alcoholic
beverages pursuant to the "Alcoholic beverage tax law," R.S.54:41-1
et seq.� The Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the
Treasury shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the
provisions of this paragraph, and may provide by regulation for the
co-administration of the tax due on the delivery of alcoholic beverages
pursuant to the "Alcoholic beverage tax law," R.S.54:41-1 et seq.
with the administration of the tax due on the sale pursuant to the "Sales
and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.).
���� Plenary distillery license.�� 3a.�� The
holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to
manufacture any distilled alcoholic beverages and rectify, blend, treat and
mix, and to sell and distribute his products to wholesalers and retailers
licensed in accordance with this chapter, and to sell and distribute without
this State to any persons pursuant to the laws of the places of such sale and
distribution, and to maintain a warehouse.� The fee for this license shall be
$12,500.
���� Limited distillery license.��� 3b.�� The
holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to
manufacture and bottle any alcoholic beverages distilled from fruit juices and
rectify, blend, treat, mix, compound with wine and add necessary sweetening and
flavor to make cordial or liqueur, and to sell and distribute to wholesalers
and retailers licensed in accordance with this chapter, and to sell and
distribute without this State to any persons pursuant to the laws of the places
of such sale and distribution and to warehouse these products. The fee for this
license shall be $3,750.
���� Supplementary limited
distillery license.��� 3c.�� The holder of this license shall be entitled,
subject to rules and regulations, to bottle and rebottle, in a quantity to be
expressed in said license, dependent upon the following fees, alcoholic
beverages distilled from fruit juices by such holder pursuant to a prior
plenary or limited distillery license, and to sell and distribute his products
to wholesalers and retailers licensed in accordance with this chapter, and to
sell and distribute without this State to any persons pursuant to the laws of
the places of such sale and distribution, and to maintain a warehouse.� The fee
for this license shall be graduated as follows: to so bottle and rebottle not
more than 5,000 wine gallons per annum, $313; to so bottle and rebottle not
more than 10,000 wine gallons per annum, $625; to so bottle and rebottle
without limit as to amount, $1,250.
���� Craft distillery license.���� 3d.��� The
holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to
manufacture not more than 20,000 gallons of distilled alcoholic beverages, to
rectify, blend, treat and mix distilled alcoholic beverages, to sell and
distribute this product to wholesalers and retailers licensed in
accordance with this chapter, and to sell and distribute without this State to
any persons pursuant to the laws of the places of such sale and distribution,
and to maintain a warehouse.� The holder of this license shall be entitled to
sell this product at retail to consumers on the licensed premises of the
distillery for consumption on the premises, but only in connection with a tour
of the distillery, and for consumption off the premises in a quantity of not
more than five liters per person.� In addition, the holder of this license may
offer any person not more than three samples per calendar day for sampling
purposes only. For the purposes of this subsection, "sampling" means
the gratuitous offering of an open container not exceeding one-half ounce
serving of distilled alcoholic beverage produced on the distillery premises.
Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to permit the direct shipment of
distilled spirits either within or without this State.
���� The holder of this license
shall not sell food or operate a restaurant on the licensed premises. A holder
of this license who certifies that not less than� 51 percent of the raw
materials used in the production of distilled alcoholic beverages under this
section are grown in this State or purchased from providers located in this
State may, consistent with all applicable federal laws and regulations, label
these distilled alcoholic beverages as "New Jersey Distilled." The
fee for this license shall be $938.
���� Rectifier and blender license.��� 4.�� The
holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules and regulations, to
rectify, blend, treat and mix distilled alcoholic beverages, and to fortify,
blend, and treat fermented alcoholic beverages, and prepare mixtures of
alcoholic beverages, and to sell and distribute his products to wholesalers and
retailers licensed in accordance with this chapter, and to sell and distribute
without this State to any persons pursuant to the laws of the places of such
sale and distribution, and to maintain a warehouse.� The fee for this license
shall be $7,500.
���� Bonded warehouse bottling
license.��� 5.�� The holder of this license shall be entitled, subject to rules
and regulations, to bottle alcoholic beverages in bond on behalf of all persons
authorized by federal and State law and regulations to withdraw alcoholic
beverages from bond. The fee for this license shall be $625.� This license
shall be issued only to persons holding permits to operate Internal Revenue
bonded warehouses pursuant to the laws of the United States.
���� The provisions of section 21
of P.L.2003, c.117 amendatory of this section shall apply to licenses issued or
transferred on or after July 1, 2003, and to license renewals commencing on or
after July 1, 2003.
(cf: P.L.2017, c.80, s.1)�
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill allows New Jersey
wineries and out-of-State wineries that annually produce more than 250,000
gallons to directly ship wine to consumers.�
���� Under current law, small
plenary wineries that produce 250,000 gallons or less per year and farm
wineries are permitted to directly ship wine to New Jersey residents and
consumers residing in other states.� In addition, out-of-State wineries that annually
produce 250,000 gallons or less may obtain a license to directly ship wine to
New Jersey residents.� Wineries that produce more than the 250,000 gallon
capacity cap are currently prohibited from directly shipping wine.�
���� This bill establishes a
license to allow the holder of a New Jersey winery license or an out-of-State
winery that exceeds the 250,000 gallon capacity cap to directly ship up to 12
cases of wine annually to any person over the age of 21.�