Sponsored by:
Assemblyman LOUIS D. GREENWALD
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
SYNOPSIS
Authorizes temporary waiver of ABC winery license fees.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning winery licenses and supplementing Title 33 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of Title 33 of the Revised Statutes, or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, for the first full State fiscal year next following the date of enactment of this act and the State fiscal year immediately following that fiscal year, all fees payable to the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control in the Department of Law and Public Safety by an applicant or licensee in connection with an application for, or the holding of, a plenary winery license, farm winery license, or out-of-State winery license issued pursuant to R.S.33:1-10 shall be waived.
b. The waiver required pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall apply to any and all fees payable to the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control including, but not limited to, license fees, additional privilege fees, salesroom fees, application and filing fees, transfer fees, renewal fees, and any other fee payable to the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control pursuant to Title 33 of the Revised Statutes or any rules and regulations promulgated by the division.
c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to waive any tax imposed pursuant to State or federal law or any fee payable to the governing board or body of a municipality.
2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire at the end of the second State fiscal year to which the waiver provided pursuant to section 1 of this act applies.
STATEMENT
This bill authorizes the temporary waiver of winery license fees payable to the Division of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) in the Department of Law and Public Safety.
Specifically, for the first two full State fiscal years after the bill is enacted, all fees charged by the ABC to holders of, or applicants for, plenary winery, farm winery, and out-of-State winery licenses are to be waived. Under the bill, the fee waiver applies to license fees, application and filing fees, renewal fees, transfer fees, salesroom fees, additional privilege fees, and any other fees payable to the ABC related to these winery licenses.
The provisions of the bill do not waive any State or federal tax obligation or any fees charged by a municipality.