SECOND REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 2065

91ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES RANSDALL, KOLLER, RELFORD, MAY (149), TREADWAY,

TOWNLEY (Co-sponsors), VOGEL, KELLY (144) AND GRATZ.

Read 1st time February 27, 2002, and 1000 copies ordered printed.

TED WEDEL, Chief Clerk

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AN ACT

To repeal section 311.554, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the privilege of selling wine.



Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

Section A. Section 311.554, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 311.554, to read as follows:

311.554. 1. In addition to the charges imposed by section 311.550, there shall be paid to and collected by the director of revenue for the privilege of selling wine, an additional charge of six cents per gallon or fraction thereof. The additional charge shall be paid and collected in the same manner and at the same time that the charges imposed by section 311.550 are paid and collected.

2. The revenue derived from the additional charge imposed by subsection 1 shall be deposited by the state treasurer to the credit of a separate account in the marketing development fund created by section 261.035, RSMo. Moneys to the credit of the account shall be appropriated annually for use by the division of the state department of agriculture concerned with market development in developing programs for growing, selling, and marketing of grapes and grape products grown in Missouri, including all necessary funding for the employment of experts in the fields of viticulture and enology as deemed necessary, and programs aimed at improving marketing of all varieties of grapes grown in Missouri; and shall be appropriated and used for no other purpose.

3. In addition to the charges imposed by subsection 1 of this section and section 311.550, there shall be paid to and collected by the director of revenue for the privilege of selling wine an additional charge of six cents per gallon or fraction thereof. This additional six cents per gallon shall be deposited by the state treasurer to the credit of a separate account in the marketing development fund created by section 261.035, RSMo. Moneys to the credit account shall be appropriated annually for the use by the division of the Missouri department of agriculture concerned with the research and advisement of grapes and grape products in Missouri, including all necessary funding for the employment of experts in the fields of viticulture and enology.


Missouri House of Representatives