A2517

Dedicates certain wine tax receipts to "Jersey Fresh Program Fund.

This bill dedicates a portion of the revenue collected from the alcoholic beverage excise tax on certain wine sales to the “Jersey Fresh Program Fund.” The fund supports the Jersey Fresh Program, which includes advertising, promotional, and quality grading activities to inform consumers about locally grown agricultural products. The State Treasurer will deposit an amount equal to the revenues generated from the alcohol beverage excise tax at the rate of $0.21875 per gallon of wines, vermouth, and sparkling wines sold by plenary winery and farm winery licensees into the fund.