A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to recapture the grape council funds from fiscal year 2002‑2003 and to redefine fortified wine and unfortified wine.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  S.L. 2003‑284 is amended by adding a new section following Section 10A.2, as enacted in Section 90 of this act, to read:
"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES GRAPE GROWERS FUNDS DO NOT REVERT
SECTION 10A.3.(a)  Pursuant to G.S. 105‑113.81A, funds credited to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the North Carolina Grape Growers Council for the 2002‑2003 fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund but shall remain available to the Council.
SECTION 10A.3.(b)  This section becomes effective June 30, 2004."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 18B‑101(7) reads as rewritten:
"§ 18B‑101.  Definitions.
As used in this Chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
…
(7)	"Fortified wine" means any beverage, of more than fourteen percent (14%) and no more than twenty‑four percent (24%) alcohol by volume, made from the fermentation of fruits, berries, or grapes, or by the addition of pure brandy made from grapes; cane, beet, or dextrose sugar, and produced in accordance with the regulations of the United States."
SECTION 3.  G.S. 18B‑101(15) reads as rewritten:
"§ 18B‑101.  Definitions.
As used in this Chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
…
(15)	"Unfortified wine" means  any beverage of fourteen percent (14%) or less alcohol by volume made from the fermentation of fruits, berries, or grapes, or by the addition of pure brandy made from grapes; or cane, beet, or dextrose sugar, and produced in accordance with the regulations of the United States."
SECTION 4.  G.S. 105‑113.68(a)(5) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Definitions. – As used in this Article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
…
(5)	"Fortified wine" means any beverage, of more than fourteen percent (14%) and no more than twenty‑four percent (24%) alcohol by volume, made from the fermentation of fruits, berries, or grapes, or by the addition of pure brandy made from grapes; cane, beet, or dextrose sugar, and produced in accordance with the regulations of the United States."
SECTION 5.  G.S. 105‑113(a)(12) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Definitions. – As used in this Article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
…
(12)	"Unfortified wine" means  any beverage of fourteen percent (14%) or less alcohol by volume made from the fermentation of fruits, berries, or grapes, or by the addition of pure brandy made from grapes; or cane, beet, or dextrose sugar, and produced in accordance with the regulations of the United States."
SECTION 6.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2004.