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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="5-2001" title_number="5" title_name="Economic Development and Financial Assistance Programs" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Winery and Vineyard Economic Development Grant Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Program” means the Winery and Vineyard Economic Development Grant Program established under § 5–2002 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Qualified capital expenses” means all expenditures made by an individual or a corporation for the purchase and installation of equipment or agricultural materials for use in the production of agricultural products at a vineyard or a winery, including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>barrels;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>bins;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>bottling equipment;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>canopy management machines;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>capsuling equipment;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>chemicals;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>corkers;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>crushers;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>destemmers;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>fermenters or other recognized fermentation devices;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>fertilizer and soil amendments;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="12">
      <text>filters;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="13">
      <text>fruit harvesters;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="14">
      <text>fruit plants;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="15">
      <text>hoses;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="16">
      <text>irrigation equipment;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="17">
      <text>labeling equipment;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="18">
      <text>lugs;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="19">
      <text>mowers;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="20">
      <text>poles;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="21">
      <text>posts;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="22">
      <text>presses;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="23">
      <text>pruning equipment;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="24">
      <text>pumps;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="25">
      <text>refractometers;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="26">
      <text>refrigeration equipment;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="27">
      <text>seeders;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="28">
      <text>soil;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="29">
      <text>small tools;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="30">
      <text>tanks;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="31">
      <text>tractors;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="32">
      <text>vats;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="33">
      <text>weeding and spraying equipment;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="34">
      <text>wine tanks;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="35">
      <text>wire; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="36">
      <text>any other items as approved by the Department.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Vineyard” means agricultural lands located in the State consisting of at least 1 contiguous acre dedicated to the growing of grapes that are used or are intended to be used in the production of wine by a winery as well as any plants or other improvements located on the agricultural lands.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Winery” means an establishment or a location identified in:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a Class 3 winery license issued under § 2–205 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a Class 4 limited winery license issued under § 2–206 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
