§ 604 — Viticulture technical assistance and marketing program

The Department shall develop and implement a technical assistance program to assist the owners and operators of viticultural facilities and to promote Delaware viticulture products. This program will be done in conjunction with, and shall be consistent with, the Department’s responsibilities as defined in § 103 of this title. The Department’s program shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) Maintain a complete list of viticulturalists engaged in the production of any viticultural product for the purpose of certifying those viticulturists as bonafide Delaware viticulture producers.

(2) Develop and administer procedures for possession, processing, sale, delivery, transportation or exporting of viticulture products that comply with all federal and state laws, except where production of viticulture products into wine is regulated by the Commission.

(3) Encourage the viability and profitability of viticulture operations and to promote the consumption of Delaware-grown viticulture products within and outside the State.

Legislative History

68 Del. Laws, c. 338, § 1