HB2621--OZARKHIGHLANDSSPIRITS
SPONSOR: Grier
Thisbillprovidesconditionsforspiritstoqualifyandbelabeled
forsaleinMissourias"OzarkHighlands"spirits. These
conditionsinclude:
(1)Theproductmustbemashed,fermented,distilled,aged,and
bottledintheOzarkHighlandsregion;
(2)TheproductmustbeagedinbarrelsmanufacturedfromMissouri
whiteoakgrowninorfromtheOzarkHighlands;
(3)Thewatersourcemustbenonmunicipalwateranduntreatedwith
chemicalsthatwouldharmthenaturallocalenvironmental
conditionssuchassoilandtopographyandaffecttheendproduct;
and
(4)Theminimumageofwhiskeyisfouryears.
Theproductmustbefurthercertified,bysealorothermeans,by
theOzarkHighlandDistillersGuild.Forpurposesofthisbill,
theDepartmentofNaturalResourcesshallproduceandpublishan
officialmapofthe"OzarkHighlands"region.