British Columbia Wine Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 39).

This Act provides for the continuation of the British Columbia Wine Institute, a corporation appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (LGC) (sect. 2). Producers and processors of wine must register with the Institute and comply with its bylaws (sect. 3). Powers of the Institute: (a) establish minimum standards for wine, to be adhered to by processors and set additional standards for different regions of British Columbia; (b) establish brands by which a certified processor may describe, label or advertise that wine as meeting the standards; (c) establish levies to be paid by producers and processors based on production and sales volumes; (d) establish fees for registration, certification and testing of wines; (e) demand information from producers or processors; (f) expend moneys raised on promotion, enforcement, research and development of markets, viticulture research and development; (g) demand samples of wine for testing (sect. 4).