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Board approves AB 720 wine-tasting pilot and Salinas Dam study funding amid clarifications from County Fire and Public Works
Summary
Supervisors approved a pilot to implement AB 720 wine-tasting rules and clarified Type 93 permit eligibility; they also approved funding to participate in a Salinas Dam-related study after public-works confirmation that the city pays dam-related project costs (item 20 passed 4–1).
The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on April 21 approved multiple consent items including a pilot implementation of AB 720 permitting for on‑vineyard estate tastings and authorized participation in a Salinas Dam study (item 20 passed on a 4–1 roll-call vote).
Public testimony in support of the AB 720 pilot came from wine-industry speakers. "AB 720 creates a common-sense opportunity for winemakers and wine growers to host intimate tastings on vineyard sites," said Joel Peterson, CEO of the Pastoral Wine Country Alliance, who described the pilot…
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