[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR9.75]

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            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 9--AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREAS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart C--Approved American Viticultural Areas
 
Sec. 9.75  Central Coast.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``Central Coast.''
    (b) Approved maps. The approved maps for determining the boundary of 
the Central Coast viticultural area are the following 18 U.S.G.S. 
topographic maps:
    (1) Monterey, California (formerly, the Santa Cruz map), scale 
1:250,000, NJ 10-12, dated 1974;
    (2) Watsonville East, Calif. Quadrangle, Scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, 
photorevised 1968;
    (3) Mt. Madonna, Calif. Quadrangle, Scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, 
photorevised 1980;
    (4) Loma Prieta, Calif. Quadrangle, Scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, 
photorevised 1968;
    (5) Morgan Hill, Calif. Quadrangle, Scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, 
photorevised 1980;
    (6) Santa Teresa Hills, Calif. Quadrangle, Scale 1:24,000, dated 
1953, photorevised 1968;
    (7) Los Gatos, Calif. Quadrangle, Scale 1:24,000, dated 1953, 
photorevised 1980;

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    (8) Castle Rock Ridge, Calif. Quadrangle, Scale 1:24,000, dated 
1955, photorevised 1968, photoinspected 1973;
    (9) San Jose, California, scale 1:250,000, NJ 10-9, dated 1962, 
revised 1969;
    (10) Dublin, Calif. Quadrangle, scale 1:24,000, dated 1961, 
photorevised 1980;
    (11) Livermore, Calif. Quadrangle, scale 1:24,000, dated 1961, 
photorevised 1968 and 1973;
    (12) Tassajara, Calif. Quadrangle, scale 1:24,000, dated 1953, 
photoinspected 1974;
    (13) Byron Hot Springs, Calif. Quadrangle, scale 1:24,000, dated 
1953, photorevised 1968;
    (14) Altamont, Calif. Quadrangle, scale 1:24,000, dated 1953, 
photorevised 1968;
    (15) Mendenhall Springs, Calif. Quadrangle, scale 1:24,000, dated 
1956, photorevised 1971;
    (16) San Luis Obispo, California, scale 1:250,000, NI 10-3, dated 
1956, revised 1969 and 1979;
    (17) Santa Maria, California, scale 1:250,000, NI 10-6, 9, dated 
1956, revised 1969;
    (18) Los Angeles, California, scale 1:250,000, NI 11-4, dated 1974;
    (19) Diablo, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1953, Photorevised 
1980;
    (20) Clayton, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1953, Photorevised 
1980;
    (21) Honker Bay, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1953, 
Photorevised 1980;
    (22) Vine Hill, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1959, Photorevised 
1980;
    (23) Benicia, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1959, Photorevised 
1980;
    (24) Mare Island, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1959, 
Photorevised 1980;
    (25) Richmond, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1959, Photorevised 
1980;
    (26) San Quentin, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1959, 
Photorevised 1980;
    (27) Oakland West, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1959, 
Photorevised 1980;
    (28) San Francisco North, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1956, 
Photorevised 1968 and 1973;
    (29) San Francisco South, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1956, 
Photorevised 1980;
    (30) Montara Mountain, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1956, 
Photorevised 1980;
    (31) Half Moon Bay, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1961, 
Photoinspected 1978, Photorevised 1968 and 1973;
    (32) San Gregorio, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1961, 
Photoinspected 1978, Photorevised 1968;
    (33) Pigeon Point, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, 
Photorevised 1968;
    (34) Franklin Point, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, 
Photorevised 1968;
    (35) Ano Nuevo, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photorevised 
1968;
    (36) Davenport, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photorevised 
1968;
    (37) Santa Cruz, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1954, 
Photorevised 1981;
    (38) Felton, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photorevised 
1980;
    (39) Laurel, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photoinspected 
1978, Photorevised 1968;
    (40) Soquel, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1954, Photorevised 
1980; and
    (41) Watsonville West, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1954, 
Photorevised 1980.
    (c) Boundary. The Central Coast viticultural area is located in the 
following California counties: Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, 
Alameda, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, San 
Mateo, and Contra Costa. The Santa Cruz Mountains viticultural area is 
excluded. (The boundaries of the Santa Cruz Mountains viticultural area 
are described in 27 CFR Sec. 9.31.)
    (1) The beginning point is the point at which the Pajaro River flows 
into Monterey Bay. (Monterey map)
    (2) The boundary follows north along the shoreline of the Pacific 
Ocean (across the Watsonville West, Soquel, Santa Cruz, Davenport, Ano 
Nuevo, Franklin Point, Pigeon Point, San Gregorio, Half Moon Bay, 
Montara Mountain and San Francisco South maps) to the San Francisco/
Oakland Bay Bridge. (San Francisco North Quadrangle)
    (3) From this point, the boundary proceeds east on the San 
Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge to the Alameda County shoreline. (Oakland 
West Quadrangle)
    (4) From this point, the boundary proceeds east along the shoreline 
of Alameda County and Contra Costa County across the Richmond, San 
Quentin,

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Mare Island, and Benicia maps to a point marked BM 15 on the shoreline 
of Contra Costa County. (Vine Hill Quadrangle)
    (5) From this point, the boundary proceeds in a southeasterly 
direction in a straight line across the Honker Bay map to Mulligan Hill 
elevation 1,438. (Clayton Quadrangle)
    (6) The boundary proceeds in southeasterly direction in a straight 
line to Mt. Diablo elevation 3,849. (Clayton Quadrangle)
    (7) The boundary proceeds in a southeasterly direction in a straight 
line across the Diablo and Tassajara maps to Brushy Peak elevation 
1,702. (Byron Hot Springs Quadrangle)
    (8) The boundary proceeds due south, approximately 400 feet, to the 
northern boundaries of Section 13, Township 2 South, Range 2 East. 
(Byron Hot Springs Quadrangle)
    (9) The boundary proceeds due east along the northern boundaries of 
Section 13 and Section 18, Township 2 South, Range 3 East, to the 
northeast corner of Section 18. (Byron Hot Springs Quadrangle)
    (10) Then proceed south along the eastern boundaries of Sections 18, 
19, 30, and 31 in Township 2 South, Range 3 East to the southeast corner 
of Section 31. (Byron Hot Springs Quadrangle)
    (11) Then proceed east along the southern border of Section 32, 
Township 2 South, Range 3 East to the northwest corner of Section 4. 
(Altamont Quadrangle)
    (12) Then proceed south along the western border of Sections 4 and 
9. (Altamont Quadrangle)
    (13) Then proceed south along the western border of Section 16 
approximately 4275 feet to the point where the 1100 meter elevation 
contour intersects the western border of Section 16. (Altamont 
Quadrangle)
    (14) Then proceed in a southeasterly direction along the 1100 meter 
elevation contour to the intersection of the southern border of Section 
21 with the 1100 meter elevation contour. (Altamont Quadrangle)
    (15) Then proceed west to the southwest corner of Section 20. 
(Altamont Quadrangle)
    (16) Then proceed south along the western boundaries of Sections 29 
and 32, Township 3 South, Range 3 East and then south along the western 
boundaries of Sections 5, 8, 17, 20, Township 4 South, Range 3 East to 
the southwest corner of Section 20. (Mendenhall Springs Quadrangle)
    (17) The boundary follows the east-west section line west along the 
southern boundary of Section 19 in Township 4 South, Range 3 east, and 
west along the southern boundary of Section 24 in Township 4 South, 
Range 2 east, to the southwest corner of that Section 24. (Mendenhall 
Springs Quadrangle)
    (18) The boundary follows the north-south section line north along 
the western boundary of Section 24 in Township 4 South, Range 2 east, to 
the northwest corner of that Section 24. (Mendenhall Springs Quadrangle)
    (19) The boundary follows the east-west section line west along the 
southern boundary of Section 14 in Township 4 South, Range 2 east, to 
the southwest corner of that Section 14. (Mendenhall Springs Quadrangel)
    (20) The boundary follows the north-south section line north along 
the western boundary of Section 14 in Township 4 South, Range 2 east, to 
the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct. (Mendenhall Springs Quadrangle)
    (21) The boundary follows the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct southwesterly to 
the range line dividing Range 1 East from Range 2 East. (San Jose map)
    (22) The boundary follows this range line south to its intersection 
with State Route 130. (San Jose map)
    (23) The boundary follows State Route 130 southeasterly to its 
intersection with the township line dividing Township 6 South from 
Township 7 South. (San Jose map)
    (24) From this point, the boundary proceeds in a straight line 
southeasterly to the intersection of the township line dividing Township 
7 South from Township 8 South with the range line dividing Range 2 East 
from Range 3 East. (San Jose map)
    (25) From this point, the boundary proceeds in a straight line 
southeasterly to the intersection of the township line dividing Township 
8 South from Township 9 South with the range line

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dividing Range 3 East from Range 4 East. (San Jose map)
    (26) From this point, the boundary proceeds in a straight line 
southeasterly to the intersection of Coyote Creek with the township line 
dividing Township 9 South from Township 10 South. (San Jose map)
    (27) From this point, the boundary proceeds in a straight line 
southeasterly to the intersection of the 37+00, 
North latitude parallel with State Route 152. (San Jose map)
    (28) The boundary follows the 37+00, North 
latitude parallel east to the range line dividing Range 5 East from 
Range 6 East. (Monterey map)
    (29) The boundary follows this range line south to the San Benito-
Santa Clara County line. (Monterey map)
    (30) The boundary follows the San Benito-Santa Clara County line 
easterly to the San Benito-Merced County line. (Monterey map)
    (31) The boundary follows the San Benito-Merced County line 
southeasterly to the conjunction of the county lines of San Benito, 
Merced, and Fresno Counties. (Monterey map)
    (32) From this point, the boundary proceeds in a southwesterly 
extension of the Merced-Fresno County line to Salt Creek. (Monterey map)
    (33) From this point, the boundary proceeds in a straight line 
southeasterly to the conjunction of the county lines of Monterey, San 
Benito, and Fresno Counties. (Monterey map)
    (34) The boundary follows the Monterey-Fresno County line 
southeasterly to the Monterey-Kings County line. (Monterey and San Luis 
Obispo maps)
    (35) The boundary follows the Monterey-Kings County line 
southeasterly to the San Luis Obispo-Kings County line. (San Luis Obispo 
map)
    (36) The boundary follows the San Luis Obispo-Kings County line east 
to the San Luis Obispo-Kern County line. (San Luis Obispo map)
    (37) The boundary follows the San Luis Obispo-Kern County line 
south, then east, then south to the point at which the county line 
diverges easterly from the range line dividing Range 17 East from Range 
18 East. (San Luis Obispo map)
    (38) The boundary follows this range line south to the township line 
dividing Township 28 South from Township 29 South. (San Luis Obispo map)
    (39) The boundary follows the township line west to the range line 
dividing Range 13 East from Range 14 East. (San Luis Obispo map)
    (40) The boundary follows this range line south to the boundary of 
the Los Padres National Forest. (San Luis Obispo map)
    (41) The boundary follows the boundary of the Los Padres National 
Forest southeasterly to the creek of Toro Canyon. (San Luis Obispo, 
Santa Maria, and Los Angeles maps)
    (42) The boundary follows the creek of Toro Canyon southerly to the 
Pacific Ocean. (Los Angeles map)
    (43) The boundary follows the shoreline of the Pacific Ocean and 
Monterey Bay northerly to the beginning point. (Los Angeles, Santa 
Maria, San Luis Obispo, and Monterey maps)

[T.D. ATF-216, 50 FR 43130, Oct. 24, 1985, as amended by T.D. ATF-407, 
64 FR 3023, Jan. 20, 1999]