STATE OF NEW YORK
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2051
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 15, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel-
opment and Small Business
AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
allowing bed and breakfasts to sell cider, liquor, beer and wine
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 51 of the alcoholic beverage
2 control law, as amended by chapter 431 of the laws of 2014, is amended
3 to read as follows:
4 4. A licensed brewery may operate a restaurant, a hotel, an establish-
5 ment designated and commonly known and operated as a bed and breakfast,
6 a catering establishment, or other food and drinking establishment in or
7 adjacent to the licensed premises and sell at such place, at retail for
8 consumption on the premises, beer manufactured by the licensee and any
9 New York state labeled beer. All of the provisions of this chapter rela-
10 tive to licenses to sell beer at retail for consumption on the premises
11 shall apply so far as applicable to such licensee. Notwithstanding any
12 other provision of law, the licensed brewer may apply to the liquor
13 authority for a license to sell beer, wine or liquor at retail for
14 consumption on the premises at such establishment. All of the provisions
15 of this chapter relative to licenses to sell beer, wine or liquor at
16 retail for consumption on the premises shall apply so far as applicable
17 to such application.
18 § 2. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 2 of section 51-a of the alcoholic
19 beverage control law, as amended by chapter 522 of the laws of 2018, is
20 amended to read as follows:
21 (g) operate a restaurant, a hotel, an establishment designated and
22 commonly known and operated as a bed and breakfast, a catering estab-
23 lishment, or other food and drinking establishment in or adjacent to the
24 licensed premises and sell at such place, at retail for consumption on
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 the premises, beer, cider, and braggot manufactured by the licensee and
2 any New York state labeled beer, New York state labeled braggot or New
3 York state labeled cider. All of the provisions of this chapter relative
4 to licenses to sell beer, cider, and braggot at retail for consumption
5 on and off the premises shall apply so far as applicable to such licen-
6 see. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the licensed farm
7 brewery may apply to the authority for a license under this chapter to
8 sell other alcoholic beverages at retail for consumption on the premises
9 at such establishment;
10 § 3. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (f) of subdivision 2 of section
11 58-c of the alcoholic beverage control law, as amended by chapter 431 of
12 the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
13 (ii) operate a restaurant, a hotel, an establishment designated and
14 commonly known and operated as a bed and breakfast, a catering estab-
15 lishment, or other food and drinking establishment in or adjacent to the
16 licensed premises and sell at such place, at retail for consumption on
17 the premises, cider manufactured by the licensee and any New York state
18 labeled cider. All of the provisions of this chapter relative to licen-
19 sees to selling cider at retail shall apply. Notwithstanding any other
20 provision of law, the licensed farm cidery may apply to the authority
21 for a license under this chapter to sell other alcoholic beverages at
22 retail for consumption on the premises at such establishment;
23 § 4. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (e) of subdivision 2-c of section
24 61 of the alcoholic beverage control law, as amended by chapter 431 of
25 the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
26 (ii) operate a restaurant, a hotel, an establishment designated and
27 commonly known and operated as a bed and breakfast, a catering estab-
28 lishment, or other food and drinking establishment in or adjacent to the
29 licensed premises and sell at such place, at retail for consumption on
30 the premises, liquor manufactured by the licensee and any New York state
31 labeled liquor. All of the provisions of this chapter relative to
32 licenses to sell liquor at retail for consumption on the premises shall
33 apply so far as applicable to such licensee. Notwithstanding any other
34 provision of law, the licensee may apply to the authority for a license
35 under this chapter to sell other alcoholic beverages at retail for
36 consumption on the premises at such establishment.
37 § 5. Subdivision 5-a of section 64 of the alcoholic beverage control
38 law, as added by chapter 480 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as
39 follows:
40 5-a. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision five of this
41 section, a liquor license may be issued under this section to an estab-
42 lishment designated and commonly known and operated as a "bed and break-
43 fast" regardless of whether or not a restaurant is operated in such
44 establishment[, provided that such license shall only permit the sale of
45 alcoholic beverages to overnight guests of such establishment].
46 § 6. Subdivision 4-a of section 76 of the alcoholic beverage control
47 law, as amended by chapter 522 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read
48 as follows:
49 4-a. A licensed winery may operate a restaurant, a hotel, an estab-
50 lishment designated and commonly known and operated as a bed and break-
51 fast, a catering establishment, or other food and drinking establishment
52 in or adjacent to the licensed premises and sell at such place, at
53 retail for consumption on the premises, wine, mead and wine products
54 manufactured by the licensee and any New York state labeled wine, mead
55 or New York state labeled wine product. All of the provisions of this
56 chapter relative to licenses to sell wine at retail for consumption on
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1 the premises shall apply so far as applicable to such licensee.
2 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the licensed winery may
3 apply to the authority for a license under article four of this chapter
4 to sell other alcoholic beverages at retail for consumption on the prem-
5 ises at such establishment.
6 § 7. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 2 of section 76-a of the alcoholic
7 beverage control law, as amended by chapter 522 of the laws of 2018, is
8 amended to read as follows:
9 (f) operate a restaurant, a hotel, an establishment designated and
10 commonly known and operated as a bed and breakfast, a catering estab-
11 lishment, or other food and drinking establishment in or adjacent to the
12 licensed premises and sell at such place, at retail for consumption on
13 the premises, wine, cider, and mead manufactured by the licensee and any
14 New York state labeled wine, New York state labeled cider, New York
15 state labeled mead or New York state labeled wine product. All of the
16 provisions of this chapter relative to licenses to sell wine at retail
17 for consumption on the premises shall apply so far as applicable to such
18 licensee. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the licensed farm
19 winery may apply to the authority for a license under this chapter to
20 sell other alcoholic beverages at retail for consumption on the premises
21 at such establishment.
22 § 8. This act shall take effect immediately.
