Relates to permitting licensees authorized to sell liquor at retail for consumption off the premises to sell additional related items including gift baskets, glassware, accessories, novelty clothing, liquor candy, gift bags and books.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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653
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE, CROUCH, DenDEKKER, M. G. MILLER, SANTA-
BARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Devel-
opment
AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
permitting licensees authorized to sell liquor at retail for consump-
tion off the premises to sell additional related items
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 63 of the alcoholic beverage
2 control law, as amended by chapter 360 of the laws of 2017, is amended
3 to read as follows:
4 4. No licensee under this section shall be engaged in any other busi-
5 ness on the licensed premises. The sale of lottery tickets, when duly
6 authorized and lawfully conducted, the sale of corkscrews or the sale of
7 ice or the sale of publications, including prerecorded video and/or
8 audio cassette tapes, or educational seminars, designed to help educate
9 consumers in their knowledge and appreciation of alcoholic beverages, as
10 defined in section three of this chapter and allowed pursuant to their
11 license, or the sale of non-carbonated, non-flavored mineral waters,
12 spring waters and drinking waters or the sale of glasses designed for
13 the consumption of wine, racks designed for the storage of wine, and
14 devices designed to minimize oxidation in bottles of wine which have
15 been uncorked, [or the sale of gift bags, gift boxes, or wrapping, for
16 alcoholic beverages purchased at the licensed premises] additional items
17 related to the sale of liquor, including but not limited to novelty
18 clothing, liquor and wine accessories, glassware, pre-packaged gift
19 baskets containing liquor or wine with accessories, liquor candy, gift
20 bags and books, shall not constitute engaging in another business within
21 the meaning of this subdivision. Any fee obtained from the sale of an
22 educational seminar shall not be considered as a fee for any tasting
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 that may be offered during an educational seminar, provided that such
2 tastings are available to persons who have not paid to attend the semi-
3 nar and all tastings are conducted in accordance with section sixty-
4 three-a of this article.
5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.