Senate Bill S3494

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that any label for an alcoholic beverage has been approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau shall be deemed approved by the liquor authority

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S3494 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6770
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §107-a, ABC L

2009-S3494 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any brand or trade name label for an alcoholic beverage that has been approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau shall be deemed approved by and registered with the state liquor authority without the payment of any fee to such authority.

2009-S3494 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3494 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3494

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 20, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation  to  the
  registration of the labeling of containers of alcoholic beverages

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subparagraphs 2 and 3 of paragraph (c) of subdivision 4  of
section  107-a  of the alcoholic beverage control law, subparagraph 2 as
amended and subparagraph 3 as added by chapter 490 of the laws of  1993,
are amended to read as follows:
  (2)  Provided,  however,  where  a  brand or trade name label has been
approved by the federal [bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms]  ALCO-
HOL  AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, it shall be deemed registered and
approved by the authority if[:
  (i)] the applicant submits on a form prescribed by the  authority,  by
registered  mail,  return receipt requested, a true copy of the brand or
trade name label approval issued by  the  federal  [bureau  of  alcohol,
tobacco  and  firearms  along with the appropriate fee as established in
paragraph (d) of this subdivision; and
  (ii) the authority does not deny such application within  thirty  days
after receipt] ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU.
  (3)  Provided,  however,  that, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
LAW, where a brand or trade name label for [wine] AN ALCOHOLIC  BEVERAGE
has  been  approved  by  the  federal  [bureau  of  alcohol, tobacco and
firearms] ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, it shall  be  deemed
registered and approved by the authority and no application, application
fee, or annual registration fee shall be submitted to the authority.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05428-01-9

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