Senate Bill S8737

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8737

SPONSOR: REICHLIN-MELNICK
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to oper-
ation of another business on a licensed brewery and farm brewery prem-
ises

 
PURPOSE:

This bill would grant to breweries and farm breweries the ability to
allow other businesses to operate on their licensed premises.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill would amend the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law to
create a new § 51 (10) to clarify that breweries may allow other busi-
nesses, such as food trucks or other compatible businesses, to operate
on their licensed premises subject to rules and regulations as promul-
gated by the Authority.

              

Section 2 of the bill would amend the ABC Law to create a new § 51-a(16)
to clarify that farm breweries may allow other businesses, such as food
trucks or other compatible businesses, to operate on their licensed
premises subject to rules and regulations as promulgated by the Authori-
ty.

Section 3 of the bill would make it take effect immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Under current law, any brewery or farm brewery in New York State that
has a food truck park on their premises to offer food options, or hosts
a "paint night" or karaoke party operated by an outside business, is in
violation of the ABC law and could have their operating license revoked
by the State Liquor Authority. While this law is traditionally not
enforced, there is nothing stopping the SLA from changing their enforce-
ment guidelines and causing substantial harm to the robust and growing
beer brewing industry in New York State.

This amendment would allow all breweries and farm breweries to have the
ability to permit other third-party businesses, such as food trucks or
other compatible businesses, to operate on their licensed premises. Such
activity would be subject to rules and regulations as promulgated by the
Authority, and would help encourage and foster the ongoing growth of New
York's indigenous craft beverage industry, which provides significant
tax revenues as well as manufacturing, service, and sales jobs to New
Yorkers from Buffalo to Montauk and everywhere in between.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATION:

None.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.