BILL NUMBER:A11059
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in
relation to including the Sons of the American Legion and the American
Legion Auxiliary as a club
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To amend the definition of club members
of veterans clubs to allow membership in the Sons of American Legion and
American Legion Auxiliary with possession an identification card indi-
cating membership in the national organization to be accepted as member-
ship in any of its New York State chapters.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends subdivision 9 of
section 3 of the alcoholic beverage control law by expanding the defi-
nition of club members to allow a person in possession of an identifica-
tion card indicating membership in the national organization with the
Sons of American Legion or American Legion Auxiliary to be accepted as
membership in any of its New York State chapters.
Section two is the effective date (immediately).
JUSTIFICATION: National veterans' organizations play an important role
in the communities in which they are located. Additionally, these organ-
izations provide camaraderie and moral support for men and women who
have bravely defended our country in times of war. Under current law, if
a member of the national Sons of American Legion or American Legion
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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11059
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 12, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. TOWNSEND, BUTLER, KOON, SAYWARD, SPANO, TOBACCO
-- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, CASTELLI, FINCH, GABRYSZAK,
GIGLIO, JORDAN, McDONOUGH, MOLINARO, MONTESANO, OAKS, RABBITT, SCOZZA-
FAVA, SKARTADOS, TEDISCO, TITONE -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry
AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
including the Sons of the American Legion and the American Legion
Auxiliary as a club
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 3 of the alcoholic beverage
control law, as amended by chapter 575 of the laws of 2005, is amended
to read as follows:
9. "Club" shall mean an organization of persons incorporated pursuant
to the provisions of the not-for-profit corporation law or the benevo-
lent orders law, which is the owner, lessee or occupant of a building
used exclusively for club purposes, and which does not traffic in alco-
holic beverages for profit and is operated solely for a recreational,
social, patriotic, political, benevolent or athletic purpose but not for
pecuniary gain; except that where such club is located in an office or
business building, or state armory, it may be licensed as such provided
it otherwise qualifies as a "club" within the meaning of this subdivi-
sion. A "luncheon club" shall mean a club which is open only on week
days during the hours between eleven o'clock in the morning and three
o'clock in the afternoon. A "member" of a club shall mean a person who
whether a charter member or admitted in agreement with the by-laws of
the club, has become a bona fide member thereof, who maintains his or
her membership by the payment of his or her annual dues in a bona fide
manner in accordance with the by-laws and whose name and address is
entered on the list of members; or in the case of a veterans club where
a person has in his or her possession an identification card indicating
his or her membership in the national veterans' organization with which
the club at which he or she is present is affiliated. For the purposes
of this section a veterans club shall include but not be limited to the
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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