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Assembly Bill A4594

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring certain establishments which sell liquor to have devices which measure blood alcohol content

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2009-A4594 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง106 & 109, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5031
2013-2014: A6485
2015-2016: A6368
2017-2018: A6768
2019-2020: A4530
2021-2022: A4545
2023-2024: A3660
2025-2026: A6780

2009-A4594 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a retail licensee for on-premises consumption to maintain and make available to customers, at no charge, a device which measures blood alcohol content.

2009-A4594 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4594

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK,
  HOOPER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Develop-
  ment, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

AN ACT to amend the alcoholic  beverage  control  law,  in  relation  to
  requiring  retail  licensees  for  on-premises consumption to maintain
  devices which measure  blood  alcohol  content  for  optional  use  by
  patrons

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

  Section 1. Section 106  of  the  alcoholic  beverage  control  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 18 to read as follows:
  18.  EACH  RETAIL  LICENSEE FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION SHALL KEEP AND
MAINTAIN UPON THE LICENSED PREMISES A DEVICE APPROVED BY  THE  AUTHORITY
WHICH  MEASURES  BLOOD  ALCOHOL CONTENT. SUCH DEVICE SHALL BE LOCATED IN
ANY AREA EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO PATRONS AND SHALL BE  MADE  AVAILABLE  FOR
USE BY PATRONS AT NO CHARGE.
  S  2.  Section 109 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. ANY RENEWAL OF A LICENSE TO SELL AT RETAIL FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMP-
TION SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY PROOF THAT SUCH PREMISES IS EQUIPPED WITH A
DEVICE TO MEASURE BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE  HUNDRED
SIX OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law, provided, however that  the  state  liquor  authority
shall  promulgate  any  rules  or  regulations  necessary for the timely
implementation of this act on or before such date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01256-01-9

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