S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7206
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 26, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. CASTRO -- 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
permitting a liquor retailer for off-site consumption to register
three liquor stores under one license, and permitting such liquor
retailers to sell certain food items
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 63 of the alcoholic beverage
control law, as amended by chapter 603 of the laws of 1992, is amended
to read as follows:
4. No licensee under this section shall be engaged in any other busi-
ness on the licensed premises. The sale of lottery tickets, when duly
authorized and lawfully conducted, the sale of corkscrews or the sale of
ice or the sale of publications, including prerecorded video and/or
audio cassette tapes, designed to help educate consumers in their know-
ledge and appreciation of wine and wine products, as defined in section
three of this chapter, or the sale of non-carbonated, non-flavored
mineral waters, spring waters and drinking waters or THE SALE OF FOOD
ITEMS SOLD IN SMALL QUANTITIES AND ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSUMPTION OF
ALCOHOL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SMALL PORTIONS OF NUTS, CRACK-
ERS, CHEESE, OLIVES AND MINIATURE BREADS, OR the sale of glasses
designed for the consumption of wine, racks designed for the storage of
wine, and devices designed to minimize oxidation in bottles of wine
which have been uncorked, shall not constitute engaging in another busi-
ness within the meaning of this subdivision.
S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 63 of the alcoholic beverage control law
is amended to read as follows:
3. Such license shall in form and in substance be a license to the
person specifically designated therein to sell liquor in [the] ALL prem-
ises specifically licensed at retail for off-premise consumption and
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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shall also include the privilege to sell wine under the same terms and
conditions without the payment of any additional fee. SUCH PERSON
LICENSED FOR THE SALE OF LIQUOR FOR OFF-PREMISE CONSUMPTION SHALL BE
PERMITTED TO REGISTER UP TO THREE PREMISES UNDER SUCH LICENSE.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.