S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3221
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 12, 2009
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Introduced by Sens. MAZIARZ, PADAVAN, VOLKER -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer
Protection
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to establishing
certain persons engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages for off
premise consumption may not advertise the sale of such beverages
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
396-jj to read as follows:
S 396-JJ. ADVERTISEMENTS BY CERTAIN PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE SALE OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR OFF PREMISE CONSUMPTION. ANY PERSON NOT LICENSED
PURSUANT TO THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW WHO IS OTHERWISE AUTHOR-
IZED TO TRAFFIC IN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES SHALL NOT SEND, CAUSE TO BE SENT,
PUBLISH OR CAUSE TO BE ISSUED OR PUBLISHED INTO THE STATE ANY LETTER,
POSTCARD, CIRCULAR, NEWSPAPER, PAMPHLET, ORDER KIT, ORDER FORM, INVITA-
TION TO ORDER, PRICE LIST, OR PUBLICATION OF ANY KIND CONTAINING AN
ADVERTISEMENT OR A SOLICITATION OF ANY ORDER FOR ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAG-
ES, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THE PURCHASE IS MADE OR TO BE MADE WITHIN OR
WITHOUT THE STATE, OR WHETHER INTENDED FOR COMMERCIAL OR PERSONAL USE OR
OTHERWISE. ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL
BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06138-01-9