Assembly Bill A583

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Revises procedures for issuance of retail and special retail liquor licenses for on premises consumption for premises within 500 feet of 3 or more existing premises

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A583 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§64 & 64-a, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3743
2013-2014: A1958
2015-2016: A542
2017-2018: A2912
2019-2020: A1902

2011-A583 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Revises procedures regarding the issuance of both retail and special retail liquor licenses for on-premises consumption for premises located within 500 feet of 3 or more existing premises in cities, towns and villages of twenty thousand of more; provides that the written notice which the authority must give to the municipality or community board of the hearing which the authority must hold before issuing a regular (i.e., non-special) license must include the date, time and place thereof and must include a copy of the license application, with certain personal information redacted to prevent an unwarranted invasion of privacy (more specifically, the copy of the application shall not include the home address, home telephone number or social security number of any individual, and the authority may redact other personal information contained in the application in order to prevent an unwarranted invasion of an individual's privacy); and imposes a parallel requirement for written notice of the hearing which must be held regarding applications for such special retail licenses for on-premises consumption.

2011-A583 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   583

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LENTOL, V. LOPEZ, GOTTFRIED -- 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
  procedures associated with issuing retail and special retail  licenses
  to  sell liquor for on-premises consumption regarding premises located
  within five hundred feet of three or more existing premises in cities,
  towns and villages having a population of twenty thousand or more

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph (f) of subdivision 7 of section 64 of the alco-
holic beverage control law, as amended by chapter 463  of  the  laws  of
2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (f)  Notwithstanding  the provisions of paragraph (b) of this subdivi-
sion, the authority may issue a license pursuant to this section  for  a
premises which shall be within five hundred feet of three or more exist-
ing  premises  licensed  and  operating  pursuant  to  this  section and
sections sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b, sixty-four-c,  and/or  sixty-four-d
of this article if, after consultation with the municipality or communi-
ty  board,  it  determines  that  granting  such license would be in the
public interest. Before it may issue any  such  license,  the  authority
shall  conduct  a  hearing, upon notice to the applicant and the munici-
pality or community board, and shall state and file in  its  office  its
reasons  therefor.  Notice  to the municipality or community board shall
mean written notice mailed by the  authority  to  such  municipality  or
community  board  at least fifteen days in advance of any hearing sched-
uled pursuant to this paragraph AND SHALL INCLUDE  THE  DATE,  TIME  AND
PLACE THEREOF.  IN ADDITION, SUCH NOTICE TO THE MUNICIPALITY OR COMMUNI-
TY BOARD OF A HEARING SCHEDULED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL INCLUDE
A  COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE

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

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