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Senate Bill S540

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to purchasing wine or liquor by two or more licensed retailers

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2015-S540 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง101-b, ABC L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S356

2015-S540 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to purchasing wine or liquor by two or more licensed retailers.

2015-S540 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S540 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   540

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the alcoholic  beverage  control  law,  in  relation  to
  purchasing by two or more licensed retailers

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 101-b of  the  alcoholic  beverage
control law is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
  (E)  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF PURCHASING ONLY, ANY TWO OR MORE RETAILERS
LICENSED PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-THREE OR SEVENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER
MAY JOIN IN AN AGREEMENT TO MAKE JOINT  PURCHASES  OF  LIQUOR  OR  WINE,
PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, THAT ALL SUCH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PURCHASED PURSUANT
TO ANY SUCH AGREEMENT SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO NONE OTHER THAN A LICENSEE
WHO IS A PARTY TO SUCH AGREEMENT. THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AS AUTHOR-
IZED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL BE VOID IF,  WITHIN  A  CITY  WITH  A
POPULATION  OF  ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE, THE PREMISES OPERATING UNDER THE
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED IN THIS SUBDIVISION ARE  LOCATED  MORE
THAN  ONE  MILE FROM ONE ANOTHER. THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AS AUTHOR-
IZED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL BE VOID IF, OUTSIDE OF A CITY WITH  A
POPULATION  OF  ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE PREMISES OPERATING UNDER AGREE-
MENTS AUTHORIZED IN THIS SUBDIVISION ARE LOCATED MORE THAN  FIFTY  MILES
FROM  ONE  ANOTHER.  THE  AUTHORITY  MAY PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01054-01-5

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