NY State Senate Bill 2015-S6293

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Jan 06, 2016	referred to investigations and government operations

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2015-S6293 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:: Add §105-c, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S1841
2019-2020: S576
2021-2022: S3971

2015-S6293 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a refundable deposit on kegs and taps.

2015-S6293 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6293

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the
registration of kegs

 PURPOSE :

This bill creates requirements for identification tags attached to
kegs, mandatory deposits for the rental of kegs, and mandatory
deposits for the rental of a tap.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1: adds section 105(c)to the alcoholic beverage control law,
providing for mandatory identification labels attached to any keg
provided for off-site consumption, provides the details to be included
on each identification tag, provides for a 50 dollar deposit for each
retail sale of beer by the keg for off-premises consumption, provides
for a 25 dollar deposit for each tap provided by a retail licensee,
and provides a fine for any individual who removes an identification
tag or possesses a keg without the identification tag.

Section 2: sets the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The alcoholic beverage control law no longer requires identification
tags on keg containers. However, this information that includes the
name of the distributor and the purchaser of the beer, is vital in
ensuring the keg returns to the proper distributor, and that any crime
connected to the use of the keg is connected to the purchaser.
Including an identification requirement will streamline the reporting
requirements needed for all kegs, instead of having different
suppliers use different processes.

Establishing a keg deposit at S50, and a tap deposit at S25, will help
distributors properly cover the cost of items that fail to be
returned. The cost of a new keg often exceeds $100 and the scrap value
of an empty keg reaches upwards of $50, while the price of a new tap
ranges from $30-$250. Setting a deposit level of $50 will ensure that
the purchaser of the beer in the keg will not be able to profit by
keeping the keg to sell as scrap. A $50 level also helps the
distributor pay less when purchasing a replacement keg.  Additionally,
a $25 tap deposit would better ensure the return of rented taps, and
would help distributors recoup the cost towards replacing a lost tap.
Setting deposit levels results in distributors having to spend less
money out of pocket when replacing lost items, representing a savings
to these companies.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New Bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

2015-S6293 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6293

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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  the
  registration of kegs

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

  Section 1. The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by  adding  a
new section 105-c to read as follows:
  S  105-C.  REGISTRATION  OF BULK RETAIL SALES OF BEER FOR OFF-PREMISES
CONSUMPTION.  1. DEFINITION. AS USED IN THIS  SECTION,  THE  TERM  "KEG"
SHALL MEAN A VESSEL CONTAINING FOUR OR MORE GALLONS OF BEER.
  2. NO PERSON LICENSED TO SELL BEER AT RETAIL FOR OFF-PREMISES CONSUMP-
TION  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  CHAPTER SHALL SELL SUCH BEER BY THE KEG UNLESS
SUCH KEG SHALL HAVE AN IDENTIFICATION LABEL OR TAG ATTACHED THERETO.  AN
IDENTIFICATION  LABEL  OR  TAG  SHALL  CONSIST  OF  PAPER WITHIN A CLEAR
PROTECTIVE COATING, PLASTIC, METAL OR ANOTHER DURABLE MATERIAL  THAT  IS
NOT EASILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.  IDENTIFICATION LABELS USED MAY CONTAIN
A NONPERMANENT ADHESIVE MATERIAL IN ORDER TO APPLY THE LABEL DIRECTLY TO
AN  OUTSIDE  SURFACE  OF  A KEG AT THE TIME OF SALE. IDENTIFICATION TAGS
SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE KEG AT THE TIME OF  SALE  WITH  NYLON  TIES  OR
CORDING, WIRE TIES OR OTHER METAL ATTACHMENT DEVICES, OR ANOTHER DURABLE
MEANS  OF  TYING  OR  ATTACHING THE TAG TO THE KEG.  SUCH IDENTIFICATION
LABEL OR TAG SHALL BE DESIGNED SO THAT  WHEN  AFFIXED  TO  A  KEG,  SUCH
LABELS  OR  TAGS  WILL  NOT  MAR OR OTHERWISE PHYSICALLY DAMAGE THE KEG.
SUCH IDENTIFICATION LABEL OR TAG SHALL INCLUDE THE NAME AND  ADDRESS  OF
THE  RETAIL LICENSEE, THE NAME OF THE PURCHASER, AND AN INDIVIDUAL IDEN-
TIFICATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE RETAILER THAT UNIQUELY IDENTIFIES SUCH
KEG. THE IDENTIFICATION LABEL OR TAG SHALL BE  KEPT  ON  FILE  WITH  THE
LICENSEE FOR NOT LESS THAN NINETY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF RETURN.
  3. PRIOR TO THE RETAIL SALE OF BEER IN BULK BY THE KEG FOR OFF-PREMIS-
ES CONSUMPTION, THE RETAIL LICENSEE SHALL CAUSE THE PURCHASER THEREOF TO
SIGN A STATEMENT PROMULGATED BY THE AUTHORITY ATTESTING UNDER THE PENAL-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13035-01-5

S. 6293                             2

TY OF PERJURY THE ACCURACY OF THE PURCHASER'S NAME AS SHOWN ON THE IDEN-
TIFICATION  LABEL OR TAG, AND THAT THE PURCHASER WILL NOT ALLOW CONSUMP-
TION OF ANY OF THE BEER IN THE KEG IN VIOLATION  OF  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
SECTIONS  SIXTY-FIVE-A,  SIXTY-FIVE-B  AND SIXTY-FIVE-C OF THIS CHAPTER,
AND SECTION 260.20 OF THE PENAL LAW.  THE LICENSEE SHALL ALSO RECORD:
  (A) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PURCHASER;
  (B) THE IDENTIFICATION CARD NUMBER  FROM  THE  PURCHASER'S  ACCEPTABLE
DOCUMENTATION  OF AGE AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF
SECTION SIXTY-FIVE-B OF THIS CHAPTER;
  (C) THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTAINER DEPOSIT AND THE REGISTRATION DEPOSIT;
  (D) THE DATE AND TIME OF THE PURCHASE; AND
  (E) THE KEG IDENTIFICATION NUMBER REQUIRED UNDER  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
THIS SECTION.
  4. ALL SUCH RECORDS AND STATEMENTS SHALL BE MAINTAINED BY THE LICENSEE
FOR  A  PERIOD  OF NINETY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF RETURN.  SUCH RECORD AND
STATEMENTS SHALL REMAIN OPEN TO INSPECTION BY AUTHORIZED AGENTS  OF  THE
AUTHORITY  AND  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  OFFICERS  DURING THE LICENSEE'S NORMAL
BUSINESS HOURS.
  5. UPON THE RETAIL SALE OF BEER BY THE KEG FOR  OFF-PREMISES  CONSUMP-
TION,  THE  RETAIL  LICENSEE  SHALL  COLLECT A FIFTY DOLLAR REGISTRATION
DEPOSIT ON EACH KEG OF BEER PURCHASED. THE REGISTRATION DEPOSIT SHALL BE
COLLECTED IN ADDITION TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE BEER,  TAXES  THEREON
AND  ANY  OTHER  DEPOSIT COLLECTED BY THE LICENSEE. UPON THE RETURN OF A
KEG TO SUCH LICENSEE WITH THE IDENTIFICATION LABEL OR  TAG  INTACT,  THE
REGISTRATION  DEPOSIT  SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE PURCHASER AND THE RETAIL
LICENSEE SHALL REMOVE SUCH LABEL OR TAG FROM EACH SUCH KEG.  THE  REGIS-
TRATION DEPOSIT ON EACH KEG RETURNED WITHOUT THE IDENTIFICATION LABEL OR
TAG  REQUIRED  BY  THIS  SECTION  SHALL BE FORFEITED.   THE REGISTRATION
DEPOSIT UPON ANY KEG NOT RETURNED TO THE RETAIL LICENSEE  WITHIN  THIRTY
DAYS OF THE DATE OF PURCHASE SHALL BE FORFEITED.
  6.  IN  ADDITION TO THE DEPOSIT COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE
OF THIS SECTION, THE RETAIL LICENSEE SHALL COLLECT A TWENTY-FIVE  DOLLAR
DEPOSIT  ON  EACH  TAP  PROVIDED  TO  A  CUSTOMER.  THE DEPOSIT SHALL BE
COLLECTED IN ADDITION TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE BEER, TAXES  THEREON,
AND ANY OTHER DEPOSIT COLLECTED BY THE LICENSEE. UPON THE RETURN OF SUCH
TAP,  THE  DEPOSIT  PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE IMME-
DIATELY RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER. THE DEPOSIT FOR ANY TAP  NOT  RETURNED
WITHIN THIRTY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE SHALL BE FORFEITED.
  7.  NO  PERSON OTHER THAN THE LICENSEE, A LICENSED WHOLESALER, A PEACE
OFFICER, OR AN AGENT OF THE AUTHORITY MAY INTENTIONALLY REMOVE AN  IDEN-
TIFICATION  LABEL  OR  TAG PLACED ON A KEG. THE POSSESSION OF A BEER KEG
WITHOUT AN IDENTIFICATION LABEL OR TAG OR WITH A DAMAGED LABEL OR TAG IN
VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION, OR THE REMOVAL OR DAMAGE OF AN IDENTIFICATION
LABEL OR TAG IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE  OF
NO  LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY
DOLLARS.
  8. THE AUTHORITY IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS
NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.    THE  AUTHORITY
SHALL  MAKE READILY AVAILABLE TO LICENSEES ANY KEG IDENTIFICATION LABELS
OR TAGS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS  SECTION  FOR  THE  COST  OF
MANUFACTURING SUCH TAGS OR LABELS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.

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Senate Bill S6293

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

co-Sponsors

2015-S6293 (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S6293 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S6293 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6293 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Timothy M. Kennedy

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

co-Sponsors

Leroy Comrie

Marc Panepinto

2015-S6293 (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S6293 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S6293 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6293 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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