Assembly Bill A7593A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing off-premises licensees to conduct educational seminars

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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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2017-A7593 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5844
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §63, ABC L

2017-A7593 - Summary

Relates to allowing off-premises licensees to conduct educational seminars.

2017-A7593 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7593
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic  beverage  control  law,  in  relation  to
   allowing off-premise licensees to conduct educational seminars
 
   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 297 of the laws of 2016, 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, OR EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, designed to help educate
 consumers in their knowledge and appreciation of wine and wine products,
 as defined in section three of this chapter, or the sale  of  non-carbo-
 nated, non-flavored mineral waters, spring waters and drinking waters 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, or the sale of gift bags, gift
 boxes, or wrapping, for alcoholic beverages purchased  at  the  licensed
 premises  shall  not  constitute engaging in another business within the
 meaning of this subdivision.
   § 2. 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, OR EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, designed to help educate

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

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2017-A7593A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5844
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §63, ABC L

2017-A7593A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing off-premises licensees to conduct educational seminars.

2017-A7593A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7593--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SCHIMMINGER, WOERNER, LAWRENCE, D'URSO -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development -- reported
   and referred to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as  amended and recommitted to the
   Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic  beverage  control  law,  in  relation  to
   allowing off-premises licensees to conduct educational seminars
 
   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 297 of the laws of 2016, 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, OR EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, designed to help educate
 consumers  in  their  knowledge  and  appreciation  of  [wine  and  wine
 products] ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, as defined in section three of this chap-
 ter  AND ALLOWED PURSUANT TO THEIR LICENSE, or the sale of non-carbonat-
 ed, non-flavored mineral waters, spring waters and  drinking  waters  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, or the sale of gift bags, gift
 boxes, or wrapping, for alcoholic beverages purchased  at  the  licensed
 premises  shall  not  constitute engaging in another business within the
 meaning of this subdivision. ANY FEE OBTAINED FROM THE SALE OF AN EDUCA-
 TIONAL SEMINAR SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A FEE FOR ANY TASTING THAT MAY
 BE OFFERED DURING AN EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR, PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  TASTINGS
 ARE AVAILABLE TO PERSONS WHO HAVE NOT PAID TO ATTEND THE SEMINAR AND ALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09912-04-7

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