S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 9, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
permitting the sale of certain food items in liquor stores; and to
repeal certain provisions of such law relating to the ownership of
more than one liquor license
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, 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-carbonated, non-fla-
vored 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]
OR THE SALE OF FOOD ITEMS TYPICALLY CONSUMED WITH WINE, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO CHEESES, FRUITS, VEGETABLES, CHOCOLATES, BREADS AND
CRACKERS, 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:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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, 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-carbonated, non-fla-
vored 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 FOOD ITEMS TYPICALLY
CONSUMED WITH WINE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CHEESES, FRUITS, VEGE-
TABLES, CHOCOLATES, BREADS AND CRACKERS, shall not constitute engaging
in another business within the meaning of this subdivision.
§ 3. Subdivision 5 of section 63 of the alcoholic beverage control law
is REPEALED and subdivision 6 is renumbered subdivision 5.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, the
amendments to subdivision 4 of section 63 of the alcoholic beverage
control law made by section one of this act shall not affect the expira-
tion of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when
upon such date the provisions of section two of this act shall take
effect.