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Senate Bill S6241

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the issuance of a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on the premises for premises in violation of the two hundred foot rule if granting such license would be in the public interest

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2017-S6241 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8237
Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §64, ABC L

2017-S6241 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to authorizing the issuance of a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on the premises for premises in violation of the two hundred foot rule if granting such license would be in the public interest; provides that like the five hundred foot rule, licenses may be issued for premises located outside of a city with a population of one million or more after hearings and if the issuance of a license would be in the public interest.

2017-S6241 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6241 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6241
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic  Devel-
   opment and Small Business
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  alcoholic  beverage control law, in relation to
   authorizing the issuance of a license to sell  liquor  at  retail  for
   consumption  on  the  premises  for  premises  in violation of the two
   hundred foot rule if granting such license  would  be  in  the  public
   interest
 
   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 185 of the laws of
 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (f) Notwithstanding the provisions of [paragraph] PARAGRAPHS  (A)  AND
 (b)  of  this subdivision, the authority may issue a license pursuant to
 this section for a PREMISES, LOCATED OUTSIDE OF A CITY WITH A POPULATION
 OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, WHICH SHALL BE ON THE SAME STREET OR AVENUE  AND
 WITHIN  TWO HUNDRED FEET OF A BUILDING OCCUPIED EXCLUSIVELY AS A SCHOOL,
 CHURCH, SYNAGOGUE OR OTHER PLACE OF WORSHIP  OR  FOR  A  premises  which
 shall  be  within  five  hundred feet of three or more existing 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 community board,
 it determines that granting such license would be in the  public  inter-
 est. Before it may issue any such license, the authority shall conduct a
 hearing,  upon notice to the applicant and the municipality or community
 board, and shall state and file in its office its reasons therefor.  The
 hearing  may  be  rescheduled, adjourned or continued, and the authority
 shall give notice to the applicant and  the  municipality  or  community
 board  of  any  such rescheduled, adjourned or continued hearing. Before
 the authority issues any said license, the authority or one or  more  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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