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                                  4945--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
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 Introduced  by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, MORELLE, CAHILL, MAGNARELLI -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development  --  recom-
   mitted  to  the  Committee  on Economic Development in accordance with
   Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic  beverage  control  law,  in  relation  to
   license fees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of  section  66  of  the  alcoholic  beverage
 control law, as amended by section 3 of part Z of chapter 85 of the laws
 of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  The  annual  fee for a license, under section sixty-four or sixty-
 four-a OF THIS ARTICLE, to sell liquor at retail to be consumed  on  the
 premises  where  sold shall be twenty-one hundred seventy-six dollars in
 the counties of New York, Kings, Bronx and Queens; fifteen hundred thir-
 ty-six dollars in the county of Richmond [and in cities having  a  popu-
 lation  of  more  than  one  hundred thousand and less than one million;
 twelve hundred sixteen dollars in cities having  a  population  of  more
 than  fifty thousand and less than one hundred thousand]; and the sum of
 eight hundred ninety-six dollars elsewhere; except that the license fees
 for catering establishments shall be two-thirds the license  fee  speci-
 fied  herein  and for clubs, except luncheon clubs and golf clubs, shall
 be seven hundred fifty dollars in counties of New York, Kings, Bronx and
 Queens; five hundred dollars in the county of  Richmond  and  in  cities
 having  a population of more than one hundred thousand and less than one
 million; three hundred fifty dollars in cities having  a  population  of
 more than fifty thousand and less than one hundred thousand; and the sum
 of  two  hundred  fifty  dollars elsewhere. The annual fees for luncheon
 clubs shall be three hundred seventy-five dollars, and for golf clubs in
 the counties of New York, Kings, Bronx,  Queens,  Nassau,  Richmond  and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 Westchester, two hundred fifty dollars, and elsewhere one hundred eight-
 y-seven dollars and fifty cents.  Notwithstanding any other provision of
 law  to  the contrary, there shall be no annual fee for a license, under
 section  sixty-four  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  to  sell liquor at retail to be
 consumed on the premises where the applicant is an  organization  organ-
 ized  under  section  two hundred sixty of the military law and incorpo-
 rated pursuant to the not-for-profit corporation law.  Provided,  howev-
 er,  that  where  any premises for which a license is issued pursuant to
 section sixty-four or sixty-four-a of  this  article  remain  open  only
 within the period commencing April first and ending October thirty-first
 of  any one year, or only within the period commencing October first and
 ending the following April thirtieth, the liquor authority may,  in  its
 discretion,  grant  a  summer  or winter license effective only for such
 appropriate period of time, for which a license fee shall be paid to  be
 pro-rated  for  the  period  for which such license is effective, at the
 rate provided for in the city, town or village in  which  such  premises
 are located, except that no such license fee shall be less than one-half
 of the regular annual license fee; provided further that where the prem-
 ises  to  be  licensed are a race track or a golf course or are licensed
 pursuant  to  section  sixty-four  or  sixty-four-a  of  this  [chapter]
 ARTICLE,  the period of such summer license may commence March first and
 end November thirtieth.
   Where a hotel, restaurant, club, golf course or  race  track  is  open
 prior to April first and/or subsequent to October thirty-first by reason
 of  the issuance of a caterer's permit or permits issued by the authori-
 ty, such fact alone shall not affect the eligibility of the premises  or
 the person owning or operating such hotel, restaurant, club, golf course
 or race track for a summer license.
   § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2019.