S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
allowing retail licensees for on-premises consumption to join in a
cooperative agreement for the purchase of alcoholic beverages
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 106-c to read as follows:
§ 106-C. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS BY LICENSEES TO SELL AT RETAIL FOR
CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES. ANY TWO OR MORE RETAIL LICENSEES FOR
ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION MAY JOIN IN A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO MAKE
JOINT PURCHASES OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN LARGER QUANTITIES THAN MIGHT
OTHERWISE BE PURCHASED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
PURCHASED PURSUANT TO ANY SUCH AGREEMENT SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO NONE
OTHER THAN A LICENSEE WHO IS A PARTY TO SUCH AGREEMENT.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to
be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01924-01-9