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Assembly Bill A5008

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to a special license to sell wine packaged with food products

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2019-A5008 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Add §76-g, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10000
2017-2018: A3473

2019-A5008 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating a special license to sell wine packaged with food items that complement wine including cheese, fruits, chocolates, bread and crackers.

2019-A5008 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5008
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RAIA, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, RA, GIGLIO, PALMESANO
   --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPARDO, MORINELLO -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law,  in  relation  to  a
   special license to sell wine packaged with food products

   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 76-g to read as follows:
   §  76-G.  SPECIAL LICENSE TO SELL WINE PACKAGED WITH FOOD PRODUCTS. 1.
 ANY PERSON MAY APPLY TO THE LIQUOR AUTHORITY FOR A  SPECIAL  LICENSE  TO
 SELL  WINE  WHICH  IS PACKAGED WITH FOOD PRODUCTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. SUCH APPLICATION SHALL  BE  IN  WRITING  AND
 VERIFIED  AND  SHALL  CONTAIN  SUCH  INFORMATION AS THE LIQUOR AUTHORITY
 SHALL REQUIRE. SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CHECK OR DRAFT
 FOR THE AMOUNT REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE FOR SUCH LICENSE. IF THE  LIQUOR
 AUTHORITY  SHALL  GRANT THE APPLICATION IT SHALL ISSUE A LICENSE IN SUCH
 FORM AS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY ITS RULES.
   2. A LICENSE GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL PERMIT THE SALE OF
 WINE AS PART OF A PACKAGE WHICH CONSISTS OF FOOD ITEMS FOR  THE  PURPOSE
 OF  COMPLEMENTING WINE. SUCH FOOD ITEMS SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED
 TO: CHEESES, FRUITS, CHOCOLATES, BREADS AND CRACKERS.
   3. NO MORE THAN ONE LICENSE SHALL BE GRANTED TO ANY PERSON UNDER  THIS
 SECTION.
   4.  LICENSEES  UNDER  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE PERMITTED TO SELL WINE SO
 PACKAGED FOR CONSUMPTION OFF PREMISES AS WELL AS TO SHIP WINE AS PART OF
 A PACKAGE TO PERSONS WITHIN THIS STATE AND TO PERSONS  OUTSIDE  OF  THIS
 STATE. LICENSEES SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS
 SEVENTY-NINE-C AND SEVENTY-NINE-D OF THIS ARTICLE.
   5. TRANSFERENCE OF A LICENSE UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE MADE IN ACCORD-
 ANCE WITH PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND ADVANTAGE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

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