Assembly Bill A901

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a primary American source of supply for liquor and wine sold in this state

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A901 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S703
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, add §116-a, ABC L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A5756, S3881

2021-A901 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that all wine and liquor sold in the state be received from a primary American source of supply; such a source shall be the manufacturer or its exclusive agent, when the wine or liquor can be secured from the manufacturer or its exclusive agent by a wholesaler in the United States; provides that primary American sources of supply shall register with the state liquor authority.

2021-A901 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    901
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. WOERNER, LAVINE, BUTTENSCHON, GRIFFIN -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M. of A. WALSH  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  alcoholic  beverage control law, in relation to
   establishing a primary American source of supply for liquor  and  wine
   sold in this state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.   Subdivision 35 of section 3  of  the  alcoholic  beverage
 control  law  is  amended and three new subdivisions 23-a, 23-b and 23-c
 are added to read as follows:
   23-A. "PRIMARY AMERICAN SOURCE OF SUPPLY" MEANS (A) A MANUFACTURER  OF
 LIQUOR  OR  WINE  OR  ITS  EXCLUSIVE  AGENT IN THE UNITED STATES IF SUCH
 LIQUOR OR WINE CAN BE SECURED DIRECTLY  FROM  THE  MANUFACTURER  OR  ITS
 EXCLUSIVE  AGENT  BY  A  WHOLESALER  IN THE UNITED STATES; OR (B) IF THE
 LIQUOR OR WINE CANNOT BE SECURED DIRECTLY FROM SUCH MANUFACTURER OR  ITS
 EXCLUSIVE  AGENT,  THE SOURCE CLOSEST TO SUCH MANUFACTURER IN THE UNITED
 STATES WHEN THE BRAND ENTERS THE STREAM OF COMMERCE SHALL BE THE PRIMARY
 AMERICAN SOURCE OF SUPPLY IN THE UNITED STATES.
   23-B. "PRIVATE  COLLECTION"  MEANS  (A)  BOTTLED  WINE  THAT  (I)  WAS
 PURCHASED  AT  RETAIL OR AUCTION, (II) IS AT MINIMUM A VINTAGE TEN YEARS
 OLD AT THE TIME OF SALE, OR IF SPARKLING WINE, IS A MINIMUM  VINTAGE  OF
 FIFTEEN  YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF SALE, AND (III) WAS OWNED BY A NON-LI-
 CENSED PERSON WITH PROOF OF PURCHASE, OR (IV) IS NOT PRICE POSTED IN NEW
 YORK AT THE TIME OF SALE; OR (B) A BOTTLED LIQUOR THAT IS EITHER (I) NOT
 PRICE POSTED IN NEW YORK AT THE TIME OF  SALE,  (II)  IS  NO  LONGER  IN
 PRODUCTION, OR (III) IS CONTAINED IN ITS ORIGINAL CERAMIC, LEAD, CRYSTAL
 OR  SIMILAR  COLLECTIBLE  SPECIALTY  CONTAINER  WHICH IS NO LONGER BEING
 OFFERED FOR SALE, OR (IV) WAS BOTTLED TEN YEARS PRIOR  TO  THE  DATE  OF
 SALE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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