S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9203
I N S E N A T E
May 6, 2024
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Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 the
issuance of temporary retail permits; and to amend chapter 396 of the
laws of 2010 amending the alcoholic beverage control law relating to
liquidator's permits and temporary retail permits, in relation to the
effectiveness thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 97-a of the alcoholic beverage
control law, as amended by chapter 106 of the laws of 2022, is amended
to read as follows:
3. A temporary retail permit under paragraph (b) of subdivision one of
this section may not be issued for any premises that is subject to the
provisions of section sixty-three or seventy-nine of this chapter; a
temporary retail permit under paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this
section shall not be issued for a premises subject to the provisions of
paragraph (b) of subdivision seven of section sixty-four, subparagraph
(ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision seven of section sixty-four-a,
subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision eleven of section
sixty-four-c, or paragraph (b) of subdivision eight of section sixty-
four-d OF THIS CHAPTER, unless and until a recommendation that there be
a finding of public interest has been made by an administrative law
judge pursuant to paragraph (f) of subdivision seven of section sixty-
four, paragraph (d) of subdivision seven of section sixty-four-a, para-
graph (c) of subdivision five of section sixty-four-b, paragraph (c) of
subdivision eleven of section sixty-four-c, or paragraph (e) of subdivi-
sion eight of section sixty-four-d of this chapter. Provided however,
any premises granted a temporary retail permit pursuant to this subdivi-
sion in a city with a population of one million or more people shall
only be allowed to operate on the premises under the following condi-
tions: [an active] NO retail license [shall have existed] at the APPLIED
FOR location [within the past two years, and such license] shall [not]
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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have been canceled, suspended, or revoked by the authority within the
past two years; the closing time any day of the week shall be no later
than midnight; provided however that the closing time of any outdoor
space shall be no later than ten o'clock post-meridian Sunday through
Thursday and eleven o'clock post-meridian Friday and Saturday; no
outdoor music; indoors shall have recorded background music only, with
no live music, DJ's, karaoke, or similar forms of music; and no dancing.
The authority shall automatically lift such restrictions if the authori-
ty issues a retail license for the premises, and replace such
restrictions with other restrictions, if any, imposed by the authority
in accordance with the public interest standard.
§ 2. Subdivision 4 of section 97-a of the alcoholic beverage control
law, as added by chapter 396 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as
follows:
4. A temporary retail permit issued by the authority pursuant to this
section shall be for a period not to exceed ninety days. A temporary
permit may be extended at the discretion of the authority, for an addi-
tional [thirty] NINETY day period upon payment of an additional fee of
sixty-four dollars for all retail beer licenses and ninety-six dollars
for all other temporary permits and upon compliance with all conditions
required in this section. The authority may, in its discretion, issue
additional [thirty] NINETY day extensions upon payment of the appropri-
ate fee.
§ 3. Subdivision 6 of section 97-a of the alcoholic beverage control
law, as added by chapter 396 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as
follows:
6. The holder of a temporary retail permit shall [purchase alcoholic
beverages only by payment in currency or check for such alcoholic bever-
ages on or before the day such alcoholic beverages are delivered,
provided, however, that the holder of a temporary permit issued pursuant
to this section who also holds one or more retail licenses and is oper-
ating under such retail license or licenses in addition to the temporary
retail permit, and who is not delinquent under the provisions of section
one hundred one-aa of this chapter as to any retail license under which
he operates, may purchase alcoholic beverages on credit under the tempo-
rary permit] BE SUBJECT TO SECTIONS ONE HUNDRED ONE-AA AND ONE HUNDRED
ONE-AAA OF THIS CHAPTER.
§ 4. Section 5 of chapter 396 of the laws of 2010 amending the alco-
holic beverage control law relating to liquidator's permits and tempo-
rary retail permits, as amended by section 1 of part K of chapter 55 of
the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
§ 5. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law[, provided that paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of
section 97-a of the alcoholic beverage control law as added by section
two of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed October 12, 2025].
§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
section two of this act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it
shall have become a law.