Assembly Bill A10907

                             
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                                   10907
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 8, 2026
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic  beverage  control  law,  in  relation  to
   increasing the number of package store licenses able to be held by one
   person
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 5 of  section  63  of  the  alcoholic  beverage
 control law is amended to read as follows:
   5.  Not  more  than [one license] TWO LICENSES shall be granted to any
 person under this section.
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 79 of the alcoholic beverage control law
 is amended to read as follows:
   2. Not more than [one license] TWO LICENSES shall be  granted  to  any
 person under this section.
   § 3. Section 105 of the alcoholic  beverage  control law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A.  (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRA-
 RY:
   (I) A LICENSEE ISSUED UNDER SECTION SIXTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER  SHALL
 BE  AUTHORIZED  TO  PURCHASE  WINE  OR  LIQUOR FROM, AND TO SELL WINE OR
 LIQUOR TO, ANY OTHER LICENSEE ISSUED UNDER SECTION SIXTY-THREE  OF  THIS
 CHAPTER,  AND MAY RESELL ANY WINE OR LIQUOR SO PURCHASED FOR CONSUMPTION
 OFF THE PREMISES.
   (II) A LICENSEE ISSUED UNDER SECTION SIXTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL
 BE AUTHORIZED TO PURCHASE WINE FROM, AND TO SELL  WINE  TO,  A  LICENSEE
 ISSUED  UNDER  SECTION  SEVENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER, AND MAY RESELL ANY
 WINE SO PURCHASED FOR CONSUMPTION OFF THE PREMISES.
   (III) A LICENSEE ISSUED UNDER SECTION  SEVENTY-NINE  OF  THIS  CHAPTER
 SHALL  BE  AUTHORIZED TO PURCHASE WINE FROM, AND SELL WINE TO, ANY OTHER
 LICENSEE ISSUED UNDER SECTION SEVENTY-NINE  OR  SECTION  SIXTY-THREE  OF
 THIS  CHAPTER,  AND MAY RESELL ANY WINE SO PURCHASED FOR CONSUMPTION OFF
 THE PREMISES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (B) BOTH THE SELLING AND PURCHASING LICENSEES SHALL RETAIN  A  RECEIPT
 OR  INVOICE  FOR  EACH  TRANSACTION  AUTHORIZED  BY  THIS SUBDIVISION IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE LIQUOR AUTHORITY'S EXISTING BOOKS AND  RECORDS
 REQUIREMENTS  AND SUCH RECORDS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY
 THE  STATE LIQUOR AUTHORITY AND ITS DULY AUTHORIZED AGENTS UPON REQUEST.
 THE RECEIPT OR INVOICE SHALL SHOW, AT A MINIMUM:
   (I) THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND LICENSE NUMBER OF THE SELLER;
   (II) THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND LICENSE NUMBER OF THE PURCHASER;
   (III) THE DATE OF THE TRANSACTION;
   (IV) A DESCRIPTION OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TRANSFERRED  (BRAND  AND
 QUANTITY); AND
   (V) THE PRICE.
   (C)  THE  STATE LIQUOR AUTHORITY   MAY   PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGU-
 LATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 4. 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 to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.