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History
- Print number 7364c
- Amend and recommit to economic development
- Committed to economic development
- Amended on third reading 7364b
- Ordered to third reading cal.490
- Returned to assembly
- Died in senate
- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.347
- Rules report cal.347
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- Print number 7364a
- Amend (t) and recommit to economic development
- Referred to economic development
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Provides that in cities with a population over one million, required distances of bars from schools, places of worship and existing licensed premises be measured from the closest boundary lines
In Assembly Committee · Economic Development · Sponsor Daniel L. Squadron
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A7364C
Title of bill
An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the siting of certain premises licensed to sell liquor for consumption on the premises, which premises are located in cities with populations in excess of one million people
Purpose
To amend the State Liquor Authority's regulations that relates to calculating the 200- and 500-foot rule's measurements for a proposed on-premise liquor establishment. This legislation seeks to change the current starting point from 'between the commonly-used entryways' to 'the establishment's property line closest to the nearest entrance of the a) school or place of worship (200 foot rule) or b) 3 other on-prem- ise liquor establishments (500 foot rule)'. This legislation would only apply to businesses in the five boroughs of New York City.
Summary of provisions
This bill amends the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law: Sec. 64 (7) (d-1); Sec. 64-a (7) (a); Sec. 64-b (5); Sec. 64-c (11) (d) and Sec. 105 (3) (c).
Justification
Current law provides for buildings that house an on-prem- ise drinking establishment to have its commonly-used entrance either 200 feet from a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship or 500 feet from 3 other establishments otherwise the application can be denied, pending a public hearing by the State Liquor Authority. In New York City, applicants have gotten around this regulation by creating a new or additional entryway that falls within the guidelines of the law prior to receiving its license. Then, upon receiving its license, the owners return to using the entryway that does not comply with the law. This bill will close this loophole by repositioning the originating measuring point to the applicant's property line closest to the school, church, synagogue or house of worship or three on-premise liquor estab- lishments,
Fiscal implications
None
Legislative history
New Bill
Effective date
This act shall take effect December 31, 2010.
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