What's happening
This bill allows temporary permits for beer and wine sales at festival, carnival, and parade events, with specific rules and time limits.
Why it matters
Creates a new, specific permit for beer and wine sales at festival-related events. , allowing for up to 18 days of sales but only on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays over a six-week period—potentially making it easier for community events to serve alcohol legally, while still limiting overall availability.
Sets clear eligibility and oversight rules. , requiring applicants to be officially registered or designated by the event’s primary sponsor, which could help prevent unauthorized or unsafe alcohol sales during large public gatherings.
Includes local input and enforcement mechanisms. , requiring the state liquor authority to consult with local communities and associations when crafting permit rules, and providing for permit revocation based on complaints from government, police, or civic groups—this could help address concerns about public safety and neighborhood impact.
Has a built-in sunset provision. , meaning the law would automatically expire after five years unless renewed, allowing lawmakers to assess its effectiveness and adjust as needed based on real-world experience.
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Who cares
Festival, carnival and parade participants
Registered groups and organizations, or those designated or acknowledged by the prime sponsor, could obtain $100 permits to sell beer and wine at lead-up events for up to 18 days over six consecutive weekends.
State Liquor Authority
The authority would issue the permits and develop rules governing their use, including procedures for revocation based on complaints.
Local police, governmental agencies and civic associations
Their complaints could provide grounds for revoking a temporary carnival permit under the authority’s rules.
Local communities and carnival associations
They would be consulted on permit rules, which could include conditions specific to a borough, county or New York City community board.
Headline styles
Allow Temporary Carnival Beer Sales
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Held for consideration in economic development
- Referred to economic development
- Referred to economic development
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
754
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. PERRY, RAIA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the issuance of temporary carnival licenses; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a new section 97-b to read as follows:
§ 97-b. Temporary carnival license. 1. The liquor authority is hereby authorized to issue temporary permits for a period not to exceed eighteen days to authorize the sale of beer and wine at associated events leading up to festivals, carnivals and parades within the hours fixed by or pursuant to subdivision five of section one hundred six of this chapter, provided, however, the duration of the temporary carnival license shall be measured over a period of six consecutive weeks, during which such temporary carnival license shall only be valid on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of each week. The fee for such permit shall be one hundred dollars. Such permit and the exercise of the privilege granted thereby shall be subject to such rules of the liquor authority as it deems necessary.
2. Such rules shall include procedures for revocation of a permit based on complaints from a governmental agency, local police, or civic association, and shall be developed in consultation with local communities, carnival associations and may include conditions specific to a borough, county, or community board in the city of New York.
3. The liquor authority is hereby authorized to issue such temporary permits to groups or organizations who are registered as festival, carnival or parade participants or designated or acknowledged by the prime sponsor of such festival, carnival or parade. The official prime
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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sponsor shall be the entity holding the permit or official documentation authorizing such festival, carnival or parade.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the forty-fifth day after it shall have become a law and shall expire five years after such effective date when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed; provided, however, that effective immediately the liquor authority is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this act on or before such effective date.
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