Post Liquor License Notices

Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 100 of the alcoholic beverage control law, as added by chapter 256 of the laws of 1978 and renumbered by chapter 466 of the laws of 2015, is amended and a new subdivision 9 is added to read as follows:

8. Within ten days after filing a new application to sell liquor at retail under section sixty-three[, sixty-four, sixty-four-a or sixtyfour-b] of this chapter, a notice thereof, in the form prescribed by the authority, shall be posted by the applicant in a conspicuous place at the entrance to the proposed premises. The applicant shall make reasonable efforts to insure such notice shall remain posted throughout the pendency of the application. The provisions hereof shall apply only where no retail liquor license has previously been granted for the proposed premise and shall, specifically, not be applicable to a proposed sale of an existing business engaged in the retail sale of liquor. The authority may adopt such rules as it may deem necessary to carry out the purpose of this subdivision.

9. (a) Within ten days after filing a new application or an application for renewal to sell liquor under section sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b, sixty-four-c or sixty-four-d of this chapter, a notice thereof shall be posted by the applicant in a conspicuous place at the entrance to the establishment or proposed establishment where it can be easily read by passers-by. Said notice shall be in a form prescribed by the authority, provided however that said notice shall be either printed or highlighted in a pink ink of a neon, luminous or fluorescent variety.

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The notice shall specify the application date, the type of license, the identification number and how to contact the state liquor authority to give a response to the application. The applicant shall make reasonable efforts to insure such notice shall remain posted throughout the pendency of such application. Additionally, within ten days of the applicant's receipt of a written request from the authority, the applicant shall re-post such notice. The authority may adopt such rules as it may deem necessary to carry out the purpose of this paragraph.

(b) Within ten days of the applicant's receipt of written notice of a hearing scheduled pursuant to section sixty-four, sixty-four-a or sixty-four-c of this chapter, the applicant shall post a copy of such notice in a conspicuous place at the entrance to the establishment or proposed establishment where it can be easily read by passers-by. This notice shall include in clear and concise language a statement of the use and capacity of the establishment. The applicant shall make reasonable efforts to insure such notice shall remain posted until the date of the hearing or public meeting specified in such notice. Additionally, within ten days of the applicant's receipt of a written request from the authority, the applicant shall re-post such notice. The authority may adopt such rules as it may deem necessary to carry out the purpose of this paragraph.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law and shall apply to all applications or applications for renewal made under section 64, 64-a, 64-b, 64-c or 64-d of the alcoholic beverage control law for a license to sell liquor for consumption that are pending before or filed with the state liquor authority on or after such effective date; provided, however, that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.