What's happening
This bill allows the New York liquor authority to issue temporary and annual permits for selling New York-made liquor at private events.
Why it matters
Expands opportunities for New York liquor producers. by enabling them to directly sell their products at private indoor and outdoor events, potentially boosting small businesses and increasing exposure for local brands.
Imposes strict limitations to prevent unauthorized resale or public events. the liquor can only be served at gatherings not open to the general public and where no admission fee, donation, or contribution is required, helping to mitigate unregulated alcohol sales.
Requires purchasers to sign legally binding statements affirming liquor will not be resold,. providing a layer of accountability and legal recourse if rules are broken, which helps enforce responsible distribution.
Sets clear permit fees and regulatory oversight. ($40 for temporary, $80 for annual), establishing predictable costs for businesses and giving the state authority to create rules, which could help ensure public safety while supporting local economic activity.
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Who cares
Event organizers
The bill would authorize $40 permits to sell New York-made liquor at indoor or outdoor events for up to 24 consecutive hours, subject to local lawful serving hours.
Distillers, importers and liquor wholesalers
The bill would authorize $80 annual permits to sell liquor for consumption at private gatherings with no admission charge and no resale of the liquor.
Private-event liquor purchasers
Buyers using the annual-permit arrangement would have to file a statement pledging not to resell the liquor, with false statements subject to the same penalties as sworn statements.
State Liquor Authority
The authority would issue the permits, prescribe required forms and set rules governing their use.
Headline styles
Allow Temporary Liquor Permits
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Referred to investigations and government operations
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4737
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 22, 2019
Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations
AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to authorizing the liquor authority to issue temporary liquor permits
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 liquor permit. 1. The liquor authority is hereby authorized to issue temporary permits effective for a period not to exceed twenty-four consecutive hours to authorize the sale of liquor manufactured in New York state at outdoor or indoor gatherings, functions, occasions or events, within the hours fixed by or pursuant to subdivision five of section one hundred six of this chapter, during which alcoholic beverages may lawfully be sold or served upon premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages at retail for on-premises consumption in the community in which is located the premises in which such gathering, function, occasion or event is held. The fee for such permit shall be forty 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. The liquor authority is hereby authorized to issue an annual permit to distillers, importers, and liquor wholesalers authorizing such licensees to sell liquor for consumption at outdoor or indoor gatherings, functions, occasions or events, provided that such gatherings are not open to admission to the general public nor is admission thereto made contingent upon the payment of an admission fee, donation or contribution, and further provided that such liquor is not resold at such gatherings. Every distiller, importer, or liquor wholesaler to whom a permit shall be issued hereunder shall require every person to whom liquor
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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shall be sold for use at such gatherings to make, execute and file with such distiller, importer, or liquor wholesaler, upon a form to be prescribed by the liquor authority, a statement, that the liquor purchased by such person will not be sold or offered for sale by such person. Such statement shall be accepted for all purposes as the equivalent of an affidavit, and if false, shall subject the person making and executing the same to the same penalties as if he had been duly sworn. Such permit shall be issued in the form prescribed by the liquor authority and shall run concurrently with the annual term of the distiller's, importer's, or the wholesaler's liquor license, and the fee for such permit shall be eighty dollars. Such a permit and the exercise of the privileges granted thereunder shall be subject to such rules by the liquor authority as it deems necessary. The provisions hereof shall not apply to the sale of liquor for consumption in the home.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to authorizing the liquor authority to issue temporary liquor permits
Purpose
To allow for a four-time per year temporary liquor permit.
Summary of provisions
Section 1. Creates a new section 97-b to allow for temporary liquor licenses, on top of the existing temporary permits issued by the State Liquor Authority (SLA) for the temporarily permitted sale of beer, wine and farm cider.
Section 2. Marks the effective date.
Existing law
Current law only allows for temporary permits for the sale of beer, wine and farm cider.
Justification
Currently, an establishment, which is licensed to sell alcohol, may apply for a temporary permit for the off-premises sale/consumption of beer, wine or farm cider. This bill would expand that which already exists in law to include liquor.
Legislative history
2018 - S. 9014 - Rules Committee.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediate.
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