Requires the state liquor authority to invite municipalities or community boards to appear before the authority to present oral testimony prior to issuing certain liquor licenses to applicants.

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A9838-2011 Actions

• Apr 18, 2012: referred to economic development

A9838-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    9838

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                               April 18, 2012
                                 ___________

  Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
    on Economic Development

  AN  ACT  to  amend  the  alcoholic  beverage control law, in relation to
    requiring the state  liquor  authority  to  invite  municipalities  or
    community boards to appear before the authority to present oral testi-
    mony prior to issuing certain liquor licenses to applicants

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. Section 64 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended
  by adding a new subdivision 7-a to read as follows:

    7-A. BEFORE THE  AUTHORITY  MAY  ISSUE  A  LICENSE  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
  SECTION,  THE AUTHORITY SHALL INVITE THE MUNICIPALITY OR COMMUNITY BOARD
  TO APPEAR BEFORE THE AUTHORITY TO PRESENT ORAL TESTIMONY  REGARDING  THE
  APPLICANT.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD15324-01-2