Assembly Bill A6277

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the issuance of a temporary carnival permit

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A6277 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Add §97-b, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3573
2011-2012: A3008
2013-2014: A3387
2017-2018: A754
2019-2020: A495
2021-2022: A1485

2015-A6277 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the issuance of a temporary carnival license; authorizes the liquor authority to issue temporary permits for a period not to exceed eighteen days to authorize the sale of beer and wine at festivals, carnivals, events, functions, gatherings or occasions within the hours fixed by or pursuant to subdivision five of section one hundred six of the alcoholic beverage control law, 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 festival, carnival, event, function, gathering or occasion is held; provides that the fee for such permit shall be one hundred dollars.

2015-A6277 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6277

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 20, 2015
                               ___________

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  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a
new section 97-b to read as follows:
  S 97-B. TEMPORARY CARNIVAL LICENSE. 1. THE LIQUOR AUTHORITY IS  HEREBY
AUTHORIZED  TO  ISSUE TEMPORARY PERMITS FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED EIGH-
TEEN 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 CHAP-
TER,  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  COMMUNI-
TIES,  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
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02985-01-5

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