Authorizes automobile racing facilities to sell alcoholic beverages between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and noon on Sundays.

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A8350-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to economic development
• Jun 14, 2011: referred to economic development

A8350-2011 Text

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

                                    8350

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                                June 14, 2011
                                 ___________

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

  AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to auto-
    mobile racing facilities

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


    Section 1.  Section 3 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended
  by adding a new subdivision 20-d to read as follows:

    20-D. "AUTOMOBILE RACING FACILITY" MEANS ANY CLOSED-COURSE MOTORSPORTS
  COMPLEX AND ITS ANCILLARY GROUNDS THAT HAS AT LEAST FIFTY THOUSAND FIXED
  SEATS FOR RACE PATRONS AND HOSTS AT LEAST ONE NASCAR SPRINT  CUP  SERIES
  RACE  AND  AT  LEAST  TWO OTHER NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED RACING EVENTS EACH
  CALENDAR YEAR.
    S 2. The opening paragraph of subdivision 5  of  section  106  of  the
  alcoholic  beverage control law, as amended by chapter 83 of the laws of
  1995, is amended to read as follows:

    No alcoholic beverages shall be sold, offered for sale or  given  away
  upon  any  premises  licensed  to sell alcoholic beverages at retail for
  on-premises consumption, EXCEPT AUTOMOBILE RACING FACILITIES, during the
  following hours:

    S 3. Section 106 of the alcoholic beverage control law is  amended  by
  adding a new subdivision 5-a to read as follows:

    5-A.  NO  ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES SHALL BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE OR GIVEN
  AWAY UPON AN AUTOMOBILE  RACING  FACILITY  LICENSED  TO  SELL  ALCOHOLIC
  BEVERAGES  AT RETAIL FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION BETWEEN FOUR ANTE MERI-
  DIEM AND EIGHT ANTE MERIDIEM.
    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.


   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD10985-01-1