Assembly Bill A8416

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes the sale of gift baskets containing alcoholic beverages packaged with New York grown agricultural products

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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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2013-A8416 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Add §76-g, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2327
2011-2012: A2035
2015-2016: A2440

2013-A8416 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the sale of gift baskets containing alcoholic beverages packaged with New York grown agricultural products.

2013-A8416 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8416

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2014
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the alcoholic  beverage  control  law,  in  relation  to
  authorizing  the  sale  of gift baskets containing alcoholic beverages
  packaged with New York grown agricultural products

  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 76-g to read as follows:
  S 76-G. SPECIAL LICENSE TO SELL WINE PACKAGED WITH NEW  YORK  AGRICUL-
TURAL  PRODUCTS.  1.  ANY PERSON MAY APPLY TO THE LIQUOR AUTHORITY FOR A
SPECIAL LICENSE TO SELL WINE WHICH IS PRODUCED IN NEW YORK AND WHICH  IS
PACKAGED  WITH  FOOD  PRODUCTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION. SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE IN WRITING  AND  VERIFIED  AND  SHALL
CONTAIN  SUCH  INFORMATION  AS  THE LIQUOR AUTHORITY SHALL REQUIRE. SUCH
APPLICATION SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CHECK  OR  DRAFT  FOR  THE  AMOUNT
REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE FOR SUCH LICENSE. IF THE LIQUOR AUTHORITY SHALL
GRANT  THE APPLICATION IT SHALL ISSUE A LICENSE IN SUCH FORM AS SHALL BE
DETERMINED BY ITS RULES.
  2. A LICENSE GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL PERMIT THE SALE OF
WINE PRODUCED IN NEW YORK STATE AS PART OF A PACKAGE WHICH  CONSISTS  OF
AT  LEAST  FIFTY  PERCENT  FARM  OR FOOD PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN GROWN,
HARVESTED OR PRODUCED WHOLLY WITHIN NEW YORK STATE.
  3. NO MORE THAN ONE LICENSE SHALL BE GRANTED TO ANY PERSON UNDER  THIS
SECTION.
  4.  LICENSEES  UNDER  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE PERMITTED TO SELL WINE SO
PACKAGED FOR CONSUMPTION OFF PREMISES AS WELL AS TO SHIP WINE AS PART OF
A PACKAGE TO PERSONS WITHIN THIS STATE AND TO PERSONS  OUTSIDE  OF  THIS
STATE.    LICENSEES  SHALL  COMPLY  WITH  ALL  APPLICABLE  PROVISIONS OF
SECTIONS SEVENTY-NINE-C AND SEVENTY-NINE-D OF THIS ARTICLE.
  5. TRANSFERENCE OF A LICENSE UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE MADE IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND ADVANTAGE.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect on  the  one  hundred  twentieth  day
after it shall have become a law.

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

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