Senate Bill S5674

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the sale of tickets for charity sponsored events not taking place on the premises of a licensee to sell alcoholic beverages not constituting gambling

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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-S5674 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7849
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §106, ABC L

2015-S5674 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the sale of tickets for charity sponsored events not taking place on the premises of a licensee to sell alcoholic beverages not constituting gambling.

2015-S5674 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5674 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5674

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to char-
  ity sponsored events

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  6  of  section 106 of the alcoholic beverage
control law, as amended by chapter 919 of the laws of 1986,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  6.  No  person  licensed  to  sell alcoholic beverages shall suffer or
permit any gambling on the licensed premises, or suffer or  permit  such
premises  to become disorderly. The use of the licensed premises, or any
part thereof, for the sale of lottery tickets, playing of bingo or games
of chance, [or] as a simulcast facility or simulcast theater pursuant to
the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, OR FOR  THE  SALE  OF
TICKETS  RELATED  TO  A  CHARITY SPONSORED EVENT NOT TAKING PLACE ON THE
PREMISES OF THE LICENSEE, when duly authorized  and  lawfully  conducted
thereon, shall not constitute gambling within the meaning of this subdi-
vision.  IN THE CASE OF A CHARITY SPONSORED EVENT, THE LICENSEE SHALL BE
PERMITTED  TWO  SUCH  EVENTS ANNUALLY, AND THE LICENSEE SHALL NOTIFY THE
AUTHORITY OF SUCH EVENT THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE SALE OF ANY SUCH  TICK-
ETS.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION, CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION SHALL
MEAN A CHARITY ORGANIZED UNDER THE NON-PROFIT OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT LAWS  OF
THIS  STATE, AND POSSESSING A FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 501(C)
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF THE UNITED STATES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11280-01-5

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