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                                   2747
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LAVINE,  ZEBROWSKI,  GUNTHER, GALEF, THIELE,
   CAHILL, M. G. MILLER  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  ABBATE,
   BARCLAY,  CROUCH, FINCH, GIGLIO, GOODELL, MONTESANO, RAIA -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation  to  the
   sale of non-food wine or liquor supplies, accessories and/or barware
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of  section  63  of  the  alcoholic  beverage
 control  law,  as amended by chapter 360 of the laws of 2017, is amended
 to read as follows:
   4. No licensee under this section shall be engaged in any other  busi-
 ness  on  the  licensed premises. The sale of lottery tickets, when duly
 authorized and lawfully conducted, the sale of corkscrews or the sale of
 ice or the sale of  publications,  including  prerecorded  video  and/or
 audio  cassette tapes, or educational seminars, designed to help educate
 consumers in their knowledge and appreciation of alcoholic beverages, as
 defined in section three of this chapter and allowed pursuant  to  their
 license,  or  the  sale  of non-carbonated, non-flavored mineral waters,
 spring waters and drinking waters or the [sale of glasses  designed  for
 the  consumption  of  wine,  racks designed for the storage of wine, and
 devices designed to minimize oxidation in bottles  of  wine  which  have
 been  uncorked]  SALE  OF  NON-FOOD WINE OR LIQUOR SUPPLIES, ACCESSORIES
 AND/OR BARWARE, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE  LIMITED  TO,  ANY  ITEM
 UTILIZED  FOR  THE STORAGE, TRANSPORT, SERVING OR CONSUMPTION OF WINE OR
 LIQUOR OR FOR DECORATIVE  PURPOSES  WHETHER  SOLD  AS  SINGLE  ITEMS  OR
 COMBINED  INTO  A  PACKAGE  CONTAINING  WINE  OR  LIQUOR,  PUBLICATIONS,
 SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES, MEMBERSHIPS, LOYALTY PROGRAMS  AND  EDUCATION  IN
 THE  FORM  OF  LIVE,  WEBINAR  OR  PRERECORDED  CONTENT DESIGNED TO HELP
 EDUCATE CONSUMERS IN THEIR KNOWLEDGE, USE, CONSUMPTION AND  APPRECIATION
 OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, INCLUDING RECIPES AND FOOD AND BEVERAGE PAIRING,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD04578-01-9

 A. 2747                             2
 
 AND  WINE-MAKING  AND CIDER-MAKING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES INCLUDING, BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO, HOME WINE-MAKING AND CIDER-MAKING KITS, PRESSES,  PUMPS,
 BOTTLING  EQUIPMENT, FILTERS, YEASTS, CHEMICALS AND OTHER WINE AND CIDER
 ADDITIVES, STORAGE OR FERMENTING VESSELS, BARRELS, TOOLS AND DEVICES, or
 the  sale of gift bags, gift boxes, or wrapping, for alcoholic beverages
 purchased at the licensed premises  shall  not  constitute  engaging  in
 another  business  within  the  meaning  of  this  subdivision.  Any fee
 obtained from the sale of an educational seminar shall not be considered
 as a fee for any tasting that may be offered during an educational semi-
 nar, provided that such tastings are available to persons who  have  not
 paid  to attend the seminar and all tastings are conducted in accordance
 with section sixty-three-a of this article.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.