NY A06914 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly


Status

June 5 2012 - held for consideration in economic development
Pending: Assembly Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Regulates the retail sale of flavored malt beverages; defines flavored malt beverages as a malt beverage containing more than 8 per centum of alcohol by volume and the formula of which must be filed with the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau; provides that the provision of a flavored malt beverage by a retail licensee to any person under 21 years of age shall constitute a class E felony; prohibits the sale of flavored malt beverages in any container in excess of 12 ounces; requires flavored malt beverages to be sold for off-premises consumption in an area segregated from the areas where other beverages are sold; such beverages shall not be sold in a refrigerated state; requires the areas where flavored malt beverages are sold to be under the surveillance of the employees of the licensee; requires the posting of health warnings in the areas where such beverages are sold and upon the labels thereof; regulates the labelling of such beverages.

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Title

Regulates the retail sale of flavored malt beverages; defines flavored malt beverages as a malt beverage containing more than 8 per centum of alcohol by volume and the formula of which must be filed with the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau; provides that the provision of a flavored malt beverage by a retail licensee to any person under 21 years of age shall constitute a class E felony; prohibits the sale of flavored malt beverages in any container in excess of 12 ounces; requires flavored malt beverages to be sold for off-premises consumption in an area segregated from the areas where other beverages are sold; such beverages shall not be sold in a refrigerated state; requires the areas where flavored malt beverages are sold to be under the surveillance of the employees of the licensee; requires the posting of health warnings in the areas where such beverages are sold and upon the labels thereof; regulates the labelling of such beverages.

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-06-05Assemblyheld for consideration in economic development
2012-01-04Assemblyreferred to economic development
2011-06-14Assemblyprint number 6914a
2011-06-14Assemblyamend (t) and recommit to economic development
2011-04-05Assemblyreferred to economic development

Same As/Similar To

S04221 (Same As) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE

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