Bill Text: NY A02440 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-08 - held for consideration in economic development [A02440 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A02440-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2440
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 16, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. MONTESANO, RAIA, GOODELL, LALOR -- Multi-Spon-
         sored by -- M. of A.  BARCLAY, CERETTO, McLAUGHLIN --  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:
    1    Section 1. The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by  adding  a
    2  new section 76-g to read as follows:
    3    S  76-G.  SPECIAL LICENSE TO SELL WINE PACKAGED WITH NEW YORK AGRICUL-
    4  TURAL PRODUCTS. 1. ANY PERSON MAY APPLY TO THE LIQUOR  AUTHORITY  FOR  A
    5  SPECIAL  LICENSE TO SELL WINE WHICH IS PRODUCED IN NEW YORK AND WHICH IS
    6  PACKAGED WITH FOOD PRODUCTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
    7  SECTION.  SUCH  APPLICATION  SHALL  BE IN WRITING AND VERIFIED AND SHALL
    8  CONTAIN SUCH INFORMATION AS THE LIQUOR  AUTHORITY  SHALL  REQUIRE.  SUCH
    9  APPLICATION  SHALL  BE  ACCOMPANIED  BY  A CHECK OR DRAFT FOR THE AMOUNT
   10  REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE FOR SUCH LICENSE. IF THE LIQUOR AUTHORITY SHALL
   11  GRANT THE APPLICATION IT SHALL ISSUE A LICENSE IN SUCH FORM AS SHALL  BE
   12  DETERMINED BY ITS RULES.
   13    2. A LICENSE GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL PERMIT THE SALE OF
   14  WINE  PRODUCED  IN NEW YORK STATE AS PART OF A PACKAGE WHICH CONSISTS OF
   15  AT LEAST FIFTY PERCENT FARM OR FOOD  PRODUCTS  WHICH  HAVE  BEEN  GROWN,
   16  HARVESTED OR PRODUCED WHOLLY WITHIN NEW YORK STATE.
   17    3.  NO MORE THAN ONE LICENSE SHALL BE GRANTED TO ANY PERSON UNDER THIS
   18  SECTION.
   19    4. LICENSEES UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE PERMITTED  TO  SELL  WINE  SO
   20  PACKAGED FOR CONSUMPTION OFF PREMISES AS WELL AS TO SHIP WINE AS PART OF
   21  A  PACKAGE  TO  PERSONS WITHIN THIS STATE AND TO PERSONS OUTSIDE OF THIS
   22  STATE.   LICENSEES  SHALL  COMPLY  WITH  ALL  APPLICABLE  PROVISIONS  OF
   23  SECTIONS SEVENTY-NINE-C AND SEVENTY-NINE-D OF THIS ARTICLE.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05116-01-5
       A. 2440                             2
    1    5. TRANSFERENCE OF A LICENSE UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE MADE IN ACCORD-
    2  ANCE WITH PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND ADVANTAGE.
    3    S  2.    This  act  shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day
    4  after it shall have become a law.