Bill Text: NY A02471 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to direct interstate and intrastate cider shipments; establishes requirements regarding age verification and shipping limits.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-4)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to economic development [A02471 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A02471-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2471 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 22, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to direct interstate and intrastate cider shipments 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 two 2 new sections 59-b and 59-c to read as follows: 3 § 59-b. Direct interstate cider shipments. 1. Authorization. Notwith- 4 standing any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any 5 holder of a license to manufacture cider in any other state who obtains 6 an out-of-state direct shipper's license, as provided in this section, 7 may ship no more than thirty-six cases (no more than nine liters each 8 case) of cider produced by such license holder per year directly to a 9 resident of New York who is at least twenty-one years of age, for such 10 resident's personal use and not for resale, provided the state in which 11 such person is so licensed affords lawful means for shipments of cider 12 to be received by a resident thereof who is at least twenty-one years of 13 age, for such resident's personal use and not for resale, from a person 14 licensed in this state as a manufacturer and, provided further, that the 15 state in which such out-of-state cider producer is located affords to 16 New York state cider producer, farm cidery, farm winery and farm brewery 17 licensees reciprocal cider shipping privileges, meaning shipping privi- 18 leges that are substantially similar to the requirements in this 19 section. No person shall place an order for shipment of cider unless 20 they are twenty-one years of age or older. Any common carrier with a 21 permit issued pursuant to this chapter to whom such out-of-state ship- 22 per's license is presented is authorized to make delivery of shipments 23 provided for hereunder in this state in compliance with this section. 24 2. License. Before sending any shipment hereunder to a resident in 25 this state, the out-of-state shipper shall first obtain a license from EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02318-01-9A. 2471 2 1 the authority under procedures prescribed by rules and regulations of 2 the authority and after providing the authority with a true copy of its 3 current license to manufacture cider in the applicant's state of domi- 4 cile along with a copy of the applicant's federal basic permit after 5 payment of an annual fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars. Notwith- 6 standing the provisions of section one hundred ten of this chapter, the 7 authority in its discretion, may excuse an out-of-state cider producer 8 from the submission of such information. 9 3. Licensee's responsibilities. The holder of an out-of-state direct 10 shipper's license shall: 11 (a) ship no more than thirty-six cases (no more than nine liters each 12 case) per year of cider produced by such license holder directly to a 13 New York state resident who is at least twenty-one years of age, for 14 such resident's personal use and not for resale; 15 (b) ensure that the outside of each shipping container used to ship 16 cider directly to a New York resident is conspicuously labeled with the 17 words: "CONTAINS HARD CIDER--SIGNATURE OF PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER 18 REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY--NOT FOR RESALE", or with other language specif- 19 ically approved by the New York state liquor authority; 20 (c) maintain records in such manner and form as the authority may 21 direct, showing the total amount of cider shipped into the state each 22 calendar year; the names and addresses of the purchasers to whom the 23 cider was shipped, the date purchased, the name of the common carrier 24 used to deliver the cider, and the quantity and value of each shipment; 25 (d) in connection with the acceptance of an order for a delivery of 26 cider to a New York resident, require the prospective customer to repre- 27 sent that he or she has attained the age of twenty-one years or more and 28 that the cider being purchased will not be resold or introduced into 29 commerce; 30 (e) require common carriers to: 31 (i) require a recipient, at the delivery address, upon delivery, to 32 demonstrate that the recipient is at least twenty-one years of age by 33 providing a valid form of photographic identification authorized by 34 section sixty-five-b of this chapter; 35 (ii) require a recipient to sign an electronic or paper form or other 36 acknowledgement of receipt as approved by the authority; and 37 (iii) refuse delivery when the proposed recipient appears to be under 38 twenty-one years of age and refuses to present valid identification as 39 required by subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; 40 (f) file returns with and pay to the New York state department of 41 taxation and finance all state and local sales taxes and excise taxes 42 due on sales into this state in accordance with the applicable 43 provisions of the tax law relating to such taxes, the amount of such 44 taxes to be determined on the basis that each sale in this state was at 45 the location where delivery is made; 46 (g) keep all records required by this section for three years and 47 provide copies of such records, upon written request, to the authority 48 or the department of taxation and finance; 49 (h) permit the authority or the department of taxation and finance to 50 perform an audit of such out-of-state shipper upon request; 51 (i) execute a written consent to the jurisdiction of this state, its 52 agencies and instrumentalities and the courts of this state concerning 53 enforcement of this section and any related laws, rules, or regulations, 54 including tax laws, rules or regulations; and 55 (j) prior to obtaining an out-of-state direct shipper's license, 56 obtain a certificate of authority pursuant to section eleven hundredA. 2471 3 1 thirty-four of the tax law and a registration as a distributor pursuant 2 to sections four hundred twenty-one and four hundred twenty-two of the 3 tax law. 4 4. Situs. Delivery of a shipment in this state by the holder of an 5 out-of-state direct shipper's license shall be deemed to constitute a 6 sale in this state at the place of delivery and shall be subject to all 7 excise taxes levied pursuant to section four hundred twenty-four of the 8 tax law and all sales taxes levied pursuant to articles twenty-eight and 9 twenty-nine of such law. 10 5. Renewal. The out-of-state shipper may annually renew its license 11 with the authority by paying a one hundred twenty-five dollar renewal 12 fee, providing the authority with a true copy of its current license in 13 such other state as an alcoholic beverage manufacturer and by complying 14 with such other procedures as are prescribed by rule of the authority. 15 6. Rules and regulations. The authority and the department of taxation 16 and finance may promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the 17 purposes of this section. 18 7. Enforcement. The authority may enforce the requirements of this 19 section including the requirements imposed on the common carrier, by 20 administrative proceedings to suspend or revoke an out-of-state ship- 21 per's license and the authority may accept payment of an administrative 22 fine in lieu of suspension, such payments to be determined by rules or 23 regulations promulgated by the authority. In addition, the authority or 24 the attorney general of the state of New York shall report violations of 25 this section, where appropriate, to the United States department of 26 treasury, tax and trade bureau, for administrative action to suspend or 27 revoke the federal basic permit. 28 8. Violations. In any action brought under this section, the common 29 carrier and the licensee shall only be held liable for their independent 30 acts. 31 § 59-c. Direct intrastate cider shipments. Any person having applied 32 for and received a license as a cider producer or farm cidery under 33 section fifty-eight or fifty-eight-c of this article, a farm winery 34 under section seventy-six-a or seventy-six-d of this chapter, or a farm 35 brewery under section fifty-one-a of this chapter may ship no more than 36 thirty-six cases (no more than nine liters per case) of cider produced 37 by such cider producer, farm cidery, farm winery or farm brewery per 38 year directly to a New York state resident who is at least twenty-one 39 years of age, for such resident's personal use and not for resale. 40 1. Licensee's shipping responsibilities. Notwithstanding any provision 41 to the contrary contained in this chapter, any above referred licensee 42 shall: 43 (a) ship no more than thirty-six cases (no more than nine liters) per 44 year of cider produced by such license holder directly to a New York 45 state resident who is at least twenty-one years of age, for such resi- 46 dent's personal use and not for resale; 47 (b) ensure that the outside of each shipping container used to ship 48 cider directly to a New York state resident is conspicuously labeled 49 with the words: "CONTAINS HARD CIDER -- SIGNATURE OF PERSON AGE 21 OR 50 OLDER REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY -- NOT FOR RESALE", or with other language 51 specifically approved by the New York state liquor authority; 52 (c) maintain records in such manner and form as the authority may 53 direct showing the total amount of cider shipped in the state each 54 calendar year, the names and addresses of the purchasers to whom the 55 cider was shipped, the date purchased, the name of the common carrier 56 used to deliver the cider, and the quantity and value of each shipment.A. 2471 4 1 Such records shall be kept for three years and, upon written request, be 2 provided to the authority or the department of taxation and finance; 3 (d) in connection with the acceptance of an order for a delivery of 4 cider to a New York resident, require the prospective customer to repre- 5 sent that he or she has attained the age of twenty-one years or more and 6 that the cider being purchased will not be resold or introduced into 7 commerce; and 8 (e) require common carriers to: 9 (i) require a recipient, at the delivery address, upon delivery, to 10 demonstrate that the recipient is at least twenty-one years of age by 11 providing a valid form of photographic identification authorized by 12 section sixty-five-b of this chapter; 13 (ii) require a recipient to sign an electronic or paper form or other 14 acknowledgment of receipt as approved by the authority; and 15 (iii) refuse delivery when the proposed recipient appears to be under 16 twenty-one years of age and refuses to present valid identification as 17 required by paragraph (a) of this subdivision. 18 2. Violations. In any action brought under this section, the common 19 carrier and the licensee shall only be held liable for their independent 20 acts. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 22 have become a law.
