Bill Text: NY A07001 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to authorizing farm distillery licensees to sell gift items in a tax-paid room upon the licensed premises incidental to the sale of liquor.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-08-14 - signed chap.228 [A07001 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A07001-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 4800 A. 7001
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
April 17, 2015
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. AMEDORE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce,
Economic Development and Small Business
IN ASSEMBLY -- 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
authorizing farm distillery licensees to sell gift items
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2-c of section 61 of the alcoholic beverage
2 control law is amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
3 (H) A FARM DISTILLERY LICENSE SHALL AUTHORIZE THE HOLDER THEREOF TO
4 MANUFACTURE, BOTTLE AND SELL FOOD CONDIMENTS AND PRODUCTS SUCH AS NUTS,
5 POPCORN, MULLING SPICES AND OTHER SPIRITS RELATED FOOD IN ADDITION TO
6 OTHER SUCH FOOD AND CRAFTS ON AND FROM THE LICENSED PREMISES. SUCH
7 LICENSE SHALL AUTHORIZE THE HOLDER THEREOF TO STORE AND SELL GIFT ITEMS
8 IN A TAX-PAID ROOM UPON THE LICENSED PREMISES INCIDENTAL TO THE SALE OF
9 LIQUOR. THESE GIFT ITEMS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
10 (I) NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR OFF PREMISES,
11 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BOTTLED WATER, JUICE AND SODA BEVERAGES;
12 (II) FOOD ITEMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLEMENTING LIQUOR TASTINGS,
13 WHICH SHALL MEAN A DIVERSIFIED SELECTION OF FOOD THAT IS ORDINARILY
14 CONSUMED WITHOUT THE USE OF TABLEWARE AND CAN BE CONVENIENTLY CONSUMED
15 WHILE STANDING OR WALKING. SUCH FOOD ITEMS SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE
16 LIMITED TO: CHEESES, FRUITS, VEGETABLES, CHOCOLATES, BREADS, MUSTARDS
17 AND CRACKERS;
18 (III) FOOD ITEMS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE LOCALLY PRODUCED FARM PRODUCTS
19 AND ANY FOOD OR FOOD PRODUCT NOT SPECIFICALLY PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE
20 CONSUMPTION UPON THE PREMISES. SUCH FOOD ITEMS MAY BE COMBINED INTO A
21 PACKAGE CONTAINING LIQUOR RELATED PRODUCTS;
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (IV) LIQUOR SUPPLIES AND ACCESSORIES, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ANY ITEM
2 UTILIZED FOR THE STORAGE, SERVING OR CONSUMPTION OF LIQUOR OR FOR DECO-
3 RATIVE PURPOSES. THESE SUPPLIES MAY BE SOLD AS SINGLE ITEMS OR MAY BE
4 COMBINED INTO A PACKAGE CONTAINING LIQUOR;
5 (V) LIQUOR-MAKING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
6 TO, FILTERS, BOTTLING EQUIPMENT, AND BOOKS OR OTHER WRITTEN MATERIAL TO
7 ASSIST SPIRITS MAKERS TO PRODUCE AND BOTTLE LIQUOR; AND
8 (VI) SOUVENIR ITEMS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO
9 ARTWORK, CRAFTS, CLOTHING, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND ANY OTHER ARTICLES
10 WHICH CAN BE CONSTRUED TO PROPAGATE TOURISM WITHIN THE REGION.
11 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
