Bill Text: NY A08632 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Enacts the wine industry and liquor store revitalization act; authorizes grocery and drug stores to sell wine on their premises for consumption off the premises.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to economic development [A08632 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A08632-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8632--A 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 1, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE, WRIGHT, KELLNER, CASTRO, JOHN, P. RIVERA, SCHROEDER, PRETLOW, FIELDS, BOYLAND, HEVESI, ESPAILLAT, PERRY, POWELL, SCARBOROUGH, PERALTA, J. RIVERA, BENJAMIN -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. BING, COOK, HEASTIE, JEFFRIES, LANCMAN, MENG, PEOPLES, RAMOS, TITONE, TITUS -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to enacting the wine industry and liquor store revitalization act; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "wine 2 industry and liquor store revitalization act". 3 S 2. Subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 63 of the alcoholic beverage 4 control law, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 603 of the laws of 5 1992, are amended and five new subdivisions 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 are 6 added to read as follows: 7 4. (A) No licensee under this section shall be engaged in any other 8 business on the licensed premises. The SALE OF PRODUCTS COMPLEMENTARY TO 9 THE BUSINESS OF THE LICENSED PREMISES SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE ENGAGING IN 10 ANOTHER BUSINESS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH PRODUCTS 11 SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE sale of lottery tickets, when 12 duly authorized and lawfully conducted, the sale of corkscrews or the 13 sale of ice or the sale of publications, including prerecorded video 14 and/or audio cassette tapes, designed to help educate consumers in their 15 knowledge and appreciation of wine and wine products, as defined in 16 section three of this chapter, or the sale of [non-carbonated, non-fla- 17 vored mineral waters, spring waters and drinking waters] NON-ALCOHOLIC 18 BEVERAGES FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR OFF PREMISES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11873-04-9 A. 8632--A 2 1 TO BOTTLED WATER, JUICE AND SODA BEVERAGES, OR THE SALE OF TOBACCO 2 PRODUCTS OR HERBAL CIGARETTES, PROVIDED THE LICENSEE COMPLIES WITH 3 SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED NINETY-NINE-CC OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR THE 4 SALE AT RETAIL OF CIGARS WHICH HAVE BEEN PREPACKAGED BY THE MANUFACTURER 5 IN BOXES OF TEN OR MORE, OR THE SALE OF PUBLICATIONS DESIGNED TO HELP 6 EDUCATE CONSUMERS IN THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF CIGAR PRODUCTS, 7 OR FOOD ITEMS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE LOCALLY PRODUCED FARM PRODUCTS AND 8 ANY FOOD OR FOOD PRODUCT NOT SPECIFICALLY PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE 9 CONSUMPTION UPON THE PREMISES, OR THE SALE OF GIFT BAGS AND GIFT BASKETS 10 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SHOT GLASSES, SINGLE MALT SCOTCH GLASSES, 11 GRAPPA GLASSES, DECANTERS, OTHER GLASSWARE, FOOD OR FARM PRODUCTS NOT 12 SPECIFICALLY PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION UPON THE PREMISES, ALL 13 OF WHICH IS RELATED TO THE CONSUMPTION AND ENJOYMENT OF WINE AND SPIRITS 14 or the sale of glasses designed for the consumption of wine, racks 15 designed for the storage of wine, and devices designed to minimize 16 oxidation in bottles of wine which have been uncorked[, shall not 17 constitute engaging in another business within the meaning of this 18 subdivision]. 19 (B) THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES SHALL 20 NOT CONSTITUTE ENGAGING IN ANOTHER BUSINESS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THIS 21 SUBDIVISION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "AUTOMATED TELLER 22 MACHINE" MEANS A DEVICE WHICH IS LINKED TO THE ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS OF A 23 BANKING INSTITUTION AND WHICH ENABLES CONSUMERS TO CARRY OUT BANKING 24 TRANSACTIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ACCOUNT TRANSFERS, DEPOS- 25 ITS, CASH WITHDRAWALS, BALANCE INQUIRIES, AND LOAN PAYMENTS. 26 5. [Not more than one license shall be] NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL 27 BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT MULTIPLE LICENSES FROM BEING granted to any 28 person under this section. 29 7. ANY LICENSE OBTAINED UNDER THIS SECTION INCLUDES AUTHORIZATION TO 30 SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR RESALE TO LICENSED PREMISES FOR ON-PREMISES 31 CONSUMPTION AS LICENSED BY SECTIONS FIFTY-FIVE, SIXTY-FOUR, 32 SIXTY-FOUR-A, SEVENTY-NINE-B, AND EIGHTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER AS PROVIDED 33 IN SUBDIVISIONS THREE-A AND THREE-B OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO OF THIS 34 CHAPTER. 35 8. COMMENCING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, NO ADDITIONAL 36 LICENSES SHALL BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION EXCEPT AS OUTLINED IN 37 SUBDIVISION NINE OF THIS SECTION. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION 38 SHALL NOT APPLY TO (A) THE RENEWAL, TRANSFER OR CONTINUANCE OF A LICENSE 39 PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, (B) AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE FILED BEFORE 40 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, (C) THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE IN 41 ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, TO A PERSON WHO 42 PURCHASED THE BUSINESS OPERATIONS OF A LICENSEE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT 43 ANY PERSON LICENSED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL MAKE AN APPLICATION TO THE 44 LIQUOR AUTHORITY PRIOR TO SELLING ITS LICENSE TO ANOTHER PERSON. 45 9. ANY EXISTING LICENSE ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION WHICH IS CANCELED OR 46 REVOKED BY THE LIQUOR AUTHORITY MAY BE AUCTIONED OFF TO THE HIGHEST 47 BIDDER, PROVIDED THAT THE PERSON MEETS ALL THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS. 48 THE AMOUNT OF THE SALE OF THE EXISTING LICENSE AS AUTHORIZED IN THIS 49 SUBDIVISION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAX AS 50 IMPOSED BY SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIVE OF THE TAX LAW. 51 10. EACH EXISTING LICENSEE SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO APPLY FOR ONE ADDI- 52 TIONAL LICENSE FOR RETAIL SALE OF LIQUOR FOR CONSUMPTION OFF THE PREM- 53 ISES FOR USE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ANOTHER LICENSED PREMISES, PROVIDED 54 HOWEVER, THE ADDITIONAL PREMISES COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLICABLE 55 RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS. THE ADDITIONAL LICENSE ISSUED BY THE 56 AUTHORITY UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION MAY BE SOLD PROVIDED THE PURCHASER A. 8632--A 3 1 MEETS ALL APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS, WHICH SALE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SALES 2 AND COMPENSATING USE TAX AS IMPOSED BY SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIVE OF 3 THE TAX LAW. THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW PREMISES 4 OR SALE OF THE ADDITIONAL LICENSE UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL EXPIRE 5 THREE YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION. 6 11. THE AUTHORITY IS AUTHORIZED TO AUCTION OFF TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, 7 PROVIDED THAT THE PERSON MEETS ALL THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS, ADDI- 8 TIONAL LICENSES FOR THE SALE OF LIQUOR OR WINE OR BOTH AT RETAIL FOR 9 CONSUMPTION OFF THE PREMISES. THE REVENUE FROM THIS SALE SHALL BE ALLO- 10 CATED FOR THE INCREASED LICENSURE AND ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS OF THE AUTHOR- 11 ITY. THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO SELL NO MORE THAN FIFTEEN 12 ADDITIONAL LICENSES EVERY TWO YEARS, BEGINNING ON APRIL FIRST, TWO THOU- 13 SAND ELEVEN. 14 S 3. Subdivision 2 of section 79 of the alcoholic beverage control law 15 is amended and four new subdivisions 5, 6, 7, and 8 are added to read as 16 follows: 17 2. [Not more than one license shall be] NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL 18 BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT MULTIPLE LICENSES FROM BEING granted to any 19 person under this section. 20 5. ANY LICENSE OBTAINED UNDER THIS SECTION INCLUDES AUTHORIZATION TO 21 SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR RESALE TO LICENSED PREMISES FOR ON-PREMISES 22 CONSUMPTION AS LICENSED BY SECTIONS FIFTY-FIVE, SIXTY-FOUR, 23 SIXTY-FOUR-A, SEVENTY-NINE-B, AND EIGHTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER AS PROVIDED 24 IN SUBDIVISIONS THREE-A AND THREE-B OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO OF THIS 25 CHAPTER. 26 6. COMMENCING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, NO ADDITIONAL 27 LICENSES SHALL BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION EXCEPT AS OUTLINED IN 28 SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION 29 SHALL NOT APPLY TO (A) THE RENEWAL, TRANSFER OR CONTINUANCE OF A LICENSE 30 PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, (B) AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE FILED BEFORE 31 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, (C) THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE IN 32 ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, TO A PERSON WHO 33 PURCHASED THE BUSINESS OPERATIONS OF A LICENSEE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT 34 ANY PERSON LICENSED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL MAKE AN APPLICATION TO THE 35 LIQUOR AUTHORITY PRIOR TO SELLING ITS LICENSE TO ANOTHER PERSON. 36 7. ANY EXISTING LICENSE ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION WHICH IS CANCELED OR 37 REVOKED BY THE LIQUOR AUTHORITY MAY BE AUCTIONED OFF TO THE HIGHEST 38 BIDDER, PROVIDED THAT THE PERSON MEETS ALL THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS. 39 THE AMOUNT OF THE SALE OF THE EXISTING LICENSE AS AUTHORIZED IN THIS 40 SUBDIVISION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SALES AND COMPENSATING USE TAX AS 41 IMPOSED BY SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIVE OF THE TAX LAW. 42 8. EACH EXISTING LICENSEE SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO APPLY FOR ONE ADDI- 43 TIONAL LICENSE FOR RETAIL SALE OF LIQUOR FOR CONSUMPTION OFF THE PREM- 44 ISES FOR USE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ANOTHER LICENSED PREMISES, PROVIDED 45 HOWEVER, THE ADDITIONAL PREMISES COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLICABLE 46 RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS. THE ADDITIONAL LICENSE ISSUED BY THE 47 AUTHORITY UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION AS WELL AS ANY EXISTING LICENSE ISSUED 48 UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE SOLD PROVIDED THE PURCHASER MEETS ALL APPLICA- 49 BLE REQUIREMENTS, WHICH SALE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SALES AND COMPENSATING 50 USE TAX AS IMPOSED BY SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIVE OF THE TAX LAW. THE 51 AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW PREMISES OR SALE OF THE 52 ADDITIONAL LICENSE UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL EXPIRE THREE YEARS FROM 53 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION. 54 S 4. Section 83 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by 55 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: A. 8632--A 4 1 8. THE ANNUAL FEE FOR A GROCERY OR DRUG STORE WINE LICENSE PURSUANT TO 2 SECTION SEVENTY-NINE-E OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE ONE HUNDRED TEN DOLLARS. 3 WHERE, HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT IS THE HOLDER OF TWO OR MORE SUCH 4 LICENSES, THE ANNUAL FEE FOR EACH ADDITIONAL LICENSE SHALL BE DOUBLE THE 5 AMOUNT HEREINABOVE SET FORTH. 6 S 5. Subdivision 2-a of section 100 of the alcoholic beverage control 7 law, as amended by chapter 249 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read 8 as follows: 9 2-a. No retailer shall employ, or permit to be employed, or shall 10 suffer to work, on any premises licensed for retail sale hereunder, any 11 person under the age of eighteen years, as a hostess, waitress, waiter, 12 or in any other capacity where the duties of such person require or 13 permit such person to sell, dispense or handle alcoholic beverages; 14 except that: (1) any person under the age of eighteen years and employed 15 by any person holding a grocery or drug store beer license shall be 16 permitted to handle and deliver beer and wine products for such licen- 17 see, (2) any person under the age of eighteen employed as a cashier by a 18 person holding a grocery or drug store beer license shall be permitted 19 to record and receive payment for beer and wine product sales when in 20 the presence of and under the direct supervision of a person eighteen 21 years of age or over, (2-a) any person under the age of eighteen years 22 and employed by a person holding a grocery store or drug store beer 23 license as either a cashier or in any other position to which handling 24 of containers which may have held alcoholic beverages is necessary, 25 shall be permitted to handle the containers if such have been presented 26 for redemption in accordance with the provisions of title ten of article 27 twenty-seven of the environmental conservation law, [and] (3) any person 28 under the age of eighteen years employed as a dishwasher, busboy, or 29 other such position as to which handling of containers which may have 30 held alcoholic beverages is necessary shall be permitted to do so under 31 the direct supervision of a person of legal age to purchase alcoholic 32 beverages in the state, (4) ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS 33 AND EMPLOYED BY ANY PERSON HOLDING A GROCERY OR DRUG STORE WINE LICENSE 34 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO HANDLE AND DELIVER WINE FOR SUCH LICENSEE, AND (5) 35 ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN EMPLOYED AS A CASHIER BY A PERSON 36 HOLDING A GROCERY OR DRUG STORE WINE LICENSE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO 37 RECORD AND RECEIVE PAYMENT FOR WINE WHEN IN THE PRESENCE OF AND UNDER 38 THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A PERSON EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OVER. 39 S 6. Section 100 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by 40 adding a new subdivision 2-c to read as follows: 41 2-C. NO PERSON SHALL SELL, DELIVER OR GIVE AWAY OR CAUSE OR PERMIT OR 42 PROCURE TO BE SOLD, DELIVERED OR GIVEN AWAY ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO 43 ANY PERSON, ACTUALLY OR APPARENTLY, UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE YEARS. 44 AS A PRECONDITION TO THE SALE OF ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, THE PURCHASER 45 OF ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF AGE. NO 46 LICENSEE, OR AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF A LICENSEE UNDER THIS CHAPTER, SHALL 47 ACCEPT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF AGE BY ANY SUCH PERSON FOR THE PURCHASE OF 48 ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, ANY DOCUMENTATION OTHER THAN: (A) A VALID DRIV- 49 ER'S LICENSE OR NON-DRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED BY THE COMMISSION- 50 ER OF MOTOR VEHICLES, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ANY UNITED STATES TERRITO- 51 RY, COMMONWEALTH OR POSSESSION, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, A STATE 52 GOVERNMENT WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR A PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF THE 53 DOMINION OF CANADA, OR (B) A VALID PASSPORT ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES 54 GOVERNMENT OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY, OR (C) AN IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED BY 55 THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES. A. 8632--A 5 1 S 7. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 14 of section 105 of the alcoholic 2 beverage control law, as amended by section 1 of part U of chapter 63 of 3 the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: 4 (a) No premises licensed to sell liquor and/or wine for off-premises 5 consumption shall be permitted to remain open: 6 (i) On Sunday before [twelve o'clock post meridian] EIGHT O'CLOCK 7 ANTEMERIDIAN and after nine o'clock post meridian. 8 (ii) On any day between [midnight and] THREE O'CLOCK ANTEMERIDIAN AND 9 eight o'clock antemeridian. 10 [(iii) On the twenty-fifth day of December, known as Christmas day.] 11 In any community where daylight saving time is in effect, such time 12 shall be deemed the standard time for the purpose of this subdivision. 13 S 8. Section 105 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by 14 adding a new subdivision 24 to read as follows: 15 24. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS BY LICENSEES TO SELL AT RETAIL FOR CONSUMP- 16 TION ON THE PREMISES. ANY TWO OR MORE RETAIL LICENSEES FOR OFF-PREMISES 17 CONSUMPTION MAY JOIN IN A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO MAKE JOINT PURCHASES 18 OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN LARGER QUANTITIES THAN MIGHT OTHERWISE BE 19 PURCHASED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PURCHASED 20 PURSUANT TO ANY SUCH AGREEMENT SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO NONE OTHER THAN A 21 LICENSEE WHO IS A PARTY TO SUCH AGREEMENT. 22 S 9. Subdivisions 3-a and 3-b of section 102 of the alcoholic beverage 23 control law, as amended by chapter 458 of the laws of 1993, are amended 24 to read as follows: 25 3-a. No licensee or permittee shall purchase or agree to purchase any 26 alcoholic beverages from any person within the state who is not duly 27 licensed to sell such alcoholic beverage as the case may be, at the time 28 of such agreement and sale nor give any order for any alcoholic beverage 29 to any individual who is not the holder of a solicitor's permit, except 30 as provided for in section eighty-five [or], ninety-nine-g, OR SEVENTY- 31 NINE-E, OR SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION SIXTY-THREE of this chapter. 32 3-b. No retail licensee shall purchase, agree to purchase or receive 33 any alcoholic beverage except from a person duly licensed within the 34 state by the liquor authority to sell such alcoholic beverage at the 35 time of such agreement and sale to such retail licensee, except as 36 provided for in section eighty-five [or], ninety-nine-g, OR 37 SEVENTY-NINE-E, OR SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION SIXTY-THREE of this chap- 38 ter. 39 S 10. Subdivision 2 of section 79 of the alcoholic beverage control 40 law is amended to read as follows: 41 2. [Not more than one license shall be] NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL 42 BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT MULTIPLE LICENSES FROM BEING granted to any 43 person under this section. 44 S 11. Subdivision 2 of section 105 of the alcoholic beverage control 45 law is REPEALED. 46 S 12. Subdivision 7 of section 105 of the alcoholic beverage control 47 law is REPEALED. 48 S 13. The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a new 49 section 79-e to read as follows: 50 S 79-E. GROCERY OR DRUG STORE WINE LICENSE. 1. ANY PERSON MAY APPLY TO 51 THE AUTHORITY FOR A LICENSE TO SELL FROM THE LICENSED PREMISES WINE IN 52 SEALED CONTAINERS FOR CONSUMPTION OFF SUCH PREMISES. 53 2. NO SUCH LICENSE SHALL BE ISSUED, HOWEVER, TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY 54 PREMISES OTHER THAN A GROCERY STORE, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTEEN 55 OF SECTION THREE OF THIS CHAPTER, OR A DRUG STORE, AS DEFINED IN SUBDI- 56 VISION TWELVE OF SECTION THREE OF THIS CHAPTER. A. 8632--A 6 1 3. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER, EXCEPT FOR 2 GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, THE AUTHORITY SHALL ISSUE A GROCERY OR DRUG STORE WINE 3 LICENSE TO THE HOLDER OF A LICENSE TO SELL BEER AT RETAIL FOR CONSUMP- 4 TION OFF THE PREMISES PURSUANT TO SECTION FIFTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, OR 5 BEER AND WINE PRODUCTS AT RETAIL FOR CONSUMPTION OFF THE PREMISES PURSU- 6 ANT TO SECTION FIFTY-FOUR-A OF THIS CHAPTER, AT THE REQUEST OF SUCH 7 LICENSEE. 8 (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE PREMISES OF THE GROCERY 9 OR DRUG STORE WINE LICENSEE SHALL BE THE SAME AS THE PREMISES LICENSED 10 UNDER SECTION FIFTY-FOUR OR FIFTY-FOUR-A OF THIS CHAPTER. 11 (C) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, ANY LICENSE 12 ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH THE UNDERLY- 13 ING LICENSE UNDER SECTION FIFTY-FOUR OR FIFTY-FOUR-A OF THIS CHAPTER, 14 AND SHALL BE DEEMED EXPIRED AT SUCH TIME AS THE UNDERLYING LICENSE 15 EXPIRES. 16 (D) WINE TASTING. ANY PERSON LICENSED TO SELL WINE PURSUANT TO THIS 17 ARTICLE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO CONDUCT WINE TASTINGS. WINE TASTINGS WHICH 18 ARE CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF AN OFFICIAL AGENT OF A FARM WINERY, 19 WINERY, WHOLESALER, OR IMPORTER AND WHERE SUCH AGENT IS PHYSICALLY PRES- 20 ENT AT ALL TIMES DURING THE CONDUCT OF THE TASTING, THEN, IN THAT EVENT, 21 ANY LIABILITY STEMMING FROM A RIGHT OF ACTION RESULTING FROM A WINE 22 TASTING AS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 23 THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 11-100 AND 11-101 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS 24 LAW, SHALL ACCRUE TO THE FARM WINERY, WINERY, WHOLESALER, OR IMPORTER. 25 4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER, THE AUTHORITY 26 MAY ISSUE A LICENSE UNDER THIS SECTION TO THE HOLDER OF A LICENSE TO 27 SELL WINE AT RETAIL FOR CONSUMPTION OFF THE PREMISES PURSUANT TO SECTION 28 SEVENTY-NINE OF THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDED THAT: (A) THE LICENSEE MEETS THE 29 REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION; AND (B) UPON ISSUANCE 30 OF A LICENSE, THE LICENSEE UNDER THIS SECTION SURRENDERS THE LICENSE 31 CERTIFICATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION SEVENTY-NINE. 32 5. SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE IN SUCH FORM AND SHALL CONTAIN SUCH 33 INFORMATION AS SHALL BE REQUIRED BY THE RULES OF THE AUTHORITY AND SHALL 34 BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CHECK OR DRAFT IN THE AMOUNT REQUIRED BY THIS ARTI- 35 CLE FOR SUCH LICENSE. 36 6. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, ANY PERSON 37 RECEIVING A LICENSE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE 38 PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO, THREE OR FOUR OF SECTION SEVENTY-NINE OF 39 THIS ARTICLE. 40 7. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, ANY PERSON 41 RECEIVING A LICENSE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE 42 PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED 43 FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER. 44 8. (A) A ONE-TIME FRANCHISE FEE SHALL BE PAID FOR BY EACH RETAIL 45 OUTLET TO THE STATE LIQUOR AUTHORITY. THIS FRANCHISE FEE IS HEREBY 46 IMPOSED AT A RATE OF 0.46 OF ONE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL GROSS SALES AT THE 47 INDIVIDUAL LICENSED PREMISES OF THE LICENSEE IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. 48 (B) IN THE EVENT AN APPLICANT HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR LESS THAN 49 TWELVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE APPLICATION FOR THIS LICENSE, 50 SUCH APPLICANT SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF THE AUTHORITY, 51 REMIT AN ESTIMATE OF ITS FRANCHISE FEE BASED ON SQUARE FOOTAGE AT A 52 LICENSEE'S LOCATION PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: 53 SQUARE FOOTAGE AT FRANCHISE FEE 54 LICENSEE'S LOCATION PER LOCATION 55 0-999 $825 56 1,000-1,999 $1,650 A. 8632--A 7 1 2,000-3,999 $3,300 2 4,000-9,999 $8,250 3 10,000-19,999 $16,500 4 20,000-24,999 $33,000 5 25,000-29,999 $82,500 6 30,000-39,999 $132,000 7 40,000 AND GREATER $495,000 8 WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AFTER SUCH LICENSEE SHALL HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 9 TWELVE MONTHS, SUCH LICENSEE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE AUTHORITY, IN ACCORD- 10 ANCE WITH THE RULES OF THE AUTHORITY, A STATEMENT SHOWING ITS ACTUAL 11 TOTAL GROSS SALES FOR THE FIRST TWELVE MONTHS OF OPERATION AND THE FRAN- 12 CHISE FEE DUE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. IN THE 13 EVENT THE FRANCHISE FEE DETERMINED PURSUANT TO SUCH PARAGRAPH EXCEEDS 14 THE AMOUNT PAID PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH, THE LICENSEE SHALL REMIT 15 PAYMENT FOR THE BALANCE OF THE REQUIRED FRANCHISE FEE WITHIN SUCH 16 SIXTY-DAY PERIOD. FAILURE TO REMIT PAYMENT WITHIN SUCH SIXTY-DAY PERIOD 17 SHALL BE GROUNDS FOR CANCELLATION OR REVOCATION OF SUCH LICENSE. IN THE 18 EVENT THAT THE FRANCHISE FEE DUE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS 19 SUBDIVISION IS LESS THAN THE AMOUNT PAID PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH, THE 20 LICENSEE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO A REFUND EQUAL TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 21 THE FRANCHISE FEE PAID PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH AND THE AMOUNT DUE 22 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. 23 (C) NO LICENSE SHALL BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION UNTIL THE 24 FRANCHISE FEE OR ESTIMATED FRANCHISE FEE UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION REQUIRED 25 BY EITHER PARAGRAPH (A) OR (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION HAS BEEN PAID IN 26 FULL. 27 (D) THE FRANCHISE FEE SHALL BE DEPOSITED AND DISPOSED OF IN THE SAME 28 MANNER AS ANY LICENSE FEE AS PROVIDED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE 29 OF THIS CHAPTER. 30 9. (A) ANY PERSON LICENSED TO SELL WINE PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE THAT 31 OPERATES THE PREMISES OF THE GROCERY OR DRUG STORE WINE LICENSEE THAT 32 OCCUPIES LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND SQUARE FEET MAY PURCHASE, AGREE TO 33 PURCHASE OR RECEIVE ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FROM A PERSON LICENSED UNDER 34 SECTION SIXTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER TO SELL LIQUOR AT RETAIL FOR 35 CONSUMPTION OFF THE PREMISES. 36 (B) ANY PERSON LICENSED TO SELL WINE AT RETAIL FOR CONSUMPTION OFF THE 37 PREMISES UNDER SECTION SEVENTY-NINE OF THIS ARTICLE IS AUTHORIZED TO 38 SELL WINE TO PERSONS LICENSED TO SELL WINE UNDER THIS ARTICLE AND THIS 39 SECTION WHO OPERATE THE PREMISES OF THE GROCERY OR DRUG STORE WINE 40 LICENSEE THAT OCCUPIES LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND SQUARE FEET. 41 10. THE STATE LIQUOR AUTHORITY MAY MAKE SUCH RULES AS IT DEEMS NECES- 42 SARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, HOWEVER, SUCH RULES 43 SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO PLACE ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS UPON THE HOLDERS 44 OF LICENSES ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVENTY-NINE OF THIS ARTICLE 45 UNRELATED TO THE SALE OF WINE. 46 S 14. Subdivision 10 of section 105 of the alcoholic beverage control 47 law, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 679 of the laws of 1950, is 48 amended to read as follows: 49 10. [(a)] Each retail licensee of liquor and/or wine for off-premises 50 consumption shall have conspicuously displayed within the interior of 51 the licensed premises where sales are made and where it can be readily 52 inspected by consumers a printed price list of the liquors and/or wines 53 offered for sale therein; and no liquor and/or wine shall be sold except 54 at the price set forth in such list[; 55 (b) No screen, blind, curtain, partition, article or thing shall be 56 permitted in the windows or upon the doors of such licensed premises, A. 8632--A 8 1 which shall prevent a clear view into the interior of such licensed 2 premises from the sidewalk, at all times; and 3 (c) No booth, screen, partition or other obstruction shall be permit- 4 ted in the interior of said licensed premises]. 5 S 15. The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a new 6 section 97-b to read as follows: 7 S 97-B. TEMPORARY RETAIL PERMIT FOR NEW APPLICANTS. 1. THE AUTHORITY 8 IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE A TEMPORARY RETAIL PERMIT TO AN APPLICANT 9 OF A PREMISES THAT IS NOT LICENSED WHEN THE APPLICANT HAS FILED WITH THE 10 AUTHORITY AN APPLICATION FOR A RETAIL LICENSE AT SUCH PREMISES OR HAS 11 FILED RENEWAL OF SUCH LICENSE. SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE IN WRITING AND 12 VERIFIED AND SHALL CONTAIN INFORMATION AS THE AUTHORITY SHALL REQUIRE. 13 SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A FILING FEE OF SEVENTY-FIVE 14 DOLLARS. 15 2. UPON APPLICATION, THE AUTHORITY SHALL ISSUE A TEMPORARY RETAIL 16 PERMIT WHEN THE APPLICANT HAS FILED WITH THE AUTHORITY AN APPLICATION 17 FOR A RETAIL LICENSE AT SUCH PREMISES OR A RENEWAL THEREOF, TOGETHER 18 WITH ALL REQUIRED FILING AND LICENSE FEES. A TEMPORARY PERMIT ISSUED BY 19 THE AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE FOR A PERIOD NOT TO 20 EXCEED NINETY DAYS. A TEMPORARY PERMIT MAY BE EXTENDED AT THE DISCRETION 21 OF THE AUTHORITY, FOR AN ADDITIONAL THIRTY DAYS. 22 3. PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION A TEMPORARY RETAIL PERMIT MAY NOT BE 23 ISSUED FOR ANY PREMISES THAT IS IN VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDI- 24 VISION SEVEN OF SECTION SIXTY-FOUR, SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION SIXTY- 25 FOUR-A, SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION SIXTY-FOUR-B, SUBDIVISION ELEVEN OF 26 SECTION SIXTY-FOUR-C, SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF SECTION SIXTY-FOUR-D OR 27 SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER. 28 4. A TEMPORARY RETAIL PERMIT IS A CONDITIONAL PERMIT AND SHALL AUTHOR- 29 IZE THE HOLDER THEREOF TO, IN THE CASE OF ALL OTHER RETAIL APPLICATIONS, 30 PURCHASE AND SELL SUCH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AS WOULD BE PERMITTED TO BE 31 PURCHASED AND SOLD UNDER THE PRIVILEGES OF THE LICENSE APPLIED FOR; TO 32 SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO CONSUMERS ONLY AND NOT FOR RESALE; AND TO 33 PURCHASE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ONLY BY PAYMENT IN CURRENCY OR CHECK FOR 34 SUCH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON OR BEFORE THEY ARE DELIVERED TO SUCH PREM- 35 ISES. 36 5. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A TEMPORARY PERMIT MAY 37 BE SUMMARILY CANCELLED OR SUSPENDED AT ANY TIME IF THE AUTHORITY DETER- 38 MINES THAT GOOD CAUSE FOR SUCH CANCELLATION OR SUSPENSION EXISTS. THE 39 AUTHORITY SHALL PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE HOLDER OF A TEMPORARY PERMIT IN 40 WRITING OF SUCH CANCELLATION OR SUSPENSION AND SHALL SET FORTH THE 41 REASONS FOR SUCH ACTION. 42 6. APPROVAL OF, OR EXTENSION OF, A TEMPORARY RETAIL LICENSE SHALL NOT 43 BE DEEMED AS AN APPROVAL OF THE RETAIL APPLICATION. 44 7. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, 45 THE AUTHORITY MAY PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECES- 46 SARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. 47 S 16. Section 17 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by 48 adding a new subdivision 8-b to read as follows: 49 8-B. ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, THE REPORT PROVIDED 50 FOR IN SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION 51 RELATED TO THE NUMBER OF LICENSES APPLIED FOR, RENEWALS SOUGHT AND THE 52 LENGTH OF TIME REQUIRED FOR THE APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF SUCH RETAIL 53 LICENSES AND RENEWALS APPLIED FOR PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO-C OF 54 SECTION SIXTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER AND SECTIONS SIXTY-FOUR, SEVENTY-SIX, 55 SEVENTY-SIX-A, SEVENTY-SIX-C, SEVENTY-SIX-D AND SEVENTY-SIX-F OF THIS 56 CHAPTER. A. 8632--A 9 1 S 17. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 101-b of the alcoholic 2 beverage control law, as amended by section 1 of part E of chapter 56 of 3 the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: 4 (b) No brand of liquor or wine shall be sold to or purchased by a 5 retailer unless a schedule, as provided by this section, is transmitted 6 to and received by the liquor authority, and is then in effect. Such 7 schedule shall be transmitted to the authority in such form, manner, 8 medium and format as the authority may direct; shall be deemed duly 9 verified by the person submitting such schedule upon its transmission to 10 the authority; and shall contain, with respect to each item, the exact 11 brand or trade name, capacity of package, nature of contents, age and 12 proof where stated on the label, the number of bottles contained in each 13 case, the bottle and case price to retailers, the net bottle and case 14 price paid by the seller, which prices, in each instance, shall be indi- 15 vidual for each item and not in "combination" with any other item, the 16 discounts for quantity, if any, and the discounts for time of payment, 17 if any. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, IN REGARDS TO PREMISES LICENSED 18 UNDER SECTION SIXTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER, "COMBINATION" SHALL NOT 19 INCLUDE WINES PROVIDED BY THE SAME VINEYARD OR DISTRIBUTOR TO A RETAILER 20 AND WHERE SUCH WINES MAY BE DIFFERENT. Such brand of liquor or wine 21 shall not be sold to retailers except at the price and discounts then in 22 effect unless prior written permission of the authority is granted for 23 good cause shown and for reasons not inconsistent with the purpose of 24 this chapter. Such schedule shall be transmitted by each manufacturer 25 selling such brand to retailers and by each wholesaler selling such 26 brand to retailers. 27 S 18. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day 28 after it shall have become a law.