Bill Text: NY A09107 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Allows a person with a federal basic permit to apply to the liquor authority for a brand owner's license; establishes a fee therefor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-07 - referred to economic development [A09107 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A09107-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          9107

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 7, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Economic Development

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  alcoholic  beverage control law, in relation to
          establishing a brand owner's license

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  17 of the alcoholic beverage
     2  control law, as amended by section 8 of chapter 522 of the laws of 2018,
     3  is amended to read as follows:
     4    3. To revoke, cancel or suspend for cause any license or permit issued
     5  under this chapter and/or to impose a civil penalty  for  cause  against
     6  any  holder  of a license or permit issued pursuant to this chapter. Any
     7  civil penalty so imposed shall  not  exceed  the  sum  of  ten  thousand
     8  dollars  as  against  the holder of any retail permit issued pursuant to
     9  sections ninety-five,  ninety-seven,  ninety-eight,  ninety-nine-d,  and
    10  paragraph f of subdivision one of section ninety-nine-b of this chapter,
    11  and  as  against  the  holder  of  any retail license issued pursuant to
    12  sections fifty-three-a,  fifty-four,  fifty-four-a,  fifty-five,  fifty-
    13  five-a,    sixty-three,    sixty-four,    sixty-four-a,    sixty-four-b,
    14  sixty-four-c, seventy-six-f, seventy-nine, eighty-one  and  eighty-one-a
    15  of  this  chapter, and the sum of thirty thousand dollars as against the
    16  holder of a license issued  pursuant  to  sections  thirty,  thirty-one,
    17  fifty-three,  sixty-one-a, sixty-one-b, sixty-one-c, seventy-six, seven-
    18  ty-six-a, and seventy-eight of this chapter,  provided  that  the  civil
    19  penalty  against  the  holder  of a wholesale license issued pursuant to
    20  section fifty-three of this chapter shall not  exceed  the  sum  of  ten
    21  thousand dollars where that licensee violates provisions of this chapter
    22  during the course of the sale of beer at retail to a person for consump-
    23  tion at home, and the sum of one hundred thousand dollars as against the
    24  holder  of any license issued pursuant to sections fifty-one, sixty-one,
    25  and sixty-two of this chapter. Any civil penalty so imposed shall be  in
    26  addition  to and separate and apart from the terms and provisions of the
    27  bond required pursuant to section one hundred twelve  of  this  chapter.
    28  Provided  that  no  appeal  is  pending  on the imposition of such civil
    29  penalty, in the event such civil penalty imposed by the division remains
    30  unpaid, in whole or in part, more than  forty-five  days  after  written
    31  demand  for  payment has been sent by first class mail to the address of

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11143-02-3

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     1  the licensed premises, a notice of impending default judgment  shall  be
     2  sent  by  first  class  mail to the licensed premises and by first class
     3  mail to the last known home address of the person who  signed  the  most
     4  recent  license  application.  The  notice of impending default judgment
     5  shall advise the licensee: (a) that a civil penalty was imposed  on  the
     6  licensee;  (b)  the  date the penalty was imposed; (c) the amount of the
     7  civil penalty; (d) the amount of the civil penalty that  remains  unpaid
     8  as  of  the  date  of the notice; (e) the violations for which the civil
     9  penalty was imposed; and (f) that a judgment by default will be  entered
    10  in  the  supreme  court of the county in which the licensed premises are
    11  located, or other  court  of  civil  jurisdiction  or  any  other  place
    12  provided  for  the entry of civil judgments within the state of New York
    13  unless the division receives full payment of  all  civil  penalties  due
    14  within  twenty days of the date of the notice of impending default judg-
    15  ment. If full payment shall not have been received by the division with-
    16  in thirty days of mailing of the notice of impending  default  judgment,
    17  the  division  shall proceed to enter with such court a statement of the
    18  default judgment containing the  amount  of  the  penalty  or  penalties
    19  remaining  due  and unpaid, along with proof of mailing of the notice of
    20  impending default judgment. The filing of such judgment shall  have  the
    21  full  force  and  effect  of  a default judgment duly docketed with such
    22  court pursuant to the civil practice law and  rules  and  shall  in  all
    23  respects  be  governed  by  that chapter and may be enforced in the same
    24  manner and with the same effect as that provided by law  in  respect  to
    25  execution issued against property upon judgments of a court of record. A
    26  judgment entered pursuant to this subdivision shall remain in full force
    27  and effect for eight years notwithstanding any other provision of law.
    28    §  2.  Subdivision  3  of section 17 of the alcoholic beverage control
    29  law, as amended by section 9 of chapter 522 of  the  laws  of  2018,  is
    30  amended to read as follows:
    31    3. To revoke, cancel or suspend for cause any license or permit issued
    32  under  this  chapter  and/or to impose a civil penalty for cause against
    33  any holder of a license or permit issued pursuant to this  chapter.  Any
    34  civil  penalty  so  imposed  shall  not  exceed  the sum of ten thousand
    35  dollars as against the holder of any retail permit  issued  pursuant  to
    36  sections  ninety-five,  ninety-seven,  ninety-eight,  ninety-nine-d, and
    37  paragraph f of subdivision one of section ninety-nine-b of this chapter,
    38  and as against the holder of  any  retail  license  issued  pursuant  to
    39  sections  fifty-three-a,  fifty-four,  fifty-four-a,  fifty-five, fifty-
    40  five-a,    sixty-three,    sixty-four,    sixty-four-a,    sixty-four-b,
    41  sixty-four-c,  seventy-six-f, seventy-nine, eighty-one, and eighty-one-a
    42  of this chapter, and the sum of thirty thousand dollars as  against  the
    43  holder  of  a  license  issued  pursuant to sections thirty, thirty-one,
    44  fifty-three, sixty-one-a, sixty-one-b, sixty-one-c, seventy-six,  seven-
    45  ty-six-a  and  seventy-eight  of  this  chapter, provided that the civil
    46  penalty against the holder of a wholesale  license  issued  pursuant  to
    47  section  fifty-three  of  this  chapter  shall not exceed the sum of ten
    48  thousand dollars where that licensee violates provisions of this chapter
    49  during the course of the sale of beer at retail to a person for consump-
    50  tion at home, and the sum of one hundred thousand dollars as against the
    51  holder of any license issued pursuant to sections  fifty-one,  sixty-one
    52  and sixty-two of this chapter.  Any civil penalty so imposed shall be in
    53  addition  to and separate and apart from the terms and provisions of the
    54  bond required pursuant to section one hundred twelve  of  this  chapter.
    55  Provided  that  no  appeal  is  pending  on the imposition of such civil
    56  penalty, in the event such civil penalty imposed by the division remains

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     1  unpaid, in whole or in part, more than  forty-five  days  after  written
     2  demand  for  payment has been sent by first class mail to the address of
     3  the licensed premises, a notice of impending default judgment  shall  be
     4  sent  by  first  class  mail to the licensed premises and by first class
     5  mail to the last known home address of the person who  signed  the  most
     6  recent  license  application.  The  notice of impending default judgment
     7  shall advise the licensee: (a) that a civil penalty was imposed  on  the
     8  licensee;  (b)  the  date the penalty was imposed; (c) the amount of the
     9  civil penalty; (d) the amount of the civil penalty that  remains  unpaid
    10  as  of  the  date  of the notice; (e) the violations for which the civil
    11  penalty was imposed; and (f) that a judgment by default will be  entered
    12  in  the  supreme  court of the county in which the licensed premises are
    13  located, or other court  of  civil  jurisdiction,  or  any  other  place
    14  provided  for  the entry of civil judgments within the state of New York
    15  unless the division receives full payment of  all  civil  penalties  due
    16  within  twenty days of the date of the notice of impending default judg-
    17  ment. If full payment shall not have been received by the division with-
    18  in thirty days of mailing of the notice of impending  default  judgment,
    19  the  division  shall proceed to enter with such court a statement of the
    20  default judgment containing the  amount  of  the  penalty  or  penalties
    21  remaining  due  and unpaid, along with proof of mailing of the notice of
    22  impending default judgment. The filing of such judgment shall  have  the
    23  full  force  and  effect  of  a default judgment duly docketed with such
    24  court pursuant to the civil practice law and  rules  and  shall  in  all
    25  respects  be  governed  by  that chapter and may be enforced in the same
    26  manner and with the same effect as that provided by law  in  respect  to
    27  execution issued against property upon judgments of a court of record. A
    28  judgment entered pursuant to this subdivision shall remain in full force
    29  and effect for eight years notwithstanding any other provision of law.
    30    §  3.  The  alcoholic  beverage control law is amended by adding a new
    31  section 61-c to read as follows:
    32    § 61-c. Brand owner's license. Any person with a federal basic  permit
    33  may  apply  to  the  liquor  authority for a brand owner's license. Such
    34  license shall authorize the holder thereof to:
    35    1. contract with a licensed manufacturer  of  alcoholic  beverages  in
    36  this state for the purposes of manufacturing such products;
    37    2.  appoint a licensed wholesaler authorized to sell and deliver alco-
    38  holic beverages in this state as exclusive brand agent for the  purposes
    39  of soliciting, negotiating, and receiving payments for the sale of alco-
    40  holic  beverages  to  retail  licensees  for on-premises or off-premises
    41  consumption; and
    42    3. sell such alcoholic beverages to licensed wholesalers authorized to
    43  sell and deliver alcoholic beverages in this state appointed  as  exclu-
    44  sive brand agent and be remitted payments for such sales.
    45    §  4.  Section  66 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by
    46  adding a new subdivision 3-b to read as follows:
    47    3-b. The annual fee for a brand owner's license shall be  one  hundred
    48  twenty-five dollars.
    49    §  5.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
    50  the amendments to subdivision 3 of section 17 of the alcoholic  beverage
    51  control  law  made  by  section  one of this act shall be subject to the
    52  expiration and reversion of such section pursuant to section 4 of  chap-
    53  ter 118 of the laws of 2012, as amended, when upon such date section two
    54  of this act shall take effect.
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