Bill Text: NY A10248 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to clarifying the basis upon which the state liquor authority has the authority to revoke, suspend or cancel a license or permit by excluding perceived violations of the laws of other states unless the conduct falls within certain exceptions and established standards in statute for the delivery of beverage alcohol.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2016-11-04 - tabled [A10248 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A10248-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          10248
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      May 18, 2016
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        Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Economic Development
        AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to clar-
          ifying the basis upon which the state liquor authority has the author-
          ity to revoke, suspend or cancel a  license  or  permit  by  excluding
          perceived  violations  of  the laws of other states unless the conduct
          falls within certain exceptions and establishes standards  in  statute
          for the delivery of alcoholic beverage
          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  118  of  the  alcoholic  beverage
     2  control  law, as added by chapter 536 of the laws of 1996, is amended to
     3  read as follows:
     4    3. (a) As used in this  section,  the  term  "for  cause"  shall  also
     5  include  the  existence  of a sustained and continuing pattern of noise,
     6  disturbance, misconduct, or disorder on or about the licensed  premises,
     7  related  to the operation of the premises or the conduct of its patrons,
     8  which adversely affects the health, welfare or safety of the inhabitants
     9  of the area in which such licensed premises are located.
    10    (b) As used in this chapter, the term "for cause"  shall  not  include
    11  conduct  by a licensee outside New York or violations of another state's
    12  laws or regulations unless:
    13    (i) such conduct independently violates a specific provision  of  this
    14  chapter;
    15    (ii)  the  licensee  or  permittee  is  found guilty by authorities in
    16  another state of violating such state's laws for having engaged in  such
    17  conduct provided that due process of law, including an opportunity to be
    18  heard and present evidence, has been provided to the licensee or permit-
    19  tee by authorities of competent jurisdiction in such other state;
    20    (iii)  the  other  state  notifies the licensee that such conduct is a
    21  violation of that state's law  and,  after  having  requested  that  the
    22  licensee  cease  and  desist from engaging in such conduct, the licensee
    23  knowingly and repeatedly continues to engage  in  such  conduct  in  the
    24  other state;
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    (iv)  the licensee or permittee has knowingly engaged in illegal sales
     2  to minors in another state; or
     3    (v)  the  licensee  has  failed to pay taxes in such other state where
     4  such taxes are shown to be properly owed by the licensee or permittee.
     5    § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
     6  have become a law.