Bill Text: NY S06202 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relates to direct marketing activities for New York beverages; and authorizes the sale of beer and wine at movie theaters.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE [S06202 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S06202-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relates to direct marketing activities for New York beverages; and authorizes the sale of beer and wine at movie theaters.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE [S06202 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S06202-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6202 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 22, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to direct marketing activities; and to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to issuance of licenses to motion picture theatres to sell wine and beer The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 2, 4, 5 and 6 of section 284 of the agricul- 2 ture and markets law, as added by chapter 834 of the laws of 1981, are 3 amended to read as follows: 4 2. Development of institutional direct marketing programs to increase 5 the purchase of New York state farm, beverage, and food products in 6 coordination with the office of general services and the department of 7 education. 8 4. Development of guidelines for direct marketing operations that will 9 assist individual producers in reducing costs and improve their finan- 10 cial returns and help assure consumers of high quality food and beverag- 11 es. 12 5. Assistance to retail food and beverage stores in purchasing direct- 13 ly from New York state food and beverage producers. 14 6. Assistance to direct marketing organizations in areas identified as 15 having poor consumer access to high quality and reasonably priced food, 16 beverages, and farm products. 17 § 2. Section 81-a of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by 18 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 19 5. (a) A special license under this section may be granted to a motion 20 picture theatre. For the purposes of this subdivision, "motion picture 21 theatre" shall mean a building or facility which is regularly used and 22 kept open primarily for the exhibition of motion pictures for at least 23 five out of seven days a week, or on a regular seasonal basis of no less EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11610-01-9S. 6202 2 1 than six contiguous weeks, to the general public; (i) where all audito- 2 rium seating is permanently affixed to the floor; (ii) where at least 3 sixty-five percent of the motion picture theatre's annual gross revenues 4 is the combined result of admission revenue for the showing of motion 5 pictures and the sale of food and non-alcoholic beverages; and (iii) 6 which regularly keeps available for sale to its customers for consump- 7 tion on the premises food that is typically found in a motion picture 8 theatre including, but not limited to, popcorn, candy and light snacks. 9 (b) In the case of a motion picture theatre applying for a special 10 license under this subdivision, any municipality required to be notified 11 under section one hundred ten-b of this chapter may express an opinion 12 with respect to whether the application should be approved, and such 13 opinion may be considered in determining whether good cause exists to 14 deny any such application. 15 § 3. Section 106 of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by 16 adding a new subdivision 16 to read as follows: 17 16. A person holding a special license to sell wine at retail for 18 consumption in a motion picture theatre pursuant to subdivision five of 19 section eighty-one-a of this chapter shall: 20 (a) for every purchase of an alcoholic beverage, require the purchaser 21 to provide written evidence of age as set forth in paragraph (b) of 22 subdivision two of section sixty-five-b of this chapter; 23 (b) allow the purchase of no more than one alcoholic beverage per 24 transaction; 25 (c) not commence the sale of alcoholic beverages until: (i) one hour 26 prior to the start of the first motion picture; or (ii) at the time at 27 which the sale or service of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the 28 premises in the county in which the premises is located may commence; 29 whichever is later; and 30 (d) cease all sales of alcoholic beverages: (i) after the conclusion 31 of the final motion picture; or (ii) at the time at which the sale or 32 service of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises in the 33 county in which the premises is located must cease, whichever is earli- 34 er. 35 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.