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(A) THE HISTORY OF BEER AND WINE VIOLATIONS AND DOCUMENTED CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY AT THE PROPOSED PREMISES CONNECTED WITH THE SALE AND CONSUMP-
TION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES;
(B) EVIDENCE THAT ALL NECESSARY LICENSES AND PERMITS HAVE BEEN
OBTAINED FROM THE STATE AND ALL OTHER GOVERNING BODIES FOR THE OPERATION
OF THE MOTION PICTURE THEATRE AND SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES;
(C) THE AGGREGATE NUMBER OF SEATS IN THE MOTION PICTURE THEATRE;
(D) THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSED METHOD OF OPERATION AND ALCOHOLIC BEVER-
AGE CONTROL PLAN;
(E) OBJECTIONS FROM THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY BASED ON EVIDENCE OF NEGA-
TIVE IMPACTS TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY;
(F) ANY OTHER FACTORS, IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE AUTHORITY, THAT WOULD
CREATE A RISK IN THE ORDERLY ENFORCEMENT OF THIS CHAPTER; AND
(G) ANY OTHER FACTORS, SUCH AS THE CHARACTER AND FITNESS OF THE APPLI-
CANT TO HOLD A LICENSE, THAT ARE RELEVANT TO DETERMINE WHETHER GOOD
CAUSE EXISTS TO DENY THE APPLICATION.
3. SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE IN SUCH FORM AND SHALL CONTAIN SUCH
INFORMATION AS SHALL BE REQUIRED BY THE RULES OF THE LIQUOR AUTHORITY
AND SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CHECK OR DRAFT IN THE AMOUNT REQUIRED BY
THIS ARTICLE FOR SUCH LICENSE.
4. SECTION FIFTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL CONTROL SO FAR AS APPLICA-
BLE TO THE PROCEDURE IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH APPLICATION.
5. A LICENSE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE
CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THESE CONDI-
TIONS SHALL, CONSTITUTE GROUNDS FOR THE SUSPENSION, CANCELLATION OR
REVOCATION OF THE LICENSE, AND/OR THE IMPOSITION OF A CIVIL PENALTY AND
THE RECOVERY OF THE PENAL SUM OF THE BOND ON FILE DURING THE PERIOD OF
THE VIOLATION.
(A) A LICENSEE SHALL NOT SELL OR SERVE AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE TO ANY
PERSON THAT DOES NOT DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY ARE OVER THE AGE OF
TWENTY-ONE AS EVIDENCED BY THE PRESENTATION OF A VALID FORM OF PHOTO-
GRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION AUTHORIZED BY SECTION SIXTY-FIVE-B OF THIS CHAP-
TER;
(B) NO MORE THAN ONE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SHALL BE SOLD OR SERVED TO ANY
ONE PERSON DURING ANY ONE TRANSACTION;
(C) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION
ONE HUNDRED SIX OF THIS CHAPTER, THE LICENSEE SHALL ONLY SELL OR SERVE
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE FIRST
MOTION PICTURE VIEWING AND ENDING UPON THE CONCLUSION OF THE LAST MOTION
PICTURE VIEWING; AND
(D) THE LICENSEE MUST MAKE AVAILABLE TO ITS PATRONS FOOD THAT IS TYPI-
CALLY FOUND IN A MOTION PICTURE THEATRE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
POPCORN, CANDY, AND LIGHT SNACKS.
6. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT THE ISSUANCE OF A
LICENSE PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-FOUR OF THIS SECTION TO A MOTION
PICTURE THEATRE OR OTHER VENUE THAT SHOWS MOTION PICTURES THAT MEETS THE
DEFINITION OF A RESTAURANT SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-SEVEN OF
SECTION THREE OF THIS CHAPTER AND WHERE ALL SEATING IS AT TABLES OR
SEATSIDE TABLES WHERE MEALS ARE SERVED.
7. NO RETAIL LICENSE FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION SHALL BE GRANTED FOR
ANY PREMISES WHICH SHALL BE:
(A) ON THE SAME STREET OR AVENUE AND WITHIN TWO HUNDRED FEET OF A
BUILDING OCCUPIED EXCLUSIVELY AS A SCHOOL, CHURCH, SYNAGOGUE OR OTHER
PLACE OF WORSHIP; OR
(B) IN A CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE HAVING A POPULATION OF TWENTY THOUSAND
OR MORE WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF THREE OR MORE EXISTING PREMISES
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LICENSED AND OPERATING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND SECTIONS SIXTY-FOUR,
SIXTY-FOUR-A, SIXTY-FOUR-B, SIXTY-FOUR-C, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-D OF THIS
ARTICLE.
8. (A) THE MEASUREMENTS IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION ARE TO BE
TAKEN IN STRAIGHT LINES FROM THE CENTER OF THE NEAREST ENTRANCE OF THE
PREMISES SOUGHT TO BE LICENSED TO THE CENTER OF THE NEAREST ENTRANCE OF
SUCH SCHOOL, CHURCH, SYNAGOGUE OR OTHER PLACE OF WORSHIP OR TO THE
CENTER OF THE NEAREST ENTRANCE OF EACH SUCH PREMISES LICENSED AND OPER-
ATING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND SECTIONS SIXTY-FOUR, SIXTY-FOUR-A,
SIXTY-FOUR-B, SIXTY-FOUR-C, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-D OF THIS ARTICLE; EXCEPT,
HOWEVER, THAT NO RENEWAL LICENSE SHALL BE DENIED BECAUSE OF SUCH
RESTRICTION TO ANY PREMISES SO LOCATED WHICH WERE MAINTAINED AS A BONA
FIDE HOTEL, RESTAURANT, CATERING ESTABLISHMENT OR CLUB ON OR PRIOR TO
DECEMBER FIFTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE; AND, EXCEPT THAT NO
LICENSE SHALL BE DENIED TO ANY PREMISES AT WHICH A LICENSE UNDER THIS
CHAPTER HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE CONTINUOUSLY FROM A DATE PRIOR TO THE DATE
WHEN A BUILDING ON THE SAME STREET OR AVENUE AND WITHIN TWO HUNDRED FEET
OF SAID PREMISES HAS BEEN OCCUPIED EXCLUSIVELY AS A SCHOOL, CHURCH,
SYNAGOGUE OR OTHER PLACE OF WORSHIP; AND EXCEPT THAT NO LICENSE SHALL BE
DENIED TO ANY PREMISES, WHICH IS WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF THREE OR
MORE EXISTING PREMISES LICENSED AND OPERATING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
AND SECTIONS SIXTY-FOUR, SIXTY-FOUR-A, SIXTY-FOUR-B, SIXTY-FOUR-C,
AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-D OF THIS ARTICLE, AT WHICH A LICENSE UNDER THIS CHAP-
TER HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE CONTINUOUSLY ON OR PRIOR TO NOVEMBER FIRST,
NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-THREE. THE LIQUOR AUTHORITY, IN ITS DISCRETION,
MAY AUTHORIZE THE REMOVAL OF ANY SUCH LICENSED PREMISES TO A DIFFERENT
LOCATION ON THE SAME STREET OR AVENUE, WITHIN TWO HUNDRED FEET OF SAID
SCHOOL, CHURCH, SYNAGOGUE OR OTHER PLACE OF WORSHIP, PROVIDED THAT SUCH
NEW LOCATION IS NOT WITHIN A CLOSER DISTANCE TO SUCH SCHOOL, CHURCH,
SYNAGOGUE OR OTHER PLACE OF WORSHIP.
(B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE WORD "ENTRANCE" SHALL
MEAN A DOOR OF A SCHOOL, OF A HOUSE OF WORSHIP, OR OF PREMISES LICENSED
AND OPERATING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND SECTIONS SIXTY-FOUR,
SIXTY-FOUR-A, SIXTY-FOUR-B, SIXTY-FOUR-C, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-D OF THIS
ARTICLE OR OF THE PREMISES SOUGHT TO BE LICENSED, REGULARLY USED TO GIVE
INGRESS TO STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL, TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ATTENDING THE
PLACE OF WORSHIP, AND TO PATRONS OR GUESTS OF THE PREMISES LICENSED AND
OPERATING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND SECTIONS SIXTY-FOUR,
SIXTY-FOUR-A, SIXTY-FOUR-B, SIXTY-FOUR-C, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-D OF THIS
ARTICLE OR OF THE PREMISES SOUGHT TO BE LICENSED, EXCEPT THAT WHERE A
SCHOOL OR HOUSE OF WORSHIP OR PREMISES LICENSED AND OPERATING PURSUANT
TO THIS SECTION AND SECTIONS SIXTY-FOUR, SIXTY-FOUR-A, SIXTY-FOUR-B,
SIXTY-FOUR-C, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-D OF THIS ARTICLE OR THE PREMISES SOUGHT
TO BE LICENSED IS SET BACK FROM A PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE, THE WALKWAY OR
STAIRS LEADING TO ANY SUCH DOOR SHALL BE DEEMED AN ENTRANCE; AND THE
MEASUREMENT SHALL BE TAKEN TO THE CENTER OF THE WALKWAY OR STAIRS AT THE
POINT WHERE IT MEETS THE BUILDING LINE OR PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE. A DOOR
WHICH HAS NO EXTERIOR HARDWARE, OR WHICH IS USED SOLELY AS AN EMERGENCY
OR FIRE EXIT, OR FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES, OR WHICH LEADS DIRECTLY TO A
PART OF A BUILDING NOT REGULARLY USED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR PATRONS,
IS NOT DEEMED AN "ENTRANCE".
(C) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A BUILDING OCCUPIED AS A
PLACE OF WORSHIP DOES NOT CEASE TO BE "EXCLUSIVELY" OCCUPIED AS A PLACE
OF WORSHIP BY INCIDENTAL USES THAT ARE NOT OF A NATURE TO DETRACT FROM
THE PREDOMINANT CHARACTER OF THE BUILDING AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP, SUCH
USES WHICH INCLUDE, BUT WHICH ARE NOT LIMITED TO: THE CONDUCT OF LEGALLY
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AUTHORIZED GAMES OF BINGO OR OTHER GAMES OF CHANCE HELD AS A MEANS OF
RAISING FUNDS FOR THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION WHICH
CONDUCTS SERVICES AT THE PLACE OF WORSHIP OR FOR OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS OR GROUPS; USE OF THE BUILDING FOR FUND-RAISING PERFORM-
ANCES BY OR BENEFITING THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION WHICH
CONDUCTS SERVICES AT THE PLACE OF WORSHIP OR OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGAN-
IZATIONS OR GROUPS; THE USE OF THE BUILDING BY OTHER RELIGIOUS ORGANIZA-
TIONS OR GROUPS FOR RELIGIOUS SERVICES OR OTHER PURPOSES; THE CONDUCT OF
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES BY OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CONGREGANTS; THE USE OF
THE BUILDING FOR MEETINGS HELD BY ORGANIZATIONS OR GROUPS PROVIDING
BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING TO PERSONS HAVING SUFFERED THE LOSS OF A LOVED
ONE, OR PROVIDING ADVICE OR SUPPORT FOR CONDITIONS OR DISEASES INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALCOHOLISM, DRUG ADDITION, CANCER, CEREBRAL PALSY,
PARKINSON'S DISEASE, OR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; THE USE OF THE BUILDING FOR
BLOOD DRIVES, HEALTH SCREENINGS, HEALTH INFORMATION MEETINGS, YOGA
CLASSES, EXERCISE CLASSES OR OTHER ACTIVITIES INTENDED TO PROMOTE THE
HEALTH OF THE CONGREGANTS OR OTHER PERSONS; AND USE OF THE BUILDING BY
NON-CONGREGANT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FOR PRIVATE SOCIAL FUNCTIONS.
THE BUILDING OCCUPIED AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP DOES NOT CEASE TO BE "EXCLU-
SIVELY" OCCUPIED AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP WHERE THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT RELI-
GIOUS ORGANIZATION OCCUPYING THE PLACE OF WORSHIP ACCEPTS THE PAYMENT OF
FUNDS TO DEFRAY COSTS RELATED TO ANOTHER PARTY'S USE OF THE BUILDING.
9. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION
SEVEN OF THIS SECTION, THE AUTHORITY MAY ISSUE A LICENSE PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION FOR A PREMISES WHICH SHALL BE WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF
THREE OR MORE EXISTING PREMISES LICENSED AND OPERATING PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION AND SECTIONS SIXTY-FOUR, SIXTY-FOUR-A, SIXTY-FOUR-B,
SIXTY-FOUR-C, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-D OF THIS ARTICLE IF, AFTER CONSULTA-
TION WITH THE MUNICIPALITY OR COMMUNITY BOARD, IT DETERMINES THAT GRANT-
ING SUCH LICENSE WOULD BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. BEFORE IT MAY ISSUE
ANY SUCH LICENSE, THE AUTHORITY SHALL CONDUCT A HEARING, UPON NOTICE TO
THE APPLICANT AND THE MUNICIPALITY OR COMMUNITY BOARD, AND SHALL STATE
AND FILE IN ITS OFFICE ITS REASONS THEREFOR. THE HEARING MAY BE RESCHED-
ULED, ADJOURNED OR CONTINUED, AND THE AUTHORITY SHALL GIVE NOTICE TO THE
APPLICANT AND THE MUNICIPALITY OR COMMUNITY BOARD OF ANY SUCH RESCHED-
ULED, ADJOURNED OR CONTINUED HEARING. BEFORE THE AUTHORITY ISSUES ANY
SAID LICENSE, THE AUTHORITY OR ONE OR MORE OF THE COMMISSIONERS THEREOF
MAY, IN ADDITION TO THE HEARING REQUIRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH, ALSO CONDUCT
A PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING SAID LICENSE, UPON NOTICE TO THE APPLICANT
AND THE MUNICIPALITY OR COMMUNITY BOARD. THE PUBLIC MEETING MAY BE
RESCHEDULED, ADJOURNED OR CONTINUED, AND THE AUTHORITY SHALL GIVE NOTICE
TO THE APPLICANT AND THE MUNICIPALITY OR COMMUNITY BOARD OF ANY SUCH
RESCHEDULED, ADJOURNED OR CONTINUED PUBLIC MEETING. NOTICE TO THE MUNI-
CIPALITY OR COMMUNITY BOARD SHALL MEAN WRITTEN NOTICE MAILED BY THE
AUTHORITY TO SUCH MUNICIPALITY OR COMMUNITY BOARD AT LEAST FIFTEEN DAYS
IN ADVANCE OF ANY HEARING SCHEDULED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH. UPON THE
REQUEST OF THE AUTHORITY, ANY MUNICIPALITY OR COMMUNITY BOARD MAY WAIVE
THE FIFTEEN DAY NOTICE REQUIREMENT. NO PREMISES HAVING BEEN GRANTED A
LICENSE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DENIED A RENEWAL OF SUCH
LICENSE UPON THE GROUNDS THAT SUCH PREMISES ARE WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED FEET
OF A BUILDING OR BUILDINGS WHEREIN THREE OR MORE PREMISES ARE LICENSED
AND OPERATING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND SECTIONS SIXTY-FOUR,
SIXTY-FOUR-A, SIXTY-FOUR-B, SIXTY-FOUR-C, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-D OF THIS
ARTICLE.
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S 3. Subdivision 3 of section 17 of the alcoholic beverage control
law, as amended by chapter 355 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read
as follows:
3. To revoke, cancel or suspend for cause any license or permit issued
under this chapter and/or to impose a civil penalty for cause against
any holder of a license or permit issued pursuant to this chapter. Any
civil penalty so imposed shall not exceed the sum of ten thousand
dollars as against the holder of any retail permit issued pursuant to
sections ninety-five, ninety-seven, ninety-eight, ninety-nine-d, and
paragraph f of subdivision one of section ninety-nine-b of this chapter,
and as against the holder of any retail license issued pursuant to
sections [fifty-two,] fifty-three-a, fifty-four, fifty-four-a, fifty-
five, fifty-five-a, sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b,
sixty-four-c, SIXTY-FOUR-E, seventy-six-f, seventy-nine, eighty-one and
eighty-one-a of this chapter, and the sum of thirty thousand dollars as
against the holder of a license issued pursuant to sections fifty-three,
seventy-six, seventy-six-a, and seventy-eight of this chapter, provided
that the civil penalty against the holder of a wholesale license issued
pursuant to section fifty-three of this chapter shall not exceed the sum
of ten thousand dollars where that licensee violates provisions of this
chapter during the course of the sale of beer at retail to a person for
consumption at home, and the sum of one hundred thousand dollars as
against the holder of any license issued pursuant to sections fifty-one,
sixty-one and sixty-two of this chapter. Any civil penalty so imposed
shall be in addition to and separate and apart from the terms and
provisions of the bond required pursuant to section one hundred twelve
of this chapter. Provided that no appeal is pending on the imposition of
such civil penalty, in the event such civil penalty imposed by the divi-
sion remains unpaid, in whole or in part, more than forty-five days
after written demand for payment has been sent by first class mail to
the address of the licensed premises, a notice of impending default
judgment shall be sent by first class mail to the licensed premises and
by first class mail to the last known home address of the person who
signed the most recent license application. The notice of impending
default judgment shall advise the licensee: (a) that a civil penalty was
imposed on the licensee; (b) the date the penalty was imposed; (c) the
amount of the civil penalty; (d) the amount of the civil penalty that
remains unpaid as of the date of the notice; (e) the violations for
which the civil penalty was imposed; and (f) that a judgment by default
will be entered in the supreme court of the county in which the licensed
premises are located, or other court of civil jurisdiction or any other
place provided for the entry of civil judgments within the state of New
York unless the division receives full payment of all civil penalties
due within twenty days of the date of the notice of impending default
judgment. If full payment shall not have been received by the division
within thirty days of mailing of the notice of impending default judg-
ment, the division shall proceed to enter with such court a statement of
the default judgment containing the amount of the penalty or penalties
remaining due and unpaid, along with proof of mailing of the notice of
impending default judgment. The filing of such judgment shall have the
full force and effect of a default judgment duly docketed with such
court pursuant to the civil practice law and rules and shall in all
respects be governed by that chapter and may be enforced in the same
manner and with the same effect as that provided by law in respect to
execution issued against property upon judgments of a court of record. A
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judgment entered pursuant to this subdivision shall remain in full force
and effect for eight years notwithstanding any other provision of law.
S 4. Subdivision 3 of section 55 of the alcoholic beverage control
law, as amended by chapter 531 of the laws of 1964, is amended to read
as follows:
3. No such license shall be issued, however, to any person for any
premises other than premises for which a license may be issued under
section sixty-four [or], sixty-four-a OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this chapter or
a hotel or premises which are kept, used, maintained, advertised or held
out to the public to be a place where food is prepared and served for
consumption on the premises in such quantities as to satisfy the liquor
authority that the sale of beer intended is incidental to and not the
prime source of revenue from the operation of such premises. The forego-
ing provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any premises
located at, in, or on the area leased by the city of New York to New
York World's Fair 1964 Corporation pursuant to the provisions of chapter
four hundred twenty-eight of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty, as
amended by a chapter of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-one, during
the term or duration of such lease. Such license may also include such
suitable space outside of the licensed premises and adjoining it as may
be approved by the liquor authority.
S 5. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 56-a of the alcoholic beverage
control law, as amended by chapter 384 of the laws of 2013, is amended
to read as follows:
1. In addition to the annual fees provided for in this chapter, there
shall be paid to the authority with each initial application for a
license filed pursuant to section fifty-one, fifty-one-a, fifty-three,
fifty-eight, fifty-eight-c, sixty-one, sixty-two, seventy-six or seven-
ty-eight of this chapter, a filing fee of four hundred dollars; with
each initial application for a license filed pursuant to section sixty-
three, sixty-four, sixty-four-a or sixty-four-b of this chapter, a
filing fee of two hundred dollars; with each initial application for a
license filed pursuant to section fifty-three-a, fifty-four, fifty-five,
fifty-five-a, SIXTY-FOUR-E, seventy-nine, eighty-one or eighty-one-a of
this chapter, a filing fee of one hundred dollars; with each initial
application for a permit filed pursuant to section ninety-one, ninety-
one-a, ninety-two, ninety-two-a, ninety-three, ninety-three-a, if such
permit is to be issued on a calendar year basis, ninety-four, ninety-
five, ninety-six or ninety-six-a, or pursuant to paragraph b, c, e or j
of subdivision one of section ninety-nine-b of this chapter if such
permit is to be issued on a calendar year basis, or for an additional
bar pursuant to subdivision four of section one hundred of this chapter,
a filing fee of twenty dollars; and with each application for a permit
under section ninety-three-a of this chapter, other than a permit to be
issued on a calendar year basis, section ninety-seven, ninety-eight,
ninety-nine, or ninety-nine-b of this chapter, other than a permit to be
issued pursuant to paragraph b, c, e or j of subdivision one of section
ninety-nine-b of this chapter on a calendar year basis, a filing fee of
ten dollars.
2. In addition to the annual fees provided for in this chapter, there
shall be paid to the authority with each renewal application for a
license filed pursuant to section fifty-one, fifty-one-a, fifty-three,
fifty-eight, fifty-eight-c, sixty-one, sixty-two, seventy-six or seven-
ty-eight of this chapter, a filing fee of one hundred dollars; with each
renewal application for a license filed pursuant to section sixty-three,
sixty-four, sixty-four-a or sixty-four-b of this chapter, a filing fee
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of ninety dollars; with each renewal application for a license filed
pursuant to section seventy-nine, eighty-one or eighty-one-a of this
chapter, a filing fee of twenty-five dollars; and with each renewal
application for a license or permit filed pursuant to section fifty-
three-a, fifty-four, fifty-five, fifty-five-a, SIXTY-FOUR-E, ninety-one,
ninety-one-a, ninety-two, ninety-two-a, ninety-three, ninety-three-a, if
such permit is issued on a calendar year basis, ninety-four, ninety-
five, ninety-six or ninety-six-a of this chapter or pursuant to subdivi-
sions b, c, e or j of section ninety-nine-b, if such permit is issued on
a calendar year basis, or with each renewal application for an addi-
tional bar pursuant to subdivision four of section one hundred of this
chapter, a filing fee of thirty dollars.
S 6. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 7 of section 64 of the alcoholic
beverage control law, as amended by chapter 463 of the laws of 2009, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) in a city, town or village having a population of twenty thousand
or more within five hundred feet of three or more existing premises
licensed and operating pursuant to this section and sections
sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b, sixty-four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR
SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article;
S 7. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 7 of section 64 of the alcoholic
beverage control law, as amended by chapter 463 of the laws of 2009, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) the measurements in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subdivision are
to be taken in straight lines from the center of the nearest entrance of
the premises sought to be licensed to the center of the nearest entrance
of such school, church, synagogue or other place of worship or to the
center of the nearest entrance of each such premises licensed and oper-
ating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b,
sixty-four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this arti-
cle; except, however, that no renewal license shall be denied because of
such restriction to any premises so located which were maintained as a
bona fide hotel, restaurant, catering establishment or club on or prior
to December fifth, nineteen hundred thirty-three; and, except that no
license shall be denied to any premises at which a license under this
chapter has been in existence continuously from a date prior to the date
when a building on the same street or avenue and within two hundred feet
of said premises has been occupied exclusively as a school, church,
synagogue or other place of worship; and except that no license shall be
denied to any premises, which is within five hundred feet of three or
more existing premises licensed and operating pursuant to this section
and sections sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b, sixty-four-c, [and/or] sixty-
four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article, at which a license under
this chapter has been in existence continuously on or prior to November
first, nineteen hundred ninety-three; and except that this subdivision
shall not be deemed to restrict the issuance of a hotel liquor license
to a building used as a hotel and in which a restaurant liquor license
currently exists for premises which serve as a dining room for guests of
the hotel and a caterer's license to a person using the permanent cater-
ing facilities of a church, synagogue or other place of worship pursuant
to a written agreement between such person and the authorities in charge
of such facilities. The liquor authority, in its discretion, may author-
ize the removal of any such licensed premises to a different location on
the same street or avenue, within two hundred feet of said school,
church, synagogue or other place of worship, provided that such new
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location is not within a closer distance to such school, church, syna-
gogue or other place of worship.
S 8. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 7 of section 64 of the alcoholic
beverage control law, as amended by chapter 463 of the laws of 2009, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) Within the context of this subdivision, the word "entrance" shall
mean a door of a school, of a house of worship, or of premises licensed
and operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four-a,
sixty-four-b, sixty-four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E
of this article or of the premises sought to be licensed, regularly used
to give ingress to students of the school, to the general public attend-
ing the place of worship, and to patrons or guests of the premises
licensed and operating pursuant to this section and sections
sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b, sixty-four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR
SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article or of the premises sought to be licensed,
except that where a school or house of worship or premises licensed and
operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four-a, sixty-
four-b, sixty-four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this
article or the premises sought to be licensed is set back from a public
thoroughfare, the walkway or stairs leading to any such door shall be
deemed an entrance; and the measurement shall be taken to the center of
the walkway or stairs at the point where it meets the building line or
public thoroughfare. A door which has no exterior hardware, or which is
used solely as an emergency or fire exit, or for maintenance purposes,
or which leads directly to a part of a building not regularly used by
the general public or patrons, is not deemed an "entrance".
S 9. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 7 of section 64 of the alcoholic
beverage control law, as amended by chapter 185 of the laws of 2012, is
amended to read as follows:
(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) of this subdivi-
sion, the authority may issue a license pursuant to this section for a
premises which shall be within five hundred feet of three or more exist-
ing premises licensed and operating pursuant to this section and
sections sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b, sixty-four-c, [and/or]
sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article if, after consultation
with the municipality or community board, it determines that granting
such license would be in the public interest. Before it may issue any
such license, the authority shall conduct a hearing, upon notice to the
applicant and the municipality or community board, and shall state and
file in its office its reasons therefor. The hearing may be rescheduled,
adjourned or continued, and the authority shall give notice to the
applicant and the municipality or community board of any such resched-
uled, adjourned or continued hearing. Before the authority issues any
said license, the authority or one or more of the commissioners thereof
may, in addition to the hearing required by this paragraph, also conduct
a public meeting regarding said license, upon notice to the applicant
and the municipality or community board. The public meeting may be
rescheduled, adjourned or continued, and the authority shall give notice
to the applicant and the municipality or community board of any such
rescheduled, adjourned or continued public meeting. Notice to the muni-
cipality or community board shall mean written notice mailed by the
authority to such municipality or community board at least fifteen days
in advance of any hearing scheduled pursuant to this paragraph. Upon the
request of the authority, any municipality or community board may waive
the fifteen day notice requirement. No premises having been granted a
license pursuant to this section shall be denied a renewal of such
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license upon the grounds that such premises are within five hundred feet
of a building or buildings wherein three or more premises are licensed
and operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four-a,
sixty-four-b, sixty-four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E
of this article.
S 10. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 64-a of the alcoholic
beverage control law, as amended by chapter 463 of the laws of 2009, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) No special on-premises license shall be granted for any premises
which shall be
(i) on the same street or avenue and within two hundred feet of a
building occupied exclusively as a school, church, synagogue or other
place of worship or
(ii) in a city, town or village having a population of twenty thousand
or more within five hundred feet of three or more existing premises
licensed and operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four,
sixty-four-b, sixty-four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E
of this article;
(iii) the measurements in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph
are to be taken in straight lines from the center of the nearest
entrance of the premises sought to be licensed to the center of the
nearest entrance of such school, church, synagogue or other place of
worship or to the center of the nearest entrance of each such premises
licensed and operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four,
sixty-four-b, sixty-four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E
of this article; except that no license shall be denied to any premises
at which a license under this chapter has been in existence continuously
from a date prior to the date when a building on the same street or
avenue and within two hundred feet of said premises has been occupied
exclusively as a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship;
and except that no license shall be denied to any premises, which is
within five hundred feet of three or more existing premises licensed and
operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four,
sixty-four-b, sixty-four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E
of this article, at which a license under this chapter has been in
existence continuously on or prior to November first, nineteen hundred
ninety-three. The liquor authority, in its discretion, may authorize the
removal of any such licensed premises to a different location on the
same street or avenue, within two hundred feet of said school, church,
synagogue or other place of worship, provided that such new location is
not within a closer distance to such school, church, synagogue or other
place of worship.
S 11. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 7 of section 64-a of the alcoholic
beverage control law, as amended by chapter 463 of the laws of 2009, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) Within the context of this subdivision, the word "entrance" shall
mean a door of a school, of a house of worship, or of premises licensed
and operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four, sixty-
four-b, sixty-four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this
article or of the premises sought to be licensed, regularly used to give
ingress to students of the school, to the general public attending the
place of worship, and to patrons or guests of the premises licensed and
operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four,
sixty-four-b, sixty-four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E
of this article or of the premises sought to be licensed, except that
where a school or house of worship or premises licensed and operating
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pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four, sixty-four-b, sixty-
four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article or
the premises sought to be licensed is set back from a public thorough-
fare, the walkway or stairs leading to any such door shall be deemed an
entrance; and the measurement shall be taken to the center of the walk-
way or stairs at the point where it meets the building line or public
thoroughfare. A door which has no exterior hardware, or which is used
solely as an emergency or fire exit, or for maintenance purposes, or
which leads directly to a part of a building not regularly used by the
general public or patrons, is not deemed an "entrance".
S 12. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 7 of section 64-a of the alcoholic
beverage control law, as amended by chapter 185 of the laws of 2012, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph
(a) of this subdivision, the authority may issue a license pursuant to
this section for a premises which shall be within five hundred feet of
three or more existing premises licensed and operating pursuant to this
section and sections sixty-four, sixty-four-b, sixty-four-c, [and/or]
sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article if, after consultation
with the municipality or community board, it determines that granting
such license would be in the public interest. Before it may issue any
such license, the authority shall conduct a hearing, upon notice to the
applicant and the municipality or community board, and shall state and
file in its office its reasons therefor. Notice to the municipality or
community board shall mean written notice mailed by the authority to
such municipality or community board at least fifteen days in advance of
any hearing scheduled pursuant to this paragraph. Upon the request of
the authority, any municipality or community board may waive the fifteen
day notice requirement. The hearing may be rescheduled, adjourned or
continued, and the authority shall give notice to the applicant and the
municipality or community board of any such rescheduled, adjourned or
continued hearing. Before the authority issues any said license, the
authority or one or more of the commissioners thereof may, in addition
to the hearing required by this paragraph, also conduct a public meeting
regarding said license, upon notice to the applicant and the munici-
pality or community board. The public meeting may be rescheduled,
adjourned or continued, and the authority shall give notice to the
applicant and the municipality or community board of any such resched-
uled, adjourned or continued public meeting. No premises having been
granted a license pursuant to this section shall be denied a renewal of
such license upon the grounds that such premises are within five hundred
feet of a building or buildings wherein three or more premises are
licensed and operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four,
sixty-four-b, sixty-four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E
of this article.
S 13. Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subdivision 5 of section 64-b of
the alcoholic beverage control law, paragraph (a) as amended and para-
graph (b) as added by chapter 463 of the laws of 2009 and paragraph (c)
as amended by chapter 185 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as
follows:
(a) No bottle club license shall be granted for any premises which
shall be
(i) on the same street or avenue and within two hundred feet of a
building occupied exclusively as a school, church, synagogue or other
place of worship; or
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(ii) in a city, town or village having a population of twenty thousand
or more within five hundred feet of three or more existing premises
licensed and operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four,
sixty-four-a, sixty-four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E
of this article;
(iii) the measurements in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph
are to be taken in straight lines from the center of the nearest
entrance of the premises sought to be licensed to the center of the
nearest entrance of such school, church, synagogue or other place of
worship or to the center of the nearest entrance of each such premises
licensed and operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four,
sixty-four-a, sixty-four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E
of this article; except that no license shall be denied to any premises
at which a license under this chapter has been in existence continuously
from a date prior to the date when a building on the same street or
avenue and within two hundred feet of said premises has been occupied
exclusively as a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship;
and except that no license shall be denied to any premises, which is
within five hundred feet of three or more existing premises licensed and
operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four,
sixty-four-a, sixty-four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E
of this article, at which a license under this chapter has been in
existence continuously on or prior to November first, nineteen hundred
ninety-three. The liquor authority, in its discretion, may authorize the
removal of any such licensed premises to a different location on the
same street or avenue, within two hundred feet of said school, church,
synagogue or other place of worship, provided that such new location is
not within a closer distance to such school, church, synagogue or other
place of worship.
(b) Within the context of this subdivision, the word "entrance" shall
mean a door of a school, of a house of worship, or of premises licensed
and operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four, sixty-
four-a, sixty-four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this
article or of the premises sought to be licensed, regularly used to give
ingress to students of the school, to the general public attending the
place of worship, and to patrons or guests of the premises licensed and
operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four,
sixty-four-a, sixty-four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E
of this article or of the premises sought to be licensed, except that
where a school or house of worship or premises licensed and operating
pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-
four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article or
the premises sought to be licensed is set back from a public thorough-
fare, the walkway or stairs leading to any such door shall be deemed an
entrance; and the measurement shall be taken to the center of the walk-
way or stairs at the point where it meets the building line or public
thoroughfare. A door which has no exterior hardware, or which is used
solely as an emergency or fire exit, or for maintenance purposes, or
which leads directly to a part of a building not regularly used by the
general public or patrons, is not deemed an "entrance".
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph
(a) of this subdivision, the authority may issue a license pursuant to
this section for a premises which shall be within five hundred feet of
three or more existing premises licensed and operating pursuant to this
section and sections sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-four-c, [and/or]
sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article if, after consultation
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with the municipality or community board, it determines that granting
such license would be in the public interest. Before it may issue any
such license, the authority shall conduct a hearing, upon notice to the
applicant and the municipality or community board, and shall state and
file in its office its reasons therefor. The hearing may be rescheduled,
adjourned or continued, and the authority shall give notice to the
applicant and the municipality or community board of any such resched-
uled, adjourned or continued hearing. Before the authority issues any
said license, the authority or one or more of the commissioners thereof
may, in addition to the hearing required by this paragraph, also conduct
a public meeting regarding said license, upon notice to the applicant
and the municipality or community board. The public meeting may be
rescheduled, adjourned or continued, and the authority shall give notice
to the applicant and the municipality or community board of any such
rescheduled, adjourned or continued public meeting. Notice to the muni-
cipality or community board shall mean written notice mailed by the
authority to such municipality or community board at least fifteen days
in advance of any hearing scheduled pursuant to this paragraph. Upon the
request of the authority, any municipality or community board may waive
the fifteen day notice requirement. No premises having been granted a
license pursuant to this section shall be denied a renewal of such
license upon the grounds that such premises are within five hundred feet
of a building or buildings wherein three or more premises are licensed
and operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four, sixty-
four-a, sixty-four-c, [and/or] sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this
article.
S 14. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 10 of section 64-c of the alcoholic
beverage control law, as added by chapter 366 of the laws of 2012, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) For purposes of sections one hundred one and one hundred six of
this chapter, a person licensed under this section shall be deemed a
"retailer" as that term is defined within section three of this chapter.
Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a person
licensed under this section may also be licensed (or interested directly
or indirectly in a license) to sell liquor at retail to be consumed on
or off the premises under section fifty-four, fifty-four-a, fifty-five,
fifty-five-a, seventy-nine or eighty-one of this chapter or sections
sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b [and], sixty-four-d, AND
SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article.
S 15. Subdivision 11 of section 64-c of the alcoholic beverage control
law, as amended by chapter 463 of the laws of 2009 and paragraph (c) as
amended by chapter 185 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as
follows:
11. (a) No restaurant-brewer license shall be granted for any premises
which shall be:
(i) on the same street or avenue and within two hundred feet of a
building occupied exclusively as a school, church, synagogue or other
place of worship; or
(ii) in a city, town or village having a population of twenty thousand
or more within five hundred feet of three or more existing premises
licensed and operating pursuant to the provisions of this section or
sections sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b [and/or], sixty-four-d,
AND SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article; or
(iii) the measurements in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph
are to be taken in straight lines from the center of the nearest
entrance of the premises sought to be licensed to the center of the
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nearest entrance of such school, church, synagogue or other place of
worship or to the center of the nearest entrance of each such premises
licensed and operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four,
sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b [and/or], sixty-four-d, AND SIXTY-FOUR-E of
this article; except that no license shall be denied to any premises at
which a license under this chapter has been in existence continuously
from a date prior to the date when a building on the same street or
avenue and within two hundred feet of said premises has been occupied
exclusively as a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship and
except that no license shall be denied to any premises, which is within
five hundred feet of three or more existing premises licensed and oper-
ating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four, sixty-four-a,
sixty-four-b [and/or], sixty-four-d, AND SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article,
at which a license under this chapter has been in existence continuously
on or prior to November first, nineteen hundred ninety-three.
(b) Within the context of this subdivision, the word "entrance" shall
mean a door of a school, of a house of worship, or premises licensed and
operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four,
sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b [and/or], sixty-four-d, AND SIXTY-FOUR-E of
this article or of the premises sought to be licensed, regularly used to
give ingress to students of the school, to the general public attending
the place of worship, and to patrons or guests of the premises licensed
and operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four, sixty-
four-a, sixty-four-b [and/or], sixty-four-d, AND SIXTY-FOUR-E of this
article or of the premises sought to be licensed, except that where a
school or house of worship or premises licensed and operating pursuant
to this section and sections sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b
[and/or], sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article is set back
from a public thoroughfare, the walkway or stairs leading to any such
door shall be deemed an entrance; and the measurement shall be taken to
the center of the walkway or stairs at the point where it meets the
building line or public thoroughfare. A door which has no exterior hard-
ware, or which is used solely as an emergency or fire exit, or for main-
tenance purposes, or which leads directly to a part of a building not
regularly used by the general public or patrons, is not deemed an
"entrance".
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph
(a) of this subdivision, the authority may issue a license pursuant to
this section for a premises which shall be within five hundred feet of
three or more existing premises licensed and operating pursuant to this
section and sections sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b [and/or],
sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article if, after consultation
with the municipality or community board, it determines that granting
such license would be in the public interest. Before it may issue any
such license, the authority shall conduct a hearing, upon notice to the
applicant and the municipality or community board, and shall state and
file in its office its reasons therefor. The hearing may be rescheduled,
adjourned or continued, and the authority shall give notice to the
applicant and the municipality or community board of any such resched-
uled, adjourned or continued hearing. Before the authority issues any
said license, the authority or one or more of the commissioners thereof
may, in addition to the hearing required by this paragraph, also conduct
a public meeting regarding said license, upon notice to the applicant
and the municipality or community board. The public meeting may be
rescheduled, adjourned or continued, and the authority shall give notice
to the applicant and the municipality or community board of any such
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rescheduled, adjourned or continued public meeting. Notice to the muni-
cipality or community board shall mean written notice mailed by the
authority to such municipality or community board at least fifteen days
in advance of any hearing scheduled pursuant to this paragraph. Upon the
request of the authority, any municipality or community board may waive
the fifteen day notice requirement. No premises having been granted a
license pursuant to this section shall be denied a renewal of such
license upon the grounds that such premises are within five hundred feet
of a building or buildings wherein three or more premises are operating
and licensed pursuant to this section or sections sixty-four, sixty-
four-a, sixty-four-b [and/or], sixty-four-d, AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this
article.
S 16. Subdivision 8 of section 64-d of the alcoholic beverage control
law, as amended by chapter 463 of the laws of 2009 and paragraph (e) as
amended by chapter 185 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as
follows:
8. No cabaret license shall be granted for any premises which shall
be:
(a) on the same street or avenue and within two hundred feet of a
building occupied exclusively as a school, church, synagogue or other
place of worship or
(b) in a city, town or village having a population of twenty thousand
or more within five hundred feet of an existing premises licensed and
operating pursuant to the provisions of this section, or within five
hundred feet of three or more existing premises licensed and operating
pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-
four-b, [and/or] sixty-four-c AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article.
(c) the measurements in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subdivision are
to be taken in straight lines from the center of the nearest entrance of
the premises sought to be licensed to the center of the nearest entrance
of such school, church, synagogue or other place of worship or to the
center of the nearest entrance of each such premises licensed and oper-
ating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four, sixty-four-a,
sixty-four-b, [and/or] sixty-four-c AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article;
except that no license shall be denied to any premises at which a
license under this chapter has been in existence continuously from a
date prior to the date when a building on the same street or avenue and
within two hundred feet of said premises has been occupied exclusively
as a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship; and except
that no license shall be denied to any premises, which is within five
hundred feet of an existing premises licensed and operating pursuant to
the provisions of this section or which is within five hundred feet of
three or more existing premises licensed and operating pursuant to this
section and sections sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b, [and/or]
sixty-four-c AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article, at which a license
under this chapter has been in existence continuously on or prior to
November first, nineteen hundred ninety-three. The liquor authority, in
its discretion, may authorize the removal of any such licensed premises
to a different location on the same street or avenue, within two hundred
feet of said school, church, synagogue or other place of worship,
provided that such new location is not within a closer distance to such
school, church, synagogue or other place of worship.
(d) within the context of this subdivision, the word "entrance" shall
mean a door of a school, of a house of worship, or of premises licensed
and operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four, sixty-
four-a, sixty-four-b, [and/or] sixty-four-c AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this
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article or of the premises sought to be licensed, regularly used to give
ingress to students of the school, to the general public attending the
place of worship, and to patrons or guests of the premises licensed and
operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four,
sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b, [and/or] sixty-four-c AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of
this article or of the premises sought to be licensed, except that where
a school or house of worship or premises licensed and operating pursuant
to this section and sections sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b,
[and/or] sixty-four-c AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article or the prem-
ises sought to be licensed is set back from a public thoroughfare, the
walkway or stairs leading to any such door shall be deemed an entrance;
and the measurement shall be taken to the center of the walkway or
stairs at the point where it meets the building line or public thorough-
fare. A door which has no exterior hardware, or which is used solely as
an emergency or fire exit, or for maintenance purposes, or which leads
directly to a part of a building not regularly used by the general
public or patrons, is not deemed an "entrance".
(e) notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) of this subdivi-
sion, the authority may issue a license pursuant to this section for a
premises which shall be within five hundred feet of an existing premises
licensed and operating pursuant to the provisions of this section or
within five hundred feet of three or more existing premises licensed and
operating pursuant to this section and sections sixty-four,
sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b, [and/or] sixty-four-c AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of
this article if, after consultation with the municipality or community
board, it determines that granting such license would be in the public
interest. Before it may issue any such license, the authority shall
conduct a hearing, upon notice to the applicant and the municipality or
community board, and shall state and file in its office its reasons
therefor. The hearing may be rescheduled, adjourned or continued, and
the authority shall give notice to the applicant and the municipality or
community board of any such rescheduled, adjourned or continued hearing.
Before the authority issues any said license, the authority or one or
more of the commissioners thereof may, in addition to the hearing
required by this paragraph, also conduct a public meeting regarding said
license, upon notice to the applicant and the municipality or community
board. The public meeting may be rescheduled, adjourned or continued,
and the authority shall give notice to the applicant and the munici-
pality or community board of any such rescheduled, adjourned or contin-
ued public meeting. Notice to the municipality or community board shall
mean written notice mailed by the authority to such municipality or
community board at least fifteen days in advance of any hearing sched-
uled pursuant to this paragraph. Upon the request of the authority, any
municipality or community board may waive the fifteen day notice
requirement. No premises having been granted a license pursuant to this
section shall be denied a renewal of such license upon the grounds that
such premises are within five hundred feet of an existing premises
licensed and operating pursuant to the provisions of this section or
within five hundred feet of a building or buildings wherein three or
more premises are licensed and operating pursuant to this section and
sections sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b, [and/or] sixty-four-c
AND/OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article.
(f) Within the context of this subdivision, a building occupied as a
place of worship does not cease to be "exclusively" occupied as a place
of worship by incidental uses that are not of a nature to detract from
the predominant character of the building as a place of worship, such
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uses which include, but which are not limited to: the conduct of legally
authorized games of bingo or other games of chance held as a means of
raising funds for the not-for-profit religious organization which
conducts services at the place of worship or for other not-for-profit
organizations or groups; use of the building for fund-raising perform-
ances by or benefitting the not-for-profit religious organization which
conducts services at the place of worship or other not-for-profit organ-
izations or groups; the use of the building by other religious organiza-
tions or groups for religious services or other purposes; the conduct of
social activities by or for the benefit of the congregants; the use of
the building for meetings held by organizations or groups providing
bereavement counseling to persons having suffered the loss of a loved
one, or providing advice or support for conditions or diseases includ-
ing, but not limited to, alcoholism, drug addiction, cancer, cerebral
palsy, Parkinson's disease, or Alzheimer's disease; the use of the
building for blood drives, health screenings, health information meet-
ings, yoga classes, exercise classes or other activities intended to
promote the health of the congregants or other persons; and use of the
building by non-congregant members of the community for private social
functions. The building occupied as a place of worship does not cease to
be "exclusively" occupied as a place of worship where the not-for-profit
religious organization occupying the place of worship accepts the
payment of funds to defray costs related to another party's use of the
building.
S 17. Subdivision 4 of section 66 of the alcoholic beverage control
law, as amended by section 3 of part Z of chapter 85 of the laws of
2002, is amended to read as follows:
4. The annual fee for a license, under section sixty-four [or],
sixty-four-a[,] OR SIXTY-FOUR-E to sell liquor at retail to be consumed
on the premises where sold shall be twenty-one hundred seventy-six
dollars in the counties of New York, Kings, Bronx and Queens; fifteen
hundred thirty-six dollars in the county of Richmond and in cities
having a population of more than one hundred thousand and less than one
million; twelve hundred sixteen dollars in cities having a population of
more than fifty thousand and less than one hundred thousand; and the sum
of eight hundred ninety-six dollars elsewhere; except that the license
fees for catering establishments shall be two-thirds the license fee
specified herein and for clubs, except luncheon clubs and golf clubs,
shall be seven hundred fifty dollars in counties of New York, Kings,
Bronx and Queens; five hundred dollars in the county of Richmond and in
cities having a population of more than one hundred thousand and less
than one million; three hundred fifty dollars in cities having a popu-
lation of more than fifty thousand and less than one hundred thousand;
and the sum of two hundred fifty dollars elsewhere. The annual fees for
luncheon clubs shall be three hundred seventy-five dollars, and for golf
clubs in the counties of New York, Kings, Bronx, Queens, Nassau, Rich-
mond and Westchester, two hundred fifty dollars, and elsewhere one
hundred eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law to the contrary, there shall be no annual fee for a
license, under section sixty-four, to sell liquor at retail to be
consumed on the premises where the applicant is an organization organ-
ized under section two hundred sixty of the military law and incorpo-
rated pursuant to the not-for-profit corporation law. Provided, howev-
er, that where any premises for which a license is issued pursuant to
section sixty-four [or], sixty-four-a OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article
remain open only within the period commencing April first and ending
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October thirty-first of any one year, or only within the period commenc-
ing October first and ending the following April thirtieth, the liquor
authority may, in its discretion, grant a summer or winter license
effective only for such appropriate period of time, for which a license
fee shall be paid to be pro-rated for the period for which such license
is effective, at the rate provided for in the city, town or village in
which such premises are located, except that no such license fee shall
be less than one-half of the regular annual license fee; provided
further that where the premises to be licensed are a race track or a
golf course or are licensed pursuant to section sixty-four [or], sixty-
four-a, OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this chapter, the period of such summer
license may commence March first and end November thirtieth.
Where a hotel, restaurant, club, golf course or race track is open
prior to April first and/or subsequent to October thirty-first by reason
of the issuance of a caterer's permit or permits issued by the authori-
ty, such fact alone shall not affect the eligibility of the premises or
the person owning or operating such hotel, restaurant, club, golf course
or race track for a summer license.
S 18. Paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section 81-a of the alcoholic
beverage control law, as added by chapter 666 of the laws of 1987, is
amended to read as follows:
a. No such license shall be issued to any person for any premises
other than premises for which a license may be issued under section
sixty-four OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this chapter or a hotel or premises which
are kept, used, maintained, advertised or held out to the public to be a
place where food is prepared and served for consumption on the premises
in such quantities as to satisfy the liquor authority that the sale of
wine intended is incidental to and not the prime source of revenue from
the operation of such premises. Such license may also include such suit-
able space outside the licensed premises and adjoining it as may be
approved by the liquor authority.
S 19. Subdivision 7 of section 100 of the alcoholic beverage control
law, as added by chapter 256 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as
follows:
7. Within ten days after filing a new application to sell liquor at
retail under section sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-four-a [or], sixty-
four-b OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this chapter, a notice thereof, in the form
prescribed by the authority, shall be posted by the applicant in a
conspicuous place at the entrance to the proposed premises. The appli-
cant shall make reasonable efforts to insure such notice shall remain
posted throughout the pendency of the application. The provisions hereof
shall apply only where no retail liquor license has previously been
granted for the proposed premise and shall, specifically, not be appli-
cable to a proposed sale of an existing business engaged in the retail
sale of liquor. The authority may adopt such rules it may deem necessary
to carry out the purpose of this subdivision.
S 20. The closing paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 102 of the
alcoholic beverage control law, as added by section 1 of part OO of
chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
As used in this subdivision, "recreational facility" shall mean: (i)
premises that are part of a facility the principal business of which
shall be the providing of recreation in the form of golf, tennis, swim-
ming, skiing or boating; and (ii) premises in which the principal busi-
ness shall be the operation of a theatre, MOTION PICTURE THEATRE,
concert hall, opera house, bowling establishment, excursion and sight-
seeing vessel, or accommodation of athletic events, sporting events,
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expositions and other similar events or occasions requiring the accommo-
dation of large gatherings of persons.
S 21. Subdivision 1 of section 110-a of the alcoholic beverage control
law, as added by chapter 77 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as
follows:
1. Every person applying for a license to sell alcoholic beverages
pursuant to subdivision four of section fifty-one, or section fifty-
five, sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-four-c, SIXTY-FOUR-E, eighty-one
or eighty-one-a of this chapter shall publish notice thereof pursuant to
subdivision two of this section.
S 22. Subdivision 1 of section 110-b of the alcoholic beverage control
law, as amended by chapter 560 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read
as follows:
1. Not less than thirty days before filing any of the following appli-
cations, an applicant shall notify the municipality in which the prem-
ises is located of such applicant's intent to file such an application:
(a) for a license issued pursuant to section fifty-five, fifty-five-a,
sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-four-b, sixty-four-c, sixty-four-d,
SIXTY-FOUR-E, eighty-one or eighty-one-a of this chapter;
(b) for a renewal under section one hundred nine of this chapter of a
license issued pursuant to section fifty-five, fifty-five-a, sixty-four,
sixty-four-a, sixty-four-c, sixty-four-d, SIXTY-FOUR-E, eighty-one or
eighty-one-a of this chapter if the premises is located within the city
of New York;
(c) for approval of an alteration under section ninety-nine-d of this
chapter if the premises is located within the city of New York and
licensed pursuant to section fifty-five, fifty-five-a, sixty-four,
sixty-four-a, sixty-four-c, sixty-four-d, SIXTY-FOUR-E, eighty-one or
eighty-one-a of this chapter; or
(d) for approval of a substantial corporate change under section nine-
ty-nine-d of this chapter if the premises is located within the city of
New York and licensed pursuant to section fifty-five, fifty-five-a,
sixty-four, sixty-four-a, sixty-four-c, sixty-four-d, SIXTY-FOUR-E,
eighty-one or eighty-one-a of this chapter.
S 23. Section 67 of the alcoholic beverage control law, as amended by
section 4 of part Z of chapter 85 of the laws of 2002, is amended to
read as follows:
S 67. License fees, duration of licenses; fee for part of year.
Effective April first, nineteen hundred eighty-three, licenses issued
pursuant to sections sixty-one, sixty-two, sixty-three, sixty-four,
sixty-four-a [and], sixty-four-b AND SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article shall
be effective for three years at three times that annual fee, except
that, in implementing the purposes of this section, the liquor authority
shall schedule the commencement dates, duration and expiration dates
thereof to provide for an equal cycle of license renewals issued under
each such section through the course of the fiscal year. Effective
December first, nineteen hundred ninety-eight, licenses issued pursuant
to sections sixty-four, sixty-four-a [and], sixty-four-b AND
SIXTY-FOUR-E of this article shall be effective for two years at two
times that annual fee, except that, in implementing the purposes of this
section, the liquor authority shall schedule the commencement dates,
duration and expiration dates thereof to provide for an equal cycle of
license renewals issued under each such section through the course of
the fiscal year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, commencing on December
first, nineteen hundred ninety-eight and concluding on July thirty-
first, two thousand two, a licensee issued a license pursuant to section
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sixty-four, sixty-four-a [or], sixty-four-b OR SIXTY-FOUR-E of this
article may elect to remit the fee for such license in equal annual
installments. Such installments shall be due on dates established by the
liquor authority and the failure of a licensee to have remitted such
annual installments after a due date shall be a violation of this chap-
ter. For licenses issued for less than the three-year licensing period,
the license fee shall be levied on a pro-rated basis. The entire license
fee shall be due and payable at the time of application. The liquor
authority may make such rules as shall be appropriate to carry out the
purpose of this section.
S 24. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
the amendments to subdivision 3 of section 17 of the alcoholic beverage
control law made by section three of this act shall not affect the expi-
ration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith.