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                                   6325
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 12, 2021
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 Introduced  by M. of A. STIRPE, M. MILLER, SANTABARBARA -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic  beverage  control  law,  in  relation  to
   permitting  licensees authorized to sell liquor at retail for consump-
   tion off the premises to sell additional related items

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of  section  63 of the alcoholic beverage
 control law, as amended by section 3 of part H of chapter 58 of the laws
 of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   4. No licensee under this section shall be engaged in any other  busi-
 ness  on  the  licensed premises. The sale of lottery tickets, when duly
 authorized and lawfully conducted, the sale of reusable bags as  defined
 in  section  27-2801  of the environmental conservation law, the sale of
 corkscrews or the sale of ice or the  sale  of  publications,  including
 prerecorded  video and/or audio cassette tapes, or educational seminars,
 designed to help educate consumers in their knowledge  and  appreciation
 of  alcoholic beverages, as defined in section three of this chapter and
 allowed pursuant to their license, or the sale of  non-carbonated,  non-
 flavored  mineral  waters, spring waters and drinking waters or the sale
 of glasses designed for the consumption of wine, racks designed for  the
 storage  of  wine, and devices designed to minimize oxidation in bottles
 of wine which have been uncorked, [or the sale of gift bags, gift boxes,
 or wrapping, for alcoholic beverages purchased at the licensed premises]
 ADDITIONAL ITEMS RELATED TO THE SALE OF LIQUOR,  INCLUDING    BUT    NOT
 LIMITED  TO  NOVELTY CLOTHING,  LIQUOR  AND WINE ACCESSORIES, GLASSWARE,
 PRE-PACKAGED  GIFT  BASKETS  CONTAINING LIQUOR OR WINE WITH ACCESSORIES,
 LIQUOR  CANDY, GIFT BAGS AND BOOKS, shall  not  constitute  engaging  in
 another  business  within  the  meaning  of  this  subdivision.  Any fee
 obtained from the sale of an educational seminar shall not be considered
 as a fee for any tasting that may be offered during an educational semi-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 nar, provided that such tastings are available to persons who  have  not
 paid  to attend the seminar and all tastings are conducted in accordance
 with section sixty-three-a of this article.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.