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NY S04859
Bill
Status
4/27/2011
Primary Sponsor
Martin Golden
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AI Summary
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Amends the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law to allow retail tobacco businesses to obtain licenses to sell liquor for on-premises consumption if liquor sales do not exceed 10% of tobacco product receipts.
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Restricts eligibility to retail tobacco businesses that existed prior to January 1, 1947, or their successors.
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Requires the liquor consumption area to be a members-only club not open to the general public, with membership requiring at least $1,000 in annual fees or dues.
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Permits smoking in the indoor area where liquor is consumed and allows the club to conduct lectures, seminars, and special events for members.
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Supersedes smoking regulations and local laws in cities with populations of one million or more, and becomes effective 90 days after enactment.
Legislative Description
Permits a retail tobacco business licensed to sell liquor on the premises to allow smoking in the same area where the liquor is sold when: (a) the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption does not exceed 10% of the receipts of the business; (b) the business was in existence prior to 1947; and (c) the smoking area is not open to the general public and is used exclusively by members and guests of a club sponsored by the retail tobacco business when the membership fees or dues are at least $1,000 a year.
Last Action
COMMITTED TO RULES
6/21/2012