NY A01100

Adds three new license types to New York's Alcoholic Beverage Control Law: custom beermakers' centers, custom cidermakers' centers, and custom winemakers' centers that allow individuals to rent space and equipment to produce beer, cider, or wine for personal household use only.

Applicants may apply for these licenses on or before December 31, 2019, though existing licenseholders may renew after that date; each license requires an annual fee of $320.

Beer making supplies must include New York-grown ingredients (hops, grains, yeasts, honey, flowers); cider must use New York-grown apples or pome fruits; wine must use New York-grown grapes or other fruits and agricultural products.

Licensed facilities may conduct training classes and tastings for participants, with the licensee or an official agent required to be physically present at all times; liability from tastings accrues to the center under General Obligations Law sections 11-100 and 11-101.

Annual aggregate production at each center is limited to non-commercial levels as determined by the authority, and existing brewery, cidery, or winery license holders may obtain these licenses for use at their existing premises.