New York A 6726: Permits the sale of tonic water, bitters, maraschino cherries and dealcoholized wine at liquor stores

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A06726 Summary:

BILL NOA06726 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00368

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SPONSORSimone

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COSPNSRKay

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§104 & 63, ABC L

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Permits the sale of tonic water, bitters, maraschino cherries and dealcoholized wine at liquor stores.

Go to top A06726 Actions:

BILL NOA06726 

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03/11/2025referred to economic development

01/07/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6726

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SIMONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Economic Development

 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the
 sale of tonic water, bitters, maraschino cherries, and dealcoholized
 wine at liquor stores

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 104 of the alco-
 2 holic beverage control law, as amended by chapter 24 of the laws of
 3 2024, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (a) No wholesaler shall be engaged in any other business on the prem-
 5 ises to be licensed; except that nothing contained in this chapter
 6 shall: (1) prohibit a beer wholesaler from (i) acquiring, storing or
 7 selling non-alcoholic snack foods, as defined in paragraph (b) of this
 8 subdivision, (ii) manufacturing, bottling, storing, or selling non-alco-
 9 holic carbonated beverages, (iii) manufacturing, storing or selling
 10 non-alcoholic non-carbonated soft drinks, mineral waters, spring waters,
 11 drinking water, non-taxable malt or cereal beverages, juice drinks,
 12 fruit or vegetable juices, ice, liquid beverage mixes and dry or frozen
 13 beverage mixes, (iv) acquiring, storing or selling wine products, (v)
 14 the sale of promotional items on such premises, or (vi) the sale of
 15 tobacco products at retail by wholesalers who are licensed to sell beer
 16 and other products at retail; (2) prohibit a wholesaler authorized to
 17 sell wine from manufacturing, acquiring or selling wine merchandise, as
 18 defined in paragraph (d) of this subdivision; (3) prohibit a licensed
 19 winery or licensed farm winery from engaging in the business of a wine
 20 wholesaler for New York state labeled wines produced by any licensed
 21 winery or licensed farm winery or prohibit such wine wholesaler from
 22 exercising any of its rights pursuant to sections seventy-six and seven-
 23 ty-six-a of this chapter provided that the operation of such beer and
 24 wine wholesalers business shall be subject to such rules and regulations

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01438-01-5

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 1 as the liquor authority may prescribe; (4) prohibit a beer wholesaler
 2 who is authorized to sell beer at retail from selling at retail: (i)
 3 candy, chewing gum and cough drops; (ii) non-refrigerated salsa; (iii)
 4 cigarette lighters, lighter fluid, matches and ashtrays; (iv) barbecue
 5 and picnic-related products and supplies, which shall include, but not
 6 be limited to, charcoal, grills, propane gas, plastic and paper cups,
 7 paper or plastic tablecloths and coolers; (v) beer making and brewing
 8 supplies and publications, which shall include, but not be limited to,
 9 books, magazines, equipment and ingredients; (vi) steins, mugs and other
 10 glassware appropriate for the consumption of beer, malt beverages and
 11 wine products; (vii) items typically used to serve beer and malt bever-
 12 ages including, but not limited to, taps, kegerators, koozies and beer
 13 socks; (viii) lemons, limes and oranges, provided that no more than two
 14 dozen of each shall be displayed at any one time; (ix) rock salt, ice
 15 and snow melting compounds, snow shovels; windshield washer solvent;
 16 firewood; beach umbrellas; sunglasses and sun block; and (x) prepaid
 17 telephone cards; (5) prohibit the installation and operation of a single
 18 automated teller machine in the premises of a beer wholesaler who is
 19 authorized to sell beer