New York A 556: Provides for certain limited direct interstate shipments of wine for off-premises consumption

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A00556 Summary:

BILL NOA00556 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01700

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRWoerner

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §79-c, ren §79-d to be §79-e, add §79-d, ABC L

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Provides for certain limited direct interstate shipments by retail licensees to sell wine for off-premises consumption.

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BILL NOA00556 

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01/08/2025referred to economic development

01/07/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 556

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
 providing for certain limited direct interstate shipments of wine for
 off-premises consumption

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

 1 Section 1. The section heading of section 79-c of the alcoholic bever-
 2 age control law, as amended by chapter 184 of the laws of 2005, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 Direct interstate wine shipments by licensees to manufacturing wine.
 5 § 2. Section 79-d of the alcoholic beverage control law is renumbered
 6 section 79-e and a new section 79-d is added to read as follows:
 7 § 79-d. Direct interstate wine shipments by retail licensees to sell
 8 wine for off-premises consumption. 1. Authorization. Notwithstanding any
 9 provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any holder of a
 10 license to sell wine for off-premises consumption in any other state who
 11 obtains an out-of-state direct shipper's license, as provided in this
 12 section, may ship no more than thirty-six cases (no more than nine
 13 liters each case) of wine per year directly to a resident of New York
 14 who is at least twenty-one years of age, for such resident's personal
 15 use and not for resale. No person shall place an order for shipment of
 16 wine unless they are twenty-one years of age or older. Any common carri-
 17 er with a permit issued pursuant to this chapter to whom such out-of-
 18 state shipper's license is presented is authorized to make delivery of
 19 shipments provided for hereunder in this state in compliance with this
 20 section.
 21 2. License. Before sending any shipment hereunder to a resident in
 22 this state, the out-of-state shipper shall first obtain a license from
 23 the authority under procedures prescribed by rules and regulations of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02065-01-5

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 1 the authority and after providing the authority with a true copy of its
 2 current license to sell wine for off-premises consumption in the appli-
 3 cant's state of domicile after payment of an annual fee of one hundred
 4 twenty-five dollars.
 5 3. Licensee's responsibilities. The holder of an out-of-state direct
 6 shipper's license shall:
 7 (a) ship no more than thirty-six cases (no more than nine liters each
 8 case) per year of wine to a New York state resident who is at least
 9 twenty-one years of age, for such resident's personal use and not for
 10 resale;
 11 (b) ensure that the outside of each shipping container used to ship
 12 wine directly to a New York resident is conspicuously labeled with the
 13 words: "CONTAINS WINE - SIGNATURE OF PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER REQUIRED
 14 FOR DELIVERY - NOT FOR RESALE", or with other language specifically
 15 approved by the New York state liquor authority;
 16 (c) maintain records in such manner and form as the authority may
 17 direct, showing the total amount of wine shipped into the state each
 18 calendar year; the names and addresses of the purchasers to whom the
 19 wine was shipped, the date purchased, the name of the common carrier
 20 used to deliver the wine, and the quantity and value of each shipment;
 21 (d) in connection with the acceptance of an order for a delivery of
 22 wine to a New York resident, require the prospective customer to repre