New York S 368: Permits the sale of tonic water, bitters, maraschino cherries and dealcoholized wine at liquor stores

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S00368 Summary:

BILL NOS00368 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06726

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSR

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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.

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BILL NOS00368 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 368

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
 ment Operations

 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-

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

 S. 368 2

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