Bill > A08796

This bill provides a specific exemption to existing alcoholic beverage control licensing restrictions for two precisely defined parcels of land located in Manhattan, New York, near Fifth Avenue. The exemption allows a retail licensee to have an interest in a manufacturer or wholesaler of alcoholic beverages under certain strict conditions: the interest must have been acquired before the law's effective date, the retail licensee cannot purchase alcoholic beverages directly from the manufacturer or wholesaler, and no more than 15% of the annual dollar value of alcoholic beverages purchased for on-premises sale can be produced by the manufacturer. The bill includes a sunset provision that will automatically repeal the exemption if the specified parcels are sold or transferred, unless the licensee immediately obtains a leasehold. When such a sale, transfer, or lease termination occurs, the State Liquor Authority is required to notify the legislative bill drafting commission to update their legal database. This targeted legislation appears designed to provide a specific, time-limited exception to standard alcohol licensing rules for a particular business or property arrangement in New York City.

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8796