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Sale of Malt Beverages as Part of Farm Winery License
by evansfox | Oct 29, 2014 | General Business, Retail Liquor License
Farm wineries do not need to apply for an additional license to sell beer at retail for consumption on the premises of a restaurant, B & B, inn, hotel or conference center on or adjacent to the licensed premise. Farm Wineries are, therefore, permitted to sell wine...
New York State Labelled Spirits
by evansfox | Oct 29, 2014 | General Business, Retail Liquor License
Pursuant to Alcoholic Beverage Control Law (“ABCL”) Section 3(20-c), a liquor can be designated as a “New York state labelled liquor” if 75%, by volume, of the fruits, vegetables, grain and grain products, honey, maple sap or other agricultural products used are grown...
Record Keeping Requirement for New York Labelled Beer
by evansfox | Oct 29, 2014 | General Business, Retail Liquor License
Section 3 (20-d) of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law (“ABCL”) defines “New York State labelled beer.” Until December 31, 2018, at least 20% (by weight) of the hops, and at least 20% (by weight) of all other ingredients excluding water, used to make the beer must be...
Record Keeping Obligations For New York State Labelled Cider
by evansfox | Oct 29, 2014 | General Business, Retail Liquor License
Section 3(20-e) of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law (“ABCL”) defines “New York State labelled cider” as cider made exclusively from apples of other pome fruits grown in New York State. Cider Producer and Farm Winery licensees are reminded that while they may import...
Marketing Fee Sharing, And the Tied House Laws for Digital Table
by evansfox | Oct 29, 2014 | General Business, Retail Liquor License
A marketing and promotional company wishes to install “digital table tents” comprised of tabletop-based, interactive video monitors and related equipment in select on-premises retail establishments. The digital table tents, among other things, would display...
Do You Need A Liquor License To Offer Wine Education Classes?
by evansfox | Oct 29, 2014 | General Business, Retail Liquor License
A business offering wine education classes does not hold any license relating to alcoholic beverages. The classes that it conducts for a fee require the consumption of wine (wine tasting). Does the business need a liquor license or permit to conduct wine education...
Are Beer Walls Legal in New York
by evansfox | Oct 29, 2014 | General Business, Retail Liquor License
In order to use the “beer wall,” a customer, whose age has been verified by an employee, must purchase a wrist band. The wrist band contains a computer chip which entitles the customers to a certain number of beers. The customer then approaches the “beer wall” which...
Sponsorship Rights at Restaurants and the Tied House Laws
by evansfox | Oct 29, 2014 | General Business, Restaurants & Bar
A restaurant, as an additional source of revenue, sought to sell the sponsorship rights to its establishment, or parts or its establishment, to a third party. The third party would then sell the sponsorship rights to other companies, including alcoholic beverage...
The Use of Automated Beverage Dispensing Machines in New York
by evansfox | Oct 29, 2014 | General Business, Restaurants & Bar, Retail Liquor License
SLA Rule 92.1 permits the installation of automated and electronic liquor dispensing system at on-premises establishments and further states the structural requirements with which the dispensing system must comply. These include, among other requirements, the...
Refilling Containers and Substitution of Liquor or Wine
by evansfox | Oct 29, 2014 | General Business
Chefs often use alcohol in cooking. It is important that they use whole bottles in the kitchen and avoid pouring some into another container for use in the kitchen. This is a violation with about a $1500 penalty. Section 106, Subdivision 2, provides that. "No retail...
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