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New Laws Come With The New Budget

Several new alcoholic beverage control laws were included in the new Budget.  These changes are intended to speed up the application process and to give the State Liquor Authority more flexibility to grant licenses and permits. 

Outdoor Dinning

OUTDOOR DINING

The New York City Department of Transportation has published final rules regarding the open restaurant program.  Any restaurant that erected an outside dining structure or engaged in outdoor dining on a public road or street pursuant to prior rules must apply for revocable consent under the new regulations within five months of the new rules […]

Corporate Transparency

Corporate Transparency Act Held Unconstitutional

CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) requires each person to disclose to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCen”), acting on behalf of the United States Treasury Department, the beneficial owner and applicant for each entity to be formed by a filing with a state or an Indian tribe as well as […]

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Law You Can Use

Estate planning is complicated for all Americans, but it is particularly difficult for families in the Beverage Alcohol Industry. 

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Gambling

At a recent meeting of the State Liquor Authority, Shannon Kearney Sarfoh, warned licensees against hosting bingo games on a licensed premise.

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Specific Issues Related To Leases With Alcoholic Beverage Tenants

There are issues peculiar to leases relating to a company in the business of selling alcoholic beverages, whether at wholesale or retail.

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Why the Rules are the Way They Are

Governor Hochul and the New York Legislature empaneled the NYSLA Commission to Study the Reform of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. 

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New York Law Journal Art

In 1920 the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution banned the production, importation, transportation and sale of alcohol.

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Off-premise Catering Establishments

Governor Hochul signed a new law which created a license for an off-premise catering establishment.