Bill Text: NY A07816 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to adding to definition of "for cause" in instances of revocation of licenses.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to economic development [A07816 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A07816-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        7816--A
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 5, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on  Economic  Development -- reported and referred to the Committee on
         Codes -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
         amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN  ACT  to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the
         definition of "for cause" revocation of licenses
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section 118 of the alcoholic beverage
    2  control law, as added by chapter 536 of the laws of 1996, is amended  to
    3  read as follows:
    4    3.  (A)  As  used  in  this  section,  the term "for cause" shall also
    5  include the existence of a sustained and continuing  pattern  of  noise,
    6  disturbance,  misconduct, or disorder on or about the licensed premises,
    7  related to the operation of the premises or the conduct of its  patrons,
    8  which adversely affects the health, welfare or safety of the inhabitants
    9  of the area in which such licensed premises are located.
   10    (B)  AS  USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "FOR CAUSE" SHALL ALSO INCLUDE
   11  DELIBERATELY MISLEADING THE AUTHORITY ON THE NATURE OF THE  BUSINESS  TO
   12  BE OPERATED ON THE LICENSED PREMISES OR CHANGING THE NATURE OF THE BUSI-
   13  NESS  AT  THE  LICENSED  PREMISES DURING THE LICENSING PERIOD AND DELIB-
   14  ERATELY MISLEADING THE AUTHORITY BY FAILING TO SEEK PRIOR APPROVAL  FROM
   15  THE AUTHORITY.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11313-02-3