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Tobacco
Retailing - Tax Evasion - Motor
Fuels - Beverage Retailing - Store
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2005
Beverage Retailing Issues
Prevent
Expansion of Bottle Bill to Non-Carbonated Beverages
NYACS opposes expansion of the deposit container law to include fruit
juices, sport drinks, bottled water, iced tea and other non-carbonated
beverages. Redemption and storage of returnable bottles and cans is already
a nuisance for smaller stores. This would make it a logistical nightmare
and elevate sanitation risks. If expanding the bottle bill is deemed necessary,
it should only be enacted following the creation of free-standing centralized
redemption centers which relieve retailers of this cost burden.
NYACS
Member Update on Statuts of Bottle Bill Issue 2/16/05
NYACS
Memo in Opposition to A.2517, the Expanded Bottle Bill Legislation
NYACS
Testimony at 3-10-03 Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee Hearing
Allow
Convenience Stores and Supermarkets to Begin Selling Wine
NYACS supports the concept of amending the Alcoholic Beverage Control
law to permit food and grocery stores to apply for a license to sell wine
for off-premise consumption, as long as there is no trade-off under which
liquor stores would be allowed to begin selling cigarettes and as long
as the change is implemented in a way that does not place convenience
stores at a disadvantage with another class of retail trade.
Preserve
Discretion in Enforcement Penalties
NYACS opposes legislation that would impose mandatory suspension of off-premise
beer licenses as a penalty for selling to minors. The existing law prescribes
monetary penalties sufficient to deter underage sales and appropriately
grants the State Liquor Authority discretion in assessing penalties including
suspension where circumstances warrant.
Reject
Beer-Gas Hours Restrictions
NYACS opposes any effort to limit or prohibit overnight sales of beer
at stores that also sell gas. Such proposals are rooted in the theory
that such sales promote drinking and driving. There is no basis for that
conclusion. NYACS also opposes further statewide restrictions on hours
when licensed retailers may sell beer and wine products for off-premises
consumption.
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