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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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