New York Association
of Convenience Stores
130 Washington Avenue, Suite 300, Albany NY 12210
TELEPHONE: (800) 33-NYACS or (518) 432-1400 FAX:
(518) 432-7400
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT
A.914 by
Assemblyman McEneny
AN ACT to amend the alcohol beverage control law, in relation to prohibitingthe sale of beer for off-premise consumption on Sunday during certain hours
The New York Association of Convenience Stores
represents nearly 5,000 neighborhood mini marts and convenience stores licensed
by the State Liquor Authority to sell beer for off-premise consumption.
Sundays are one of the busiest days of the week for
our stores. An adult customer who
visits our store at 10 o'clock Sunday morning for snacks, ice, and other items
for the family cookout he's having that afternoon can't buy beer. That's
inconvenient.
Since we're in the business of convenience, we would
love to have the opportunity to responsibly sell beer on Sunday mornings, to
the extent permitted by local ABC boards and within the bounds of the Alcoholic
Beverage Control law.
James S. Calvin
President, NYACS
March 14, 2005