New York Alcoholic Beverage Control Law

Every section of the New York Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, in order — 191 sections. Source: NY Senate Open Legislation, current through November 4, 2026.

• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 1 — Short title
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 2 — Policy of state and purpose of chapter
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 3 — Definitions
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 10 — State liquor authority
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 11 — Appointment of authority
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 12 — Expenses
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 13 — Removal
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 14 — Vacancies; quorum
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 15 — Officers; employees; offices
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 16 — Disqualification of members and employees of authority
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 17 — Powers of the authority
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 18 — Powers and duties of the chairman
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 19 — Oath of office
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 30 — Mead producers' license
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 31 — Farm meadery license
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 32 — Authorization for sale of mead and braggot by retail licensees
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 33 — Authorization for sale of mead and braggot by wholesale licensees
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 34 — Mead and braggot tasting
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 35 — Direct interstate mead and braggot shipments
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 36 — Direct intrastate mead and braggot shipments
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 50 — Kinds of licenses
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 51 — Brewer's license
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 51-a — Farm brewery license
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 52 — Custom beermakers' center
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 53 — Wholesaler's license
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 53-a — Vendor's license
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 54 — License to sell beer at retail for consumption off the premises
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 54-a — License to sell beer and wine products at retail for consumption off the premises
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 54-b — Beer tasting
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 55 — License to sell beer at retail for consumption on the premises
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 55-a — License to sell beer at retail, in certain counties, for consumption at baseball parks, race tracks and outdoor athletic fields and stadi...
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 55-b — Manner of changing beer prices to wholesalers and retail licensees
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 55-c — Agreements between brewers and beer wholesalers
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 56 — License fees
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 56-a — Filing fees and refunds
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 57 — License fees; when due and payable; fee for part of year
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 57-a — Change in duration of licenses
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 58 — Cider producers' or wholesalers' license
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 58-a — Sale of cider by wholesale beer licensees
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 58-b — Retail sale of cider by wholesale licensees
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 58-c — Farm cidery license
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 58-d — Custom cidermakers' center
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 59 — Authorization for sale of cider by retail licensees
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 59-a — Cider tasting
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 59-b — Direct interstate cider shipments
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 59-c — Direct intrastate cider shipments
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 60 — Kinds of licenses
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 61 — Distiller's licenses
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 61-a — Combined craft manufacturing license
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 61-b — Importer's license
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 61-c — Brand owner's license
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 62 — Wholesaler's liquor license
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 63 — Seven day license to sell liquor at retail for consumption off the premises
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 63-a — Liquor tasting
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 64 — License to sell liquor at retail for consumption on the premises
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 64-a — Special license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on the premises
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 64-b — License to sell liquor on premises commonly known as a bottle club
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 64-c — License to manufacture and sell alcoholic beverages in a premises commonly known as a restaurant-brewer
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 64-d — License to sell liquor on premises commonly known as a cabaret
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 64-e — License to sell liquor at retail as an off-premises catering establishment
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 64-f — License to sell liquor on premises commonly known as a for-profit club
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 65 — Prohibited sales
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 65-a — Procuring alcoholic beverages for persons under the age of twenty-one years
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 65-b — Offense for one under age of twenty-one years to purchase or attempt to purchase an alcoholic beverage through fraudulent means
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 65-c — Unlawful possession of an alcoholic beverage with the intent to consume by persons under the age of twenty-one years
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 65-d — Posting of signs
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 65-e — Posting of signs relating to human trafficking
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 66 — License fees
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 67 — License fees, duration of licenses; fee for part of year
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 68 — Direct interstate liquor shipments
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 69 — Direct intrastate liquor shipments
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 75 — Kinds of licenses
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 76 — Winery license
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 76-a — Farm winery license
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 76-c — Special winery license
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 76-d — Special farm winery license
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 76-e — Special provisions relating to wineries and farm wineries holding a distiller's license
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 76-f — Roadside farm market license
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 77 — Custom winemakers' center
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 78 — Wholesaler's wine license
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 79 — Seven day license to sell wine at retail for consumption off the premises
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 79-a — Authorization to sell wine products by certain licensees for consumption off the premises
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 79-b — Authorization to sell wine products by certain licensees for consumption on the premises
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 79-c — Direct interstate wine shipments
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 79-d — Direct intrastate wine shipments
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 80 — Wine tasting
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 81 — License to sell wine at retail for consumption on the premises
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 81-a — Special license to sell wine at retail for consumption on the premises
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 82 — Prohibited sales
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 83 — License fees
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 84 — License fees; when due and payable; fee for part of year
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 85 — Purchase from private collection
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 90 — Kinds of permits
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 91 — Industrial alcohol permit
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 91-a — Industrial alcohol manufacturers' permits
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 92 — Alcohol permit
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 92-a — Alcohol distributors' permits
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 93 — Solicitor's permit
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 93-a — Broker's permit
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 94 — Trucking permit
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 95 — Drug store permit
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 96 — Warehouse permit
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 96-a — Bottling permit
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 96-b — Reconditioning permit
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 97 — Temporary beer and wine permit
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 97-a — Temporary retail permit
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 97-b — Sale of alcoholic beverages at the New York state fair
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 97-c — Temporary manufacturing permit
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 97-d — Temporary wholesale permit
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 98 — Caterer's permit
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 99 — Special permit to remain open during certain hours of the morning
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 99-a — Charitable permits
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 99-b — Miscellaneous permits
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 99-d — Miscellaneous fees
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 99-e — Change in duration of permits
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 99-f — Special permits for minors to entertain
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 99-g — Sale of privately held wines and liquors
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 99-h — Sunday on-premises sales permit
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 100 — Alcoholic beverages generally
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 101 — Manufacturers and wholesalers not to be interested in retail places
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 101-aa — Terms of sale
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 101-aaa — Terms of sale; beer or wine products
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 101-b — Unlawful discriminations prohibited; filing of schedules; schedule listing fund
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 102 — General prohibitions and restrictions
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 103 — Provisions governing manufacturers
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 104 — Provisions governing wholesalers
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 104-a — Provisions governing vendors
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 105 — Provisions governing licensees to sell at retail for consumption off the premises
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 105-b — Posting of certain signs
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 106 — Provisions governing licensees to sell at retail for consumption on the premises
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 106-a — Notice of arrest and convictions
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 106-b — Provisions for governing sports facilities operators and retail licenses to sell at certain sporting events for consumption on premises
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 107 — Advertising and forms of notices of the issuance of licenses
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 107-a — Labeling containers of alcoholic beverages
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 108 — Restrictions upon licensees
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 109 — Renewals of licenses and permits
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 110 — Information to be requested in applications for licenses or permits
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 110-a — Notice of application for certain licenses to be published by applicant
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 110-b — Notification to municipalities
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 110-c — Public license query
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 111 — License to be confined to premises licensed
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 111-a — Use of contiguous and non-contiguous municipal public space for on-premises alcoholic beverage sales by certain licensees
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 112 — Bonds of licensees and permittees
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 113 — Premises for which no license shall be granted
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 114 — Licenses, publication, general provisions
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 114-a — License or permit issuance and registration approval
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 115 — Rules need not be uniform
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 116 — Deliveries of alcoholic beverages
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 117 — Transportation of alcoholic beverages
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 117-a — Unlimited drink offerings prohibited
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 117-b — Possession or use of alcohol vaporizing devices prohibited
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 118 — Revocation of licenses for cause
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 119 — Procedure for revocation or cancellation
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 120 — Decisions by liquor authority
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 120-a — Corporate change; hearing on application
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 121 — Review by courts
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 122 — Continuance of business by receiver or other representative
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 123 — Injunction for unlawful manufacturing, sale or consumption of liquor, wine or beer
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 124 — Liquor authority to be necessary party to certain proceedings
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 125 — Disposition of moneys received for license fees
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 126 — Persons forbidden to traffic in alcoholic beverages
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 127 — Surrender and cancellation of licenses; payment of refunds; notice to police officials
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 127-a — Surrender and cancellation of permits; payment of refunds; notice to police officials
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 127-b — Payment of refunds on special permits and notice to police officers
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 127-c — Refunds on licenses and permits erroneously or unlawfully cancelled, revoked or suspended
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 127-d — Refunds on over-payment of fees; permit not issued
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 128 — Certain officials not to be interested in manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 128-a — Police officers allowed to work in licensed premises in certain cases
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 128-b — Police officers allowed to serve as an officer of a volunteer firefighters' organization
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 128-c — Police officers allowed to serve as an officer of veterans' organization
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 129 — Surrender of license; notice to police officials
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 130 — Penalties for violations of chapter
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 131 — New York alcoholic beverage control problem premises task force
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 140 — Applicability of chapter before local option
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 141 — Local option for towns
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 142 — Local option for cities
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 143 — Filing certificate of result with liquor authority
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 144 — Contesting validity of petition
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 145 — False statements and forgery
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 147 — Effective duration of local option determination
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 150 — Definitions
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 151 — Possession of illicit alcoholic beverages
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 152 — Sale of illicit alcoholic beverages
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 153 — Stills and distilling apparatus
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 154 — Premises used for manufacture or storage of illicit alcoholic beverages
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 155 — Punishment for second offenders
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 160 — Construction of chapter
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 161 — Invalidity; effect of
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 162 — Laws repealed; effect of repeal; saving clause
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 163 — Time of taking effect
• N.Y. Alco. Bev. Cont. Law § 164 — Saving clause on repeal of article three