On July 25, 2017, Governor Cuomo signed legislation to allow New York farm distilleries to sell wine, beer, and cider labelled as “New York State” for on-premises consumption. See Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Allow Farm Distilleries to Sell New York State Labelled Beer, Wine, and Cider for On-Premises Consumption. Previously, New York-licensed farm distilleries were not allowed to offer such beverages to visitors on site; farm distilleries could only provide New York State-labelled spirits for on-premise s consumption. This contrasted significantly with other farm licensees (e.g., farm cideries, farm breweries, and farm wineries) who generally could offer New York State-labelled wines, beers, ciders, and spirits to visitors for on-premises consumption.
The new law will amends Section 61 of New York’s Alcoholic Beverage Control law to allow farm distilleries to sell New York State-labelled beer, wine and cider for on-premises consumption and is effective immediately. To follow the legislative history, see Senate Bill S2481 and Assembly Bill A2994.
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