BILL NUMBER: S10172
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
license fees required to be paid by wholesale beer licensees to sell
cider
 
PURPOSE:
To ensure that the additional allowance to sell cider by beer wholesaler
licensees mirrors the length of licensure for beer wholesale.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends section 58-a of the alcoholic beverage control law by
changing the additional license fee for the sale of cider to 375 dollars
and establishing that the term to sell cider by wholesale beer licensees
shall run concurrently with the term of the wholesale license.
Section 2: Sets Effective Date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The alcoholic beverage control law currently allows licensed beer whole-
salers, for an additional annual fee, to be permitted to sell cider for
a period of one year. As the state prepares to extend the general licen-
sure period for beer wholesalers from one year to three, mirroring the
duration already enjoyed by liquor and wine wholesalers, beer whole-
salers should not be stuck reapplying annually for this distinct cider
allowance.
This legislation would tie the licensing period for this cider provision
to that of beer wholesalers generally. It further triples the fee
required to be paid by beer wholesalers for this cider privilege, align-
ing the cost with a three-year term rather than a one-year term.
Bringing parity to terms of licensure will simplify and streamline
administrative burdens placed not only on these wholesalers, but on the
State Liquor Authority.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.

Statutes affected:
S10172: 58-a alcoholic beverage control law