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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Any person may apply to the appropriate board for a license to sell beer and wine products at retail not to be consumed upon the premises where sold. Such application shall be in writing and verified and shall contain such information as the liquor authority shall require. Such application shall be accompanied by a check or draft for the amount required by section fifty-six of this article for such license. The term “premises” shall include any duly licensed supply ship operating in harbors in Lake Erie. All the provisions contained in subdivisions two and three of section fifty-four of this article shall apply to the procedure relative to an application for a license under this section.
2. No such license shall be issued, however, to any person for any premises other than a grocery store, drug store, or duly licensed supply ship operating in harbors in Lake Erie.
3. Such license shall contain a description of the licensed premises and in form and in substance shall be a license to the person specifically designated therein to sell beer and wine products at retail in the premises specifically licensed, not to be consumed upon said premises.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law - ABC § 54-a. License to sell beer and wine products at retail for consumption off the premises - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/alcoholic-beverage-control-law/abc-sect-54-a/
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