Assistance with Liquor Licensing by New York State Liquor License Attorney

***NEW***

RENEWAL REQUIREMENT FOR ON-PREMISES LICENSEES

Effective immediately, proof of the 30 day notification to the Municipality or Community Board must be submitted with your renewal application. You will also need to complete and sign the notification rider on the renewal form.

Your license WILL NOT be renewed unless the Authority receives acceptable proof that you have complied with the notification requirement.

Acceptable proof consists of:

A copy of the notice sent to the municipality or community board and either the original or a copy of the certified mail receipt card; OR The original or a copy of the notice sent to the municipality or community board, date stamped and signed by the municipality/community board showing receipt.

A copy of the documentation should be kept for your records.

Your serial number MUST BE WRITTEN on any paperwork you forward to the Liquor Authority.

ATTENTION LICENSE APPLICANTS - New Policy on Acceptance of Applications

The State Liquor Authority will no longer accept incomplete applications. Applications submitted must have the following information:

• License fee for all bars
• Application with all questions answered
• Penal Bond
• Fingerprint cards and fees for all parties of interest
• Personal Questionnaires for all parties of interest
• Notification to Local Government or Community Board
• Financial documentation
• Diagrams
• Photographs
• Menu

If applicable:

• Temporary Retail Permit application and fee
• Contract of Sale
• Lease
• Liquidator?s Permit application and fee
• Inventory of stock to be transferred
• Basic Federal Permit (TTB)

If the above items are received when the application is filed, a thorough review of the application will be performed. Should the review lead to additional questions or necessitate the submission of additional documentation, the licensing examiner will send a letter listing all deficiencies to the applicant and their attorney or representative. The response from the applicant must be postmarked no later than 10 business days from the date of the deficiency letter. If all of the information requested is not received within this time frame, the application will be disapproved for failure to comply.

NEW ON-PREMISES LICENSE CERTIFICATES

The State Liquor Authority will begin issuing multi-colored license certificates indicating the type of establishment licensed. The license certificates will be color coded depending on the type of establishment: Mixed Use (Purple), Nightclub/Cabaret (Red), Restaurant Wine (Olive), Other (Blue). The new licenses will also list details of the Method of Operation of the licensed premises including: days and hours of operation, whether live music or dancing is permitted, if the premises includes an outside area, etc. 

NYS Liquor Authority Newsletter for 2008