New York Alcohol Laws

Alcohol Laws in New York

• Control on the alcoholic beverage in New York State

  • There is no control on the alcoholic beverage for beer.

  • There is no alcoholic beverage control on the distilled spirits.

  • For wine there is no control on the alcoholic beverage.

• Sale hours for alcohol in New York

  • On the premises

    - It is allowed in-between 8 AM to 4 AM.

    - Some counties have more restrictive hours.

  • Off the premises

    - Prohibited on Sunday in-between 3 AM to 8 AM.

    - Beer sale is allowed as per state law for 24 hours a day.

    - Spirits and Wine sale is allowed : in-between 9 AM to midnight from Monday to Saturday and since noon to 9 PM on Sunday.

    - Various counties have some more prohibitions and restrictions on sale hours, like ban on beer sales overnight.

• Remarks as per the alcohol laws of New York

  • This state has 12 dry towns and they are in western region of state.

  • On Sundays, it's not allowed to sale wine or spirits on or off the premises before 8 AM.

  • Sale of wine and spirits off the premises is allowed at liquor stores only, and no beer at all.

  • Wine or spirit sales are final and no any exchanges of purchases are allowed.

  • It is must to own all liquor store by a single person, who have to live nearby it.

  • Some of the counties have Sunday morning beer prohibition but is discontinued as of July 2006 by state.