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The 200 Foot Rule prohibits issuing an on-premises liquor license if the entrance to the establishment is within 200 feet of a building used exclusively for these two types of institutions.
What is a school and a place of worship/church?
The 500 Foot Rule applies only to on-premises liquor licenses located in municipalities with a population exceeding this number
What is 20,000?
Individuals under this age are statutorily barred from holding an SLA liquor license.
What is 21 years old?
To qualify for a Restaurant Liquor license, an establishment must regularly prepare and serve full entrée-style meals, not just these quick bites.
What are soups and sandwiches?
A package store licensee in NY is limited to holding this maximum number of retail package store licenses statewide.
What is one (1) license?
Under the 200’ Rule,the distance between a school/church and a proposed premises is measured in what way?
What is a straight line?
To bypass t the 500 Foot Rule, the SLA must determine that granting the license is in this.
What is the "Public Interest"?
Active members of this law enforcement profession are statutorily prohibited from holding a liquor license in New York.
Who are Police Officers / Police Officials?
On-premises licensees are forbidden from selling unlimited drinks for a fixed price, a rule colloquially known by this "joyful" nickname.
What is the "Happy Hour Law" (or prohibition on unlimited drink specials)?
New York law prohibits liquor stores from selling non-alcoholic mixers and sodas, but allows them to sell this essential item used for chilling beverages.
What is ice?
True or Brew: The 200 Foot Rule applies to any on-premises license.
What is False? (The 200 Foot Rule applies specifically to on-premises licensees selling liquor; beer, wine, and cider licenses are exempt.)
Before the SLA can approve an application subject to the 500’ Rule, it must hold this mandatory event to determine if the license is in the public’s best interests.
What is a 500 Foot Hearing?
Anyone convicted of this grade of crime is statutorily disqualified unless they obtain a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities or Executive Pardon.
What is a Felony?
The fee for each additional bar at an on-premises location is equal to this.
What is the same fee for the main bar?
Grocery stores in NY are licensed to sell beer, cider, and wine products, but are strictly prohibited from selling this spirituous category of alcohol.
What is liquor (distilled spirits)?
Fill in the blank: For a house of worship to trigger the 200 Foot Rule, it must be used BLANK for religious services
What is "exclusively"?
Written approval or opposition from what group holds significant weight, but isn't strictly binding, during a 500 Foot public interest evaluation.
What is the local Community Board or Municipal Council?
If an applicant's license was revoked for cause by the SLA, they must wait at least this long before holding a license again.
What is two (2) years?
To qualify as a "Catering Establishment," the premises must be operated exclusively for serving food and drink at these types of gatherings.
What are private banquets / private events?
n 2025, Governor Hochul signed a change in ABC law that allows bars and restaurants to purchase limited amounts of alcohol from these locations.
What are off-premises retail establishments (Liquor and Wine stores)?
Under ABC Law § 64(7), a location operating continuously under a liquor license since before this benchmark year is "grandfathered" out of the 200 Foot Rule.
What is 1933 (the end of Prohibition)?
Under SLA policy, if an applicant is applying under the "Grandfather Clause" of the 500 Foot Rule, they must prove the premises was continuously licensed since what date (including the year) prior to filing.
What is continuous operation without a gap exceeding 30 days since November 1, 1993.
An officer of a corporate applicant was convicted of an out-of-state felony. To remove the statutory bar in NY, the officer must secure this specific remedy if a Certificate of Relief is unavailable from the convicting jurisdiction.
What is an Executive Pardon (or Certificate of Good Conduct / SLA Determination of Eligibility)?
On-premises establishments offering "To-Go" alcoholic beverages under recent statutory amendments must ensure the beverage is accompanied by this.
What is a substantial food item?
When delivering off-premises alcohol via motor vehicle, the vehicle must either carry a copy of the license and be registered to the licensee, or possess this SLA-issued permit.
What is a Trucking Permit?