BlockQuarry Corp (BLQC)

[loanranger]

Isn't this NY Law on point?

" As of 04/25/2017 10:41AM , the Laws database is current through 2017 Chapters 1-23, 55-59
Alcoholic Beverage Control


§ 116. Deliveries of alcoholic beverages. No alcoholic beverage shall
be transported within this state by any vehicle unless such vehicle is
owned and operated, or hired and operated by a licensee and unless there
shall be attached to or inscribed upon both sides of such vehicle so as
to be visible from a reasonable distance, a sign setting forth the name
and address of such licensee in such form and with such additional
information as the liquor authority may prescribe; provided, however,
(a) that alcoholic beverages may be transported by a retail licensee to
the home of a purchaser not to be resold by the purchaser; (b) that
alcoholic beverages owned by a person may be transported from place to
place not for purposes of sale; (c) that alcoholic beverages may be
delivered from a licensee to a steamship or railroad station or terminal
for purposes of transportation, and may be delivered from a steamship or
railroad station or terminal to a purchaser for purposes of consumption,
or to a licensee by any bona fide trucking agency holding a permit under
this chapter. In lieu of such sign, a licensee may have in the cab of
such vehicle a photostatic copy of its current license issued by the
authority, and such copy duly authenticated by the authority.

http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/lawssrch.cgi?NVLWO:


Your citing talks about whether a State allows "the direct shipment of alcoholic beverages to consumers". Do you think that I/we might be misinterpreting the phrase "direct shipment"? What do you think that it means? Especially in light of the highlighted phrase in the NY law.


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This may play into the issue:
Ownership restrictions
A provision unique to New York requires that every license to sell wine or spirits at retail for off-premises consumption be held by a single individual who lives within a few miles of the store and holds no other such licenses in the state. It was intended to prevent any chain liquor stores from doing business in the state, and none have ever done so. However, some proprietors open other stores in the names of their family members while maintaining complete control over the other establishments. Collaboration isn't only limited to families, for example, Premier Group in western New York has three locations each individually owned and operated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_laws_of_New_York

The absence of chains in NY may tie into my earlier suggestion that local liquor store owners may not want to get into the shipping business whereas chains might see it as an opportunity that is worth pursuing. The little guys are resistant to ANYTHING different.