2012 New York Consolidated Laws
ABC - Alcoholic Beverage Control
Article 1 - (1 - 3) SHORT TITLE; POLICY OF STATE AND PURPOSE OF CHAPTER; DEFINITIONS
2 - Policy of state and purpose of chapter.

 
    § 2. Policy of state and purpose of chapter.  It is hereby declared as
  the policy of the state that it is necessary to regulate and control the
  manufacture,  sale  and  distribution  within  the  state  of  alcoholic
  beverages for the purpose of fostering and promoting temperance in their
  consumption and respect for and obedience to law. It is hereby  declared
  that  such  policy  will  best  be  carried out by empowering the liquor
  authority of the state  to  determine  whether  public  convenience  and
  advantage  will  be  promoted  by the issuance of licenses to traffic in
  alcoholic beverages, the increase or decrease in the number thereof  and
  the  location of premises licensed thereby, subject only to the right of
  judicial review hereinafter provided for. It  is  the  purpose  of  this
  chapter   to   carry  out  that  policy  in  the  public  interest.  The
  restrictions, regulations and provisions contained in this  chapter  are
  enacted  by  the  legislature  for  the  protection, health, welfare and
  safety of the people of the state.