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2019 New York Laws
ABC - Alcoholic Beverage Control
Article 8 - General Provisions
117-A - Unlimited Drink Offerings Prohibited.

Universal Citation: NY Alcoh Bev Ctrl L § 117-A (2019)
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§  117-a. Unlimited drink offerings prohibited. 1. No licensee, acting
individually or in conjunction with one or more licensees, shall:
  (a) offer, sell, serve,  or  deliver  to  any  person  or  persons  an
unlimited  number  of  drinks  during any set period of time for a fixed
price.
  (b) allow a person, agent, party organizer, or promoter, as such terms
shall be defined by the authority in  rule  and  regulation,  to  offer,
sell,  serve, or deliver to any person or persons an unlimited number of
drinks during any set period of time for a fixed price.
  (c) advertise, promote, or charge a  price  for  drinks  that  in  the
judgment  of the authority creates an offering of alcoholic beverages in
violation of the purposes and intent of this section, or  which  in  the
judgment  of  the  authority  is an attempt to circumvent the intent and
purposes of this section, such as, but not limited to, offerings of free
drinks, or multiple drinks for free or for the price of a single  drink,
or  for  a  low  initial price followed by a price increment per hour or
other period of time, or for such a minor amount that in the judgment of
the authority the pricing would constitute an attempt to circumvent  the
intent and purposes of this section.
  2.  As used in this section, licensee means and includes the licensee,
and any employees, or agents of such licensee.
  3. With respect to an individual  licensee,  this  section  shall  not
apply  to  private functions not opened to the public, such as weddings,
banquets, or receptions, or other similar functions, or to a package  of
food   and  beverages  where  the  service  of  alcoholic  beverages  is
incidental to the event or function.
  4. The authority shall investigate  any  documented  allegation  of  a
violation of this section upon a complaint by any person.
  5.  The  authority shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to
implement the provisions of this section.
  6. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the holder  of  a
temporary  permit under subdivision two of section one hundred five-a of
this article.
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