N.Y. ABC Law § 99-A
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Charitable permits
Official statutory text
§ 99-a. Charitable permits. 1. The liquor authority is hereby\nauthorized to issue a charitable permit to an organization to sell\nalcoholic beverages, at auction or otherwise, where the authority is\nsatisfied: (a) that contributions made by an individual donor to such\norganization are deductible for Federal income tax purposes; (b) that\nthe funds so raised will be used for the non-profit purposes of the\norganization; (c) that all such alcoholic beverages shall be in sealed\ncontainers; and (d) that not more than eighty cases shall be sold. Such\npermit shall be valid for a twenty-four hour period commencing at eight\no'clock a.m. and only during the hours when such alcoholic beverages may\nlawfully be sold by retail licensees in the county in which the auction\nor sale is held. No alcoholic beverages sold pursuant to such permit\nshall be consumed on the premises at which they are sold.\n 2. The fee for a one-day charitable permit shall be twenty dollars.\n
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