If your menu features appetizers and entrees with steak, avocados, limes and cheese, it is time to evaluate your menu …
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Licensed Security Guards
Duties that the State Department of Licensing and SLA considers requiring a licensed security guard: Checking IDs at the door …
Restaurant delivery of other kinds of beverages with food orders?
We are often asked to clarify what an on-premises retail license (restaurant, bar, or club) can deliver to its customers …
Carbon monoxide detectors not mandatory for businesses
It may surprise you to learn that carbon-monoxide detectors are not required for businesses. In February 2013, a carbon monoxide …
Don’t get caught in a sting operation
In a recent sting operation in Albany, a bar was violated for exceeding maximum capacity, sale to minors, and consumption …
Jell-O Shots – Are they legal?
There are no specific laws that apply specifically to Jell-O shots. The primary concern is that retailers (bars) may not …
New York State Brewers Association
Farm and craft brewers should take the opportunity to participate in the New York State Brewers Association. If you are …
Public Safety and the SLA
Bar and Club owners should take notice that the State Liquor Authority is cracking down on rowdy late night establishments. …
Alcoholic Beverage packaging that can be re-purposed is outlawed
The New York State Liquor Authority is not very “green” since it outlaws packaging that can be re-purposed after the …
State Administrative Procedure Act
The State Administrative Procedure Act authorizes a State agency to summarily suspend a license when the agency finds that public …