N.Y. Alcoholic Beverage Control Law Section 59-C
Direct intrastate cider shipments

Any person having applied for and received a manufacturing license under this chapter which includes the privilege of producing cider may ship no more than thirty-six cases (no more than nine liters per case) of cider produced by such manufacturer per year directly to a New York state resident who is at least twenty-one years of age, for such resident’s personal use and not for resale.

1.

Licensee’s shipping responsibilities. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this chapter, any above referred licensee:

(a)

shall ship no more than thirty-six cases (no more than nine liters) per year of cider produced by such license holder directly to a New York state resident who is at least twenty-one years of age, for such resident’s personal use and not for resale;

(b)

may ship within the same packaging any and all alcoholic beverages it lawfully produces and which it sells in accordance with its shipping privileges and responsibilities pursuant to the provisions of this section and sections thirty-six, sixty-nine, and seventy-nine-d of this chapter, as applicable;

(c)

shall ensure that the outside of each shipping container used to ship cider directly to a New York state resident is conspicuously labeled with the words: “CONTAINS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - SIGNATURE OF PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY - NOT FOR RESALE,” or with other language specifically approved by the New York state liquor authority;

(d)

shall maintain records in such manner and form as the authority may direct showing the total amount of cider shipped in the state each calendar year, the names and addresses of the purchasers to whom the cider was shipped, the date purchased, the name of the common carrier used to deliver the cider, and the quantity and value of each shipment. Such records shall be kept for three years and, upon written request, be provided to the authority or the department of taxation and finance;

(e)

shall in connection with the acceptance of an order for a delivery of cider to a New York resident, require the prospective customer to represent that he or she has attained the age of twenty-one years or more and that the cider being purchased will not be resold or introduced into commerce; and

(f)

shall require common carriers to:

(i)

require a recipient, at the delivery address, upon delivery, to demonstrate that the recipient is at least twenty-one years of age by providing a valid form of photographic identification authorized by § 65-B (Offense for one under age of twenty-one years to purchase or attempt to purchase an alcoholic beverage through fraudulent means)section sixty-five-b of this chapter;

(ii)

require a recipient to sign an electronic or paper form or other acknowledgment of receipt as approved by the authority; and

(iii)

refuse delivery when the proposed recipient appears to be under twenty-one years of age and refuses to present valid identification as required by paragraph (a) of this subdivision.

2.

Violations. In any action brought under this section, the common carrier and the licensee shall only be held liable for their independent acts.

Source: Section 59-C — Direct intrastate cider shipments, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/ABC/59-C (updated Nov. 22, 2024; accessed May 24, 2025).

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