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State Liquor Authority Takes Immediate Actions

Providing Relief for Retailers in Response to the Novel Coronavirus

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Governor Signs Legislation to Support NY Craft Industry

Governor Cuomo signs two bills to support the production of New York-grown hops and expand business opportunities for farm distilleries across the state.

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Winners of the 2018 NY Wine Classic

Governor Cuomo announces the winners of the 33rd New York Wine Classic, a nationally recognized competition highlighting the best of New York's wine and ciders.

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Governor Cuomo Announces Record Number of Fake ID Seizures in ...

State Effort to Deter Underage Drinking Results in Seizure of Nearly 900 Fake IDs

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Spirits Wholesaler MHW Ltd. Recalling Haitian Rum Brand “Clairin ...

October 10, 2018

10:00 AM EDT

Product Recall Follows Findings of Elevated Levels of Lead

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Governor Cuomo Announces Results of Underage Drinking Crackdown

State Liquor Authority Targets Over 500 Locations in Statewide Sweeps and Charges 141 Licensees with Selling to Minors

Department of Motor Vehicles Makes Additional 271...

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Governor Cuomo Announces Results of Underage Drinking Crackdown

State Liquor Authority Targets Over 500 Locations in Statewide Sweeps and Charges 141 Licensees with Selling to Minors

Department of Motor Vehicles Makes Additional 271...

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Governor Cuomo Announces Crackdowns to Combat Underage Drinking T...

SLA and DMV Partner to Conduct Underage Operations in College Towns Across the State

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SLA Underage Detail Nets Four Sales to Minors in Middletown

June 20, 2018

12:34 PM EDT

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Summer Concert Season Underage Drinking Crackdown

Governor Cuomo announces that investigators from DMV along with the SLA, State Park Police and local law enforcement are cracking down on underage drinking and the...

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Underage Drinking Detail Nets 6 Sales to Minors in Western NY

June 1, 2018

4:06 PM EDT

The SLA conducted an underage-drinking sting operation visiting nine different businesses in Erie and Chautauqua Counties.

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American Craft Brewery Fined Nearly $1 Million

May 30, 2018

4:06 PM EDT

American Craft Brewery was fined nearly $1 million for selling more than 1.4 million cases of unregistered beer and malt beverages

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SLA Busts Brooklyn Bootlegging Operation

May 14, 2018

3:54 PM EDT

Illegal stills and bootlegged spirits seized at the Red Hook Winery in Brooklyn.

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New Record Number of Arrests in 2017 for Use of Fake IDs

Governor Cuomo announces a new record for the number of people arrested in 2017 attempting to use fake identification to buy alcoholic beverages under the legal...

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Governor Signs Legislation to Support NY Craft Industry

Winners of the 2018 NY Wine Classic

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