From our homepage: www.sla.ny.gov, visit Forms Quick Find in the footer. Use the search function to find
the application. Please include the temporary retail permit application with your main retail license
application.
What must I submit with my license application?
Once you have downloaded (or emailed yourself) the correct application and instructions, you will also
be given a checklist of all necessary items and a coversheet including the correct amount to submit
along with the application.
What is “public convenience and advantage?”
In order to grant a wine store or liquor store license, the Authority must find that granting the license
would provide public convenience and advantage. In evaluating whether public convenience and
advantage will be served by issuing the license, the Authority generally considers whether the area is
adequately served by existing wine stores or liquor stores. As part of that review, the Authority looks at,
among other things, the proximity of the existing licensed stores to the applicant’s location, the gross
sales of the nearest liquor stores (see below), populations of demographic changes, and whether the
applicant will offer products of services not currently provided by the existing licensees.
What are gross sales letters?
A gross sales letter is a request by the SLA for sales data that is sent to the four licensed wine stores
and/or liquor stores which are nearest to the proposed location of a wine store or liquor store applicant.
The data is used by the Authority in helping to determine sales trends and local demand.
When can I open my store to sell alcoholic beverages?
Once you’ve received approval of your application and your license certificate. A conditional approval is
not sufficient – as you must meet the conditions set forth before final approval may be granted.
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What alcoholic beverages may I sell at my wine store or liquor store?
A wine store may sell wine, wine products, cider, and mead.
A liquor store may sell liquor, wine, wine products, cider, and mead.
What other products may I sell at my wine store or liquor store?
A wine store or liquor store may also sell:
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Lottery tickets, when duly authorized