Grocery and Drug Store Beer and Wine Product License

If you own a grocery or drug store in New York State and want to sell beer, cider or wine, you need a special license. The New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) issues these licenses. You can get the Grocery and Drug Store Beer/Wine Products License or the Grocery Store Beer/Wine Products License.

To get the license, your store must follow these rules:

• Food and drugs together must be more than 50 percent of your inventory.
• Alcoholic drinks cannot be more than a 25 percent of your inventory.
• Beer, cider or wine must have less than 6 percent alcohol.

For more information, contact the SLA.