A group of ex-law enforcement wants Gov. Kathy Hochul to veto a bill that would let New York micro-liquor distillers and cideries directly ship to customers, claiming it will increase underage drinking.
New York’s wineries have had the right to make direct home shipments since 2005.
“Direct to consumer shipping has been proven to weaken alcohol beverage control and contribute to increased underage drinking,” said the Coalition for Responsible Alcohol Shipping, headed by former New York City Sheriff Edgar Domenech , also former deputy director of the US Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, in a new letter to Hochul.
“Investigations across the country have illustrated that alcohol shipment to underage consumers without age verification is commonplace where direct shipping is legal,” the group said…