Section 96-A. Bottling permit

1. No liquor or wine may be bottled in this
  state except by the manufacturer thereof or as hereinafter provided.
    2. The liquor authority is  hereby  authorized  to  issue  a  bottling
  permit  to a wholesale wine or liquor licensee to bottle, recask, filter
  or clarify wine or liquor, respectively, imported in bulk from a foreign
  country, on the premises of a United States customs bonded warehouse for
  which a warehouse permit has been issued under  this  chapter  or  in  a
  foreign  trade zone established pursuant to federal law. Such permit and
  the exercise of the privileges granted thereunder shall  be  subject  to
  the laws of the United States and the rules of the federal agency having
  jurisdiction  thereunder,  and  such  other  rules  as  the state liquor
  authority deems necessary.
    3. The liquor authority is  hereby  authorized  to  issue  a  bottling
  permit  to  a person to bottle, on the premises designated in the permit
  or in a United States customs bonded warehouse  for  which  a  warehouse
  permit  has  been issued under this chapter, liquor manufactured outside
  of the state of New York or wine  produced  in  a  foreign  country  and
  received in this state in bulk. Such bottling may be performed for or on
  behalf  of  wholesale liquor or wine licensees or for persons authorized
  to sell liquor or wine at wholesale pursuant to the laws and regulations
  of any other state, territorial  possession  of  the  United  States  or
  foreign  country. Such permit shall also authorize the holder thereof to
  rebottle or recondition liquors and wines manufactured  outside  of  the
  state  of  New  York  and  received  in  this state, for or on behalf of
  wholesale liquor or wine licensees, or for persons  authorized  to  sell
  liquor  or wine at wholesale pursuant to the laws and regulations of any
  other state, territorial possession of  the  United  States  or  foreign
  country.    Such  permit  and  the  exercise  of  the privileges granted
  thereunder shall be subject to the laws of the  United  States  and  the
  rules  of  the  federal  agency having jurisdiction thereunder, and such
  other rules as the state liquor authority deems necessary.
    4. Such permit shall be issued in the form prescribed  by  the  liquor
  authority  and  shall  be issued for the calendar year and the fee for a
  permit issued under subdivision two of this section shall be at the rate
  of four  hundred  eighty  dollars  per  annum,  except  that  where  the
  application shall be filed after July first in any year the fee shall be
  two  hundred forty dollars for the remainder of such period. The fee for
  a permit under subdivision three of this section shall be at the rate of
  sixteen hundred dollars per annum, except  that  where  the  application
  shall  be  filed  after  July  first  in any year the fee shall be eight
  hundred dollars for the remainder of such period.