Allows certain restaurants to advertise that patrons may consume alcohol purchased off restaurant premises; allows restaurants to charge corkage or service fee.

This bill (A2501) removes a prohibition that previously prevented restaurants without liquor licenses from advertising that patrons may bring and consume their own alcohol (BYOB) on premises. It allows these restaurants to charge corkage or service fees for patrons bringing wine, beer, cider, or mead, and explicitly includes cider and mead as permitted beverages. The policy change directly affects restaurants operating without on-premises alcohol licenses, which previously faced fines or jail time for advertising BYOB options. The bill responds to a court ruling that found the prior advertising ban unconstitutional under free speech protections.