ยง 274. Officers; employees; offices. The authority shall have power to
appoint any necessary deputies, counsels, assistants, investigators, and
other employees within the limits provided by appropriation.
Investigators so employed by the authority shall be deemed to be peace
officers for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the alcoholic
beverage control law or judgements or orders obtained for violation
thereof, with all the powers set forth in section 2.20 of the criminal
procedure law. The authority shall continue to have its principal office
in the city of Albany, and may maintain a branch office in the cities of
New York and Buffalo and such other places as it may deem necessary.