A4516-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to agriculture
• Feb 3, 2011: referred to agriculture

A4516-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         4516
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 February 3, 2011
 
 Introduced by M. of A. MARKEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Agriculture
 AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir
 ing an authorized agent of the department of agriculture  and  markets
 to  be  present  at  all disposal rendering plants during all hours of
 operation
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1.

Section 96-z-8 of the agriculture and markets law, as added
 by chapter 391 of the laws of 1968, is amended to read as follows:

 

S 96-z-8. Access to premises; records. 1. The commissioner may inspect
 as  often  as  he OR SHE deems necessary, each disposal plant or vehicle
 licensed under the provisions of this article. For the purpose of making
 such inspection, the commissioner and his OR HER authorized agents shall
 have free access to all disposal plants licensed [hereunder] UNDER  THIS
 ARTICLE  and  to  all  premises  where vehicles used in a transportation
 service are located.  Licensees  shall  maintain  such  records  as  the
 commissioner  may  require  pertaining to the origin, movement, storage,
 distribution or other disposition of  inedible  meat  and  such  records
 shall be open to inspection by the commissioner or his OR HER authorized
 agents at any time during normal working hours.
 2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE A DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR TO BE PRESENT
 AT  ALL  DISPOSAL PLANTS DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION OF SUCH PLANT FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF ENFORCING THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  AND  MAKING
 DAILY  INSPECTIONS.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION A "DEPARTMENT
 INSPECTOR" SHALL MEAN  AN  AUTHORIZED  GOVERNMENT  OFFICIAL  HAVING  THE
 JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
 

S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08490-01-1

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