Assembly Bill A404

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the creation of the New York state quality seafood certification program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A404 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Commissioner
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A9802

2015-A404 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the creation of the New York state quality seafood certification program; creates a reliable method to identify and certify commercial food fish and shellfish; provides participation in such program shall be voluntary.

2015-A404 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   404

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ,  JAFFEE, GOTTFRIED, GALEF, TITONE,
  ABINANTI, OTIS, MARKEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAMARA,  COOK
  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and
  Protection

AN ACT relating to authorizing the creation of the New York state quali-
  ty seafood certification program

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known as and may be cited as
the "New York state quality seafood certification program".
  S  2.  Legislative  intent.  The legislature hereby finds and declares
that fish misidentification and species substitution is a  problem  that
has  a  direct  impact on New York consumers. A recently conducted study
discovered that nearly 40 percent of the fish being  sold  in  New  York
city was mislabeled and certain species tested were overwhelmingly misi-
dentified.  Intentional  mislabeling  occurs when less desirable or less
expensive species of fish are intentionally substituted in place of more
expensive or more desirable fish species. In other instances, retailers,
distributors, restaurants, and consumers are unaware that the fish  they
purchase  is  mislabeled  or  misidentified because distinctions between
fish, fish fillets, and shellfish of various species are often indistin-
guishable to the naked eye.
  The  legislature  further  finds  that  intentional  or  unintentional
species  substitution,  misidentification,  or  mislabeling,  results in
negative economic, health,  and  environmental  consequences,  including
wholesalers,  distributors, retailers, restaurants, and consumers paying
higher prices for less expensive or less desirable fish species.
  The federal government and many private companies use deoxyribonucleic
acid (DNA) barcoding technology which provides an inexpensive and acces-
sible means to test samples of fish and determine the particular species

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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