Prohibits the advertising of tobacco products on mass commuting vehicles receiving state aid or funding; includes buses, subway car, rail, locomotive; includes stations and waiting areas.

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A5223-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to consumer affairs and protection
• Feb 14, 2011: referred to consumer affairs and protection

A5223-2011 Text

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

                                    5223

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              February 14, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  TITONE,  MILLMAN, PAULIN, GABRYSZAK, JAFFEE,
    DINOWITZ, MAISEL, LANCMAN, GALEF, SCHIMEL,  CAHILL,  CLARK  --  Multi-
    Sponsored  by  --  M.  of A. GLICK, HIKIND, LATIMER, LIFTON, V. LOPEZ,
    MAYERSOHN, REILLY, ROBINSON, TOBACCO -- read once and referred to  the
    Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

  AN  ACT  to  amend  the general municipal law and the public authorities
    law, in relation to prohibiting the advertising of tobacco products on
    mass commuting vehicles receiving state aid or funding

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


    Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
  section 119-t-1 to read as follows:

    S 119-T-1. ADVERTISING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS PROHIBITED ON MASS  COMMUT-
  ING  VEHICLES  RECEIVING  STATE  AID OR FUNDING. 1. ADVERTISEMENT OF THE
  PROMOTION, USE OR PURCHASE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN OR
  ON A MASS COMMUTING VEHICLE WHERE THE OWNERS OR OPERATORS  OF  THE  MASS
  COMMUTING  VEHICLE RECEIVE STATE AID OR FUNDING FOR THE OPERATION OF THE
  BUSINESS.
    2. ADVERTISEMENT OF THE PROMOTION, USE OR PURCHASE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
  SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN ANY STATION OR  WAITING  AREA  OPERATED  FOR  THE
  SERVICE OF A MASS COMMUTING VEHICLE DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
  SECTION.
    3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:

    A. "MASS COMMUTING VEHICLE" MEANS ANY BUS, SUBWAY CAR, RAIL CAR, LOCO-
  MOTIVE,  OR SIMILAR EQUIPMENT USED OR TO BE USED TO PROVIDE MASS COMMUT-
  ING SERVICES.
    B. "TOBACCO PRODUCTS" MEANS ONE OR MORE  CIGARETTES,  CIGARS,  CHEWING
  TOBACCO, POWDERED TOBACCO OR ANY OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
    S  2.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding a new section
  1265-c to read as follows:


   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD03681-01-1

 A. 5223                             2

    S 1265-C. ADVERTISING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS PROHIBITED ON MASS COMMUTING
  VEHICLES RECEIVING  STATE  AID  OR  FUNDING.  1.  ADVERTISEMENT  OF  THE
  PROMOTION, USE OR PURCHASE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN OR
  ON  A  MASS  COMMUTING VEHICLE WHERE THE OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF THE MASS
  COMMUTING  VEHICLE RECEIVE STATE AID OR FUNDING FOR THE OPERATION OF THE
  BUSINESS.
    2. ADVERTISEMENT OF THE PROMOTION, USE OR PURCHASE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
  SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN ANY STATION OR  WAITING  AREA  OPERATED  FOR  THE
  SERVICE OF A MASS COMMUTING VEHICLE DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
  SECTION.
    3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:

    A. "MASS COMMUTING VEHICLE" MEANS ANY BUS, SUBWAY CAR, RAIL CAR, LOCO-
  MOTIVE,  OR SIMILAR EQUIPMENT USED OR TO BE USED TO PROVIDE MASS COMMUT-
  ING SERVICES.
    B. "TOBACCO PRODUCTS" MEANS ONE OR MORE  CIGARETTES,  CIGARS,  CHEWING
  TOBACCO, POWDERED TOBACCO OR ANY OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
    S  3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.