Senate Bill S1147B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to labeling requirements for fish wholesalers

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

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2015-S1147 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §214-o, amd §190, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7730
2017-2018: S1422

2015-S1147 - Summary

Requires certain information to be included on labeling of fish by fish wholesalers.

2015-S1147 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1147 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1147

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to labeling
  requirements for fish wholesalers

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

  Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
section 214-o to read as follows:
  S 214-O. LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR FISH WHOLESALERS.   ANY  WHOLESALER
OF FISH AND/OR SEAFOOD MAY ONLY SELL SUCH FISH OR SEAFOOD THAT IS EDIBLE
OR  OTHERWISE  SALEABLE  FOR  CONSUMPTION  PURPOSES,  IN SEALED, CLEARLY
LABELED CONTAINERS. THE LABELS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:  1. THE IDEN-
TITY OF THE COMMODITY, 2. THE WEIGHT OF THE COMMODITY, 3. THE  NAME  AND
ADDRESS  OF  THE  SHIPPER,  PACKER, OR DISTRIBUTOR, AND 4. THE STATE AND
COUNTY OF COMMODITY ORIGIN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02239-02-5


              

2015-S1147A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §214-o, amd §190, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7730
2017-2018: S1422

2015-S1147A - Summary

Requires certain information to be included on labeling of fish by fish wholesalers.

2015-S1147A - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1147A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1147--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to labeling
  requirements for fish wholesalers

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

  Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a  new
section 214-o to read as follows:
  S  214-O.  LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR FISH WHOLESALERS.  ANY WHOLESALER
OF FISH AND/OR SEAFOOD MAY ONLY SELL SUCH FISH OR SEAFOOD THAT IS EDIBLE
OR OTHERWISE SALEABLE  FOR  CONSUMPTION  PURPOSES,  IN  SEALED,  CLEARLY
LABELED  CONTAINERS.    THE  LABELS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:   1. THE
IDENTITY OF THE COMMODITY, 2. THE WEIGHT OF THE COMMODITY, 3.  THE  NAME
AND  ADDRESS  OF  THE  SHIPPER, PACKER, OR DISTRIBUTOR, 4. THE STATE AND
COUNTY OF COMMODITY ORIGIN, AND 5. DATE OF HARVEST.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02239-03-5


              

2015-S1147B - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §214-o, amd §190, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7730
2017-2018: S1422

2015-S1147B - Summary

Requires certain information to be included on labeling of fish by fish wholesalers.

2015-S1147B - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1147B - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1147--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to labeling
  requirements for fish and seafood wholesalers

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

  Section  1.    Subdivision  2  of  section  190 of the agriculture and
markets law, as added by chapter 874 of the laws of 1977, is amended  to
read as follows:
  2.  All  food and food products which are sold, offered or exposed for
sale by wholesalers, packers, distributors or jobbers shall be sold,  or
offered or exposed for sale by net weight, standard measure or numerical
count  and  shall  be  plainly  marked, in such form or manner as may be
prescribed by the commissioner, by such person offering the food or food
products  for  sale  except  that,  UNLESS  REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO   THE
PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN-O OF THIS CHAPTER, it shall
not be necessary to so mark meat, meat  products  or  fish,  other  than
shellfish  in natural form, provided the net weight be stated on a writ-
ten invoice and on the shipping container of the meat, meat  product  or
fish.
  S  2.  The  agriculture  and  markets  law  is amended by adding a new
section 214-o to read as follows:
  S 214-O. LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR FISH AND SEAFOOD WHOLESALERS.    1.
ANY  WHOLESALER  THAT SELLS, OFFERS FOR SALE, TRANSPORTS OR TRANSACTS IN
THE PURCHASE OR SALE OF FISH OR  SEAFOOD  FOR  HUMAN  CONSUMPTION  SHALL
PACKAGE  SUCH  FISH OR SEAFOOD IN SEALED AND CLEARLY LABELED CONTAINERS.
THE LABEL ON EACH SUCH CONTAINER SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
  (A) THE IDENTITY AND THE WEIGHT OF THE FISH OR SEAFOOD;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02239-07-5
              

2015-S1147C (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §214-o, amd §190, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7730
2017-2018: S1422

2015-S1147C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain information to be included on labeling of fish by fish wholesalers.

2015-S1147C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1147C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1147--C

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --  recommitted
  to the Committee on Agriculture in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec.
  8  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to labeling
  requirements for fish wholesalers

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

  Section  1.    Subdivision  2  of  section  190 of the agriculture and
markets law, as added by chapter 874 of the laws of 1977, is amended  to
read as follows:
  2.  All  food and food products which are sold, offered or exposed for
sale by wholesalers, packers, distributors or jobbers shall be sold,  or
offered or exposed for sale by net weight, standard measure or numerical
count  and  shall  be  plainly  marked, in such form or manner as may be
prescribed by the commissioner, by such person offering the food or food
products  for  sale  except  that,  UNLESS  REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO   THE
PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN-O OF THIS CHAPTER, it shall
not be necessary to so mark meat, meat  products  or  fish,  other  than
shellfish  in natural form, provided the net weight be stated on a writ-
ten invoice and on the shipping container of the meat, meat  product  or
fish.
  S  2.  The  agriculture  and  markets  law  is amended by adding a new
section 214-o to read as follows:
  S 214-O. LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR FISH WHOLESALERS.   1.  ANY  WHOLE-
SALER  THAT  SELLS,  OFFERS  FOR  SALE,  TRANSPORTS  OR TRANSACTS IN THE
PURCHASE OR SALE OF FISH FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND PACKAGES SUCH FISH IN

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02239-11-6
              

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