Senate Bill S4302A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the issuance and expiration of food processing establishment licenses

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

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2013-S4302 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7759
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§251-z-2 & 251-z-3, Ag & Mkts L

2013-S4302 - Summary

Relates to the issuance and expiration of food processing establishment licenses.

2013-S4302 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4302 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4302

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 20, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. RITCHIE -- (at request of the Department of Agricul-
  ture and Markets) -- 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 the
  issuance and expiration of food processing establishment licenses

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

  Section  1.  Section  251-z-2  of  the  agriculture and markets law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. THE TERM "CHAIN STORE" MEANS A FOOD PROCESSING  ESTABLISHMENT  THAT
IS PART OF A NETWORK OF SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OR OTHER MEMBER STORES
UNDER  DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONTROL OF A CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY, OR OTHER ORGANIZED ENTITY THAT, AS A GROUP, HAD ANNU-
AL GROSS SALES IN THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR OF THREE MILLION DOLLARS OR
MORE.
  S 2. Section 251-z-3 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by
section 1 of part N of chapter 58 of the laws of  2012,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  S  251-z-3. Licenses; fees. No person shall maintain or operate a food
processing establishment unless licensed biennially by the commissioner.
Application for a license to operate  a  food  processing  establishment
shall  be  made,  upon  a  form prescribed by the commissioner. [Renewal
applications] A RENEWAL APPLICATION shall be submitted  to  the  commis-
sioner  at  least  thirty  days  prior  to  the commencement of the next
license period.
  The applicant shall furnish evidence of his  or  her  good  character,
experience  and  competency, that the establishment has adequate facili-
ties and equipment for the business to be conducted, that the establish-
ment is such that the cleanliness of the  premises  can  be  maintained,
that  the  product  produced therein will not become adulterated and, if
the applicant is a retail food store, that the applicant has an individ-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08967-03-3
              

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2013-S4302A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7759
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§251-z-2 & 251-z-3, Ag & Mkts L

2013-S4302A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the issuance and expiration of food processing establishment licenses.

2013-S4302A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4302A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4302--A
    Cal. No. 407

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 20, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. RITCHIE -- (at request of the Department of Agricul-
  ture and Markets) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed
  to  be committed to the Committee on Agriculture -- reported favorably
  from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to  a
  third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in
  the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets  law,  in  relation  to  the
  issuance and expiration of food processing establishment licenses

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

  Section 1. Section 251-z-2 of  the  agriculture  and  markets  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5.  THE  TERM "CHAIN STORE" MEANS A FOOD PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENT THAT
IS PART OF A NETWORK OF SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OR OTHER MEMBER STORES
UNDER DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONTROL OF A CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP,  LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY, OR OTHER ORGANIZED ENTITY.
  S 2. Section 251-z-3 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by
section  1  of  part  N of chapter 58 of the laws of 2012, is amended to
read as follows:
  S 251-z-3. Licenses; fees. No person shall maintain or operate a  food
processing establishment unless licensed biennially by the commissioner.
Application  for  a  license  to operate a food processing establishment
shall be made, upon a form  prescribed  by  the  commissioner.  [Renewal
applications]  A  RENEWAL  APPLICATION shall be submitted to the commis-
sioner at least thirty days  prior  to  the  commencement  of  the  next
license period.
  The  applicant  shall  furnish  evidence of his or her good character,
experience and competency, that the establishment has  adequate  facili-
ties and equipment for the business to be conducted, that the establish-
ment  is  such  that  the cleanliness of the premises can be maintained,
that the product produced therein will not become  adulterated  and,  if

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

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