Senate Bill S4468A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the "New York Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act"

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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-S4468 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5412
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 16-A §§266-a - 266-e, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A4233

2013-S4468 - Summary

Enacts the "New York Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act."

2013-S4468 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4468 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4468

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 3, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  enacting  the
  New York right to know genetically engineered food act

  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 and may  be  cited  as
the "New York right to know genetically engineered food act".
  S 2. Legislative intent. The legislature intends to create and enforce
the  fundamental  right  of  the people of New York to be fully informed
about whether the food they purchase and eat is  genetically  engineered
and  not  misbranded  as  natural so that they can choose for themselves
whether to purchase and eat such foods.  This  act  shall  be  liberally
construed to fulfill this purpose.
  S  3. The general business law is amended by adding a new article 16-A
to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 16-A
         NEW YORK RIGHT TO KNOW GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD ACT
SECTION 266-A. DEFINITIONS.
        266-B. LABELING OF GENETIC ENGINEERING OF FOOD.
        266-C. MISBRANDING OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD AS "NATURAL".
        266-D. EXEMPTIONS.
        266-E. ENFORCEMENT.
  S 266-A. DEFINITIONS. (A) THE TERM "CULTIVATED COMMERCIALLY"  AS  USED
IN  THIS ARTICLE, MEANS GROWN OR RAISED BY A PERSON IN THE COURSE OF HIS
OR HER BUSINESS OR TRADE AND SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.
  (B) "ENZYME" SHALL MEAN A PROTEIN THAT CATALYZES CHEMICAL REACTIONS OF
OTHER  SUBSTANCES  WITHOUT  ITSELF  BEING  DESTROYED  OR  ALTERED   UPON
COMPLETION OF THE REACTIONS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05872-02-3

S. 4468                             2
              

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2013-S4468A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5412
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 16-A §§266-a - 266-e, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A4233

2013-S4468A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "New York Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act."

2013-S4468A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4468A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4468--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 3, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, AVELLA, PERKINS -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer
  Protection -- recommitted to the Committee on Consumer  Protection  in
  accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to  amend the general business law, in relation to enacting the
  New York right to know genetically engineered food act

  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 and may be cited as
the "New York right to know genetically engineered food act".
  S 2. Legislative intent. The legislature intends to create and enforce
the fundamental right of the people of New York  to  be  fully  informed
about  whether  the food they purchase and eat is genetically engineered
and not misbranded as natural so that they  can  choose  for  themselves
whether  to  purchase  and  eat  such foods. This act shall be liberally
construed to fulfill this purpose.
  S 3. The general business law is amended by adding a new article  16-A
to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 16-A
         NEW YORK RIGHT TO KNOW GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD ACT
SECTION 266-A. DEFINITIONS.
        266-B. LABELING OF GENETIC ENGINEERING OF FOOD.
        266-C. MISBRANDING OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD AS "NATURAL".
        266-D. EXEMPTIONS.
        266-E. ENFORCEMENT.
  S  266-A.  DEFINITIONS. (A) THE TERM "CULTIVATED COMMERCIALLY" AS USED
IN THIS ARTICLE, MEANS GROWN OR RAISED BY A PERSON IN THE COURSE OF  HIS
OR HER BUSINESS OR TRADE AND SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05872-03-4

              

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