S4925-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Prohibits the sale of carolina fanwort

Prohibits the sale of carolina fanwort, which is scientifically known as cabomba caroliniana grey.

Sponsor: LAVALLE / Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Law Section: General Business Law / Law: Add S399-tt, Gen Bus L

S4925-2011 Actions

Jan 24, 2012: referred to environmental conservation
Jan 24, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
Jan 24, 2012: PASSED SENATE
Jan 23, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Jan 19, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Jan 18, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.71
Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
Jun 13, 2011: referred to environmental conservation
Jun 13, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
Jun 13, 2011: PASSED SENATE
Jun 6, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Jun 2, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Jun 1, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.920
Apr 29, 2011: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

S4925-2011 Meetings

Consumer Protection: Jan 18, 2012, Consumer Protection: Jun 1, 2011

S4925-2011 Calendars

Active List: Jan 24, 2012 , Active List: Jun 13, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jan 19, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jan 23, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jan 24, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 2, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 7, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2011

S4925-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Consumer Protection - Jun 1, 2011

Ayes (9): Zeldin, Ball, Fuschillo, Little, Marcellino, O'Mara, Hassell-Thompson, Huntley, Squadron
Excused (1): Adams

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Jun 13, 2011

Ayes (62): Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Espaillat, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Huntley, Johnson, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Kruger, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Montgomery, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Valesky, Young, Zeldin

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Consumer Protection - Jan 18, 2012

Ayes (9): Zeldin, Ball, Fuschillo, Little, Marcellino, O'Mara, Hassell-Thompson, Huntley, Squadron
Ayes W/R (1): Adams

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Jan 24, 2012

Ayes (60): Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Espaillat, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Huntley, Johnson, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Montgomery, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Excused (1): Libous

S4925-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S4925

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the sale
of Carolina fanwort

PURPOSE:
Prohibits the sale of Carolina fanwort.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 - Prohibits the sale of Carolina fanwort, a weedy, invasive
plant which is known scientifically as cambomba caroliniana grey.

Section 2 - Establishes a punishment of not more than $1,000 for the
first offense and not more than $5,000 for a second offense.

JUSTIFICATION:
The Cambomba weed is an invasive plant which grows in slow moving or
stagnant water. This results in a lack of oxygen which can kill all
plant and animal life in this water due to no sunlight or oxygen.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009-10:  S.3466
2007-08:  S.7678

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S4925-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 S. 4925                                                  A. 7341
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 SENATE - ASSEMBLY
 April 29, 2011
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print
 ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Consumer
 Protection
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
 to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
 sale of carolina fanwort
 

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

 

Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 399-tt to read as follows:

 

S 399-TT. SALE OF CAROLINA FANWORT PROHIBITED. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, "CAROLINA FANWORT" MEANS A WEEDY OR INVASIVE PLANT AND IS KNOWN
 SCIENTIFICALLY AS CABOMBA CAROLINIANA GREY.
 2. NO PERSON, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP OR  LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY
 SHALL KNOWINGLY SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE CAROLINA FANWORT.
 3.  A  VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE AN OFFENSE
 PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. A  VIOLATION
 OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AFTER HAVING BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED
 OF SUCH AN OFFENSE WITHIN THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY
 A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11020-01-1

S4925-2011: Prohibits the sale of carolina fanwort