Senate Bill S5064

Vetoed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to establish a Grow: Pride of New York program for nursery dealers which use products produced in New York state

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

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2013-S5064 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5564
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 24-a ยง291, Ag & Mkts L

2013-S5064 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to establish a Grow: Pride of New York program for nursery dealers which use products produced in New York state.

2013-S5064 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5064 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5064

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 7, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- 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  estab-
  lishing  the Grow: Pride of New York program for nursery dealers using
  and selling New York state produced horticulture products

  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
article 24-a to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 24-A
                         GROW: PRIDE OF NEW YORK
SECTION 291. GROW: PRIDE OF NEW YORK.
  S 291. GROW: PRIDE OF NEW YORK. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  ARTICLE,  THE
FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A)  "NEW  YORK  PRODUCT"  MEANS NEW YORK STATE HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
GROWN WITHIN THIS STATE IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  OFFICIAL  STANDARDS  ESTAB-
LISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
  (B) "HORTICULTURE" MEANS ORNAMENTALS, NURSERY STOCK, SOD AND CHRISTMAS
TREES.
  (C) "NURSERY DEALER" MEANS A SINGLE LOCATION OF A BUSINESS WHICH REGU-
LARLY  OPERATES FOR THE SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND RELATED ITEMS
FOR COMPENSATION.
  2. THE COMMISSIONER IS  HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  AND  DIRECTED  TO  DESIGN,
DEVELOP  AND  ADOPT AN OFFICIAL LOGO FOR GROW: PRIDE OF NEW YORK DEALERS
WHICH MAY BE DISPLAYED UPON THE PREMISES OF A NURSERY DEALER. A  NURSERY
DEALER  SHALL  BE  ELIGIBLE FOR DESIGNATION AS A GROW: PRIDE OF NEW YORK
NURSERY, IF NOT  LESS  THAN  TWENTY-FIVE  PERCENT  OF  THE  HORTICULTURE
PRODUCTS SOLD AT SUCH NURSERY ARE NEW YORK PRODUCTS.
  3. A NURSERY DEALER LOCATED WITHIN THIS STATE MAY APPLY TO THE COMMIS-
SIONER FOR DESIGNATION AS A GROW: PRIDE OF NEW YORK NURSERY. SUCH APPLI-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09186-01-3

              

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