S532-2011 Actions

• May 21, 2012: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES
• Apr 25, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 532B
• Apr 25, 2012: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
• Jun 13, 2011: PRINT NUMBER 532A
• Jun 13, 2011: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
• Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

S532-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S532

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the general business law, in relation to the sale of aerosol
spray paint to persons under the age of eighteen

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To deal with the pervasive problem of graffiti in urban areas by
preventing the sale of spray paint to those people under the age of
eighteen.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one prohibits the retail sale of non-water soluble aerosol
paint under the age of 18. The section provides for a civil penalty
not to exceed $250.00 for violations.

JUSTIFICATION:
Existing law does not prohibit the sale of spray paint to minors.
Existing laws have been insufficient to stem the tide of graffiti,
especially, in New York's urban areas. Graffiti is a pervasive
problem that causes damage to property, lowers property values and
represents a serious quality of life problem for many New Yorkers.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2005  S.1098 (Brown) Referred to Consumer Protection
2006  S.6438  Referred to Consumer Protection
2008  S.2229  Referred to Consumer Protection
2009  S.1856  Referred to Consumer Protection

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This law shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become law.

S532-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                          532
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- 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  the  sale  of
 aerosol spray paint to persons under the age of eighteen
 

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-j to read as follows:

 

S 399-J. SALE OF AEROSOL SPRAY PAINT TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGH
 TEEN. 1. NO AEROSOL SPRAY PAINT CAN CONTAINING A FLUID THAT IS NOT WATER
 SOLUBLE SHALL BE SOLD AT RETAIL WITHIN THE STATE TO  PERSONS  UNDER  THE
 AGE OF EIGHTEEN.
 2.  A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL PENALTY
 NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04419-01-1

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