Senate Bill S900A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Grants concurrent jurisdiction to the city of New York department of health and mental hygiene over grocery stores and farmers' markets

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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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2015-S900 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Charter
Laws Affected:
Amd §556, NYC Chart; amd §16, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6101
2013-2014: S449
2017-2018: S1362

2015-S900 - Summary

Grants concurrent jurisdiction to the city of New York department of health and mental hygiene over grocery stores and farmers' markets.

2015-S900 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S900 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   900

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the New  York  city  charter  and  the  agriculture  and
  markets  law,  in  relation to granting concurrent jurisdiction to the
  city of New York department of health and mental  hygiene  to  conduct
  inspections  of retail food stores and farmers' markets; and providing
  for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section  1.  Section  556  of  the New York city charter is amended by
adding a new subdivision f to read as follows:
  F. JURISDICTION OVER RETAIL FOOD STORES AND  FARMERS'  MARKETS.    (1)
EXERCISE, CONCURRENTLY WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AND  MARKETS,  JURISDICTION TO CONDUCT INSPECTIONS OF RETAIL FOOD STORES
AND FARMERS' MARKETS WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHICAL LIMIT OF  ITS  JURISDICTION
TO  DETERMINE  COMPLIANCE  WITH  ALL  PROVISIONS  OF THE AGRICULTURE AND
MARKETS LAW AND THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER, WHICH  APPLY  TO
RETAIL  FOOD  STORES  AND  FARMERS'  MARKETS. THE RESULTS OF INSPECTIONS
CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE NEW YORK
STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS FOR APPROPRIATE  ENFORCEMENT
PROCEEDINGS;  PROVIDED THAT IF THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURE AND MARKETS IMPOSES ANY MONETARY PENALTY FOR  A  VIOLATION  OF  THE
AGRICULTURE  AND  MARKETS LAW AND THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER
AS A RESULT OF AN INSPECTION CONDUCTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION,
FIFTY  PERCENT  OF THE REVENUE RESULTING FROM SUCH PENALTY SHALL BE PAID
TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR DEPOSIT IN THE GENERAL FUND OF THE CITY; AND
  (2) COORDINATE AND COOPERATE WITH THE NEW  YORK  STATE  DEPARTMENT  OF
AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE DEPARTMENT'S EXER-
CISE  OF  JURISDICTION  PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, SO THAT THERE IS A
CONTINUITY OF REGULATORY CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AMONG THE ENTI-
TIES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00188-01-5
              

2015-S900A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Charter
Laws Affected:
Amd §556, NYC Chart; amd §16, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6101
2013-2014: S449
2017-2018: S1362

2015-S900A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants concurrent jurisdiction to the city of New York department of health and mental hygiene over grocery stores and farmers' markets.

2015-S900A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S900A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 900--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee  on  Cities in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  New  York  city charter and the agriculture and
  markets law, in relation to granting concurrent  jurisdiction  to  the
  city  of  New  York department of health and mental hygiene to conduct
  inspections of retail food stores and farmers' markets; and  providing
  for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. Section 556 of the New York  city  charter  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision f to read as follows:
  F.  JURISDICTION  OVER  RETAIL  FOOD STORES AND FARMERS' MARKETS.  (1)
EXERCISE, CONCURRENTLY WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AND MARKETS, JURISDICTION TO CONDUCT INSPECTIONS OF RETAIL  FOOD  STORES
AND  FARMERS'  MARKETS WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHICAL LIMIT OF ITS JURISDICTION
TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH  ALL  PROVISIONS  OF  THE  AGRICULTURE  AND
MARKETS  LAW  AND THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER, WHICH APPLY TO
RETAIL FOOD STORES AND FARMERS'  MARKETS.  THE  RESULTS  OF  INSPECTIONS
CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE NEW YORK
STATE  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS FOR APPROPRIATE ENFORCEMENT
PROCEEDINGS; PROVIDED THAT IF THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF  AGRICUL-
TURE  AND  MARKETS  IMPOSES  ANY MONETARY PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF THE
AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW AND THE REGULATIONS  PROMULGATED  THEREUNDER
AS  A  RESULT  OF  AN INSPECTION CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION,
FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REVENUE RESULTING FROM SUCH PENALTY SHALL  BE  PAID
TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR DEPOSIT IN THE GENERAL FUND OF THE CITY; AND
  (2)  COORDINATE  AND  COOPERATE  WITH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE DEPARTMENT'S EXER-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00188-04-6
              

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