Assembly Actions -
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Mar 20, 2012 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Mar 13, 2012 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Jan 05, 2011 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A66
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DINOWITZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Sandy Galef
multi-Sponsors
James F. Brennan
Earlene Hooper
Nettie Mayersohn
John McEneny
2011-A66 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A66 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires clear and legible dating along with recommended conditions of storage to ensure freshness of perishable foods; makes exemptions; authorizes enforcement and the imposition of a written "stop sale order" for any violation; provides penalties for violations including a five hundred dollar fine for any store found not complying with such requirements.
2011-A66 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 66 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, HOOPER, MAYERSOHN, McENENY, ORTIZ, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to certain perishable foods THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new subdivision 45 to read as follows: 45. (A) RECEIVE AND EVALUATE COMPLAINTS AND INITIATE HIS OR HER OWN INVESTIGATIONS RELATING TO MATTERS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE TWELVE-B OF THIS CHAPTER, RELATING TO CERTAIN PERISHABLE FOODS, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED THERETO, INCLUDING STOP SALE ORDERS WHERE NECESSARY AND PROPER. (B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE THE POWER, AFTER REASONABLE NOTICE AND HEARING, TO DETERMINE THE REASONABLENESS OF ANY STATEMENT OR REPRESEN- TATION AS TO THE DATE AND CONDITIONS OF STORAGE AFFIXED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWELVE-B OF THIS CHAPTER. S 2. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new arti- cle 12-B to read as follows: ARTICLE 12-B PERISHABLE FOODS SECTION 156-J. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 156-K. DEFINITIONS. 156-L. LABELLING REQUIREMENTS. 156-M. EXEMPTIONS. 156-N. EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. 156-O. ENFORCEMENT. 156-P. RULES AND REGULATIONS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04473-01-1
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