Assembly Bill A7461B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to labeling requirements for fish wholesalers

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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-A7461 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1147
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §214-o, amd §190, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7730
2017-2018: A3178, S1422

2015-A7461 - Summary

Requires certain information to be included on labeling of fish by fish wholesalers.

2015-A7461 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7461

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KIM, BRAUNSTEIN -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to labeling
  requirements for fish wholesalers

  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
section 214-o to read as follows:
  S 214-O. LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR FISH WHOLESALERS.   ANY  WHOLESALER
OF FISH AND/OR SEAFOOD MAY ONLY SELL SUCH FISH OR SEAFOOD THAT IS EDIBLE
OR  OTHERWISE  SALEABLE  FOR  CONSUMPTION  PURPOSES,  IN SEALED, CLEARLY
LABELED CONTAINERS.   THE LABELS MUST INCLUDE THE  FOLLOWING:    1.  THE
IDENTITY  OF  THE COMMODITY, 2. THE WEIGHT OF THE COMMODITY, 3. THE NAME
AND ADDRESS OF THE SHIPPER, PACKER, OR DISTRIBUTOR,  4.  THE  STATE  AND
COUNTY OF COMMODITY ORIGIN, AND 5. DATE OF HARVEST.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02239-04-5

co-Sponsors

2015-A7461A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1147
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §214-o, amd §190, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7730
2017-2018: A3178, S1422

2015-A7461A - Summary

Requires certain information to be included on labeling of fish by fish wholesalers.

2015-A7461A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7461--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KIM, BRAUNSTEIN -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Agriculture -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Agricul-
  ture  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to labeling
  requirements for fish wholesalers

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 190 of the agriculture and markets
law,  as added by chapter 874 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. (A) All food and food products which are sold, offered  or  exposed
for sale by wholesalers, packers, distributors or jobbers shall be sold,
or offered or exposed for sale by net weight, standard measure or numer-
ical count and shall be plainly marked, in such form or manner as may be
prescribed by the commissioner, by such person offering the food or food
products for sale except that it shall not be necessary to so mark meat,
meat  products  or  fish, other than shellfish in natural form, provided
the net weight be stated on  a  written  invoice  and  on  the  shipping
container of the meat, meat product or fish.
  (B)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROMULGATE REGULATIONS, CONSISTENT WITH
APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS, FOR THE SALE OF FRESH  FISH  OR
SEAFOOD  IN  A  NATURAL  FORM  BY  WHOLESALERS, PACKERS, DISTRIBUTORS OR
JOBBERS SPECIFYING THE MANNER THAT THE  NET  WEIGHT  OF  SUCH  FISH  AND
SEAFOOD  IS  PROVIDED  TO  PURCHASERS,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO,
ACCOUNTING FOR THE WEIGHT OF ICE OR OTHER  METHODS  OF  PRESERVATION  IN
CONTAINERS  OR  PACKAGING  TO  ENSURE  THAT SUCH NET WEIGHTS OF FISH AND
SEAFOOD ARE ACCURATE AND CONSISTENT. SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL ALSO PROVIDE
FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE SPECIES OR NAME OF THE  FISH  OR  SEAFOOD,
THE GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN OF IT, AND THE DATE OF HARVEST.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02239-09-6

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2015-A7461B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1147
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §214-o, amd §190, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7730
2017-2018: A3178, S1422

2015-A7461B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain information to be included on labeling of fish by fish wholesalers.

2015-A7461B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7461--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KIM, BRAUNSTEIN -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Agriculture -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Agricul-
  ture  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee -- reported and referred to the  Committee  on  Ways
  and  Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to labeling
  requirements for fish wholesalers

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

  Section  1.    Subdivision  2  of  section  190 of the agriculture and
markets law, as added by chapter 874 of the laws of 1977, is amended  to
read as follows:
  2.  All  food and food products which are sold, offered or exposed for
sale by wholesalers, packers, distributors or jobbers shall be sold,  or
offered or exposed for sale by net weight, standard measure or numerical
count  and  shall  be  plainly  marked, in such form or manner as may be
prescribed by the commissioner, by such person offering the food or food
products  for  sale  except  that,  UNLESS  REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO   THE
PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN-O OF THIS CHAPTER, it shall
not be necessary to so mark meat, meat  products  or  fish,  other  than
shellfish  in natural form, provided the net weight be stated on a writ-
ten invoice and on the shipping container of the meat, meat  product  or
fish.
  S  2.  The  agriculture  and  markets  law  is amended by adding a new
section 214-o to read as follows:
  S 214-O. LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR FISH WHOLESALERS.   1.  ANY  WHOLE-
SALER  THAT  SELLS,  OFFERS  FOR  SALE,  TRANSPORTS  OR TRANSACTS IN THE
PURCHASE OR SALE OF FISH FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND PACKAGES SUCH FISH IN

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02239-12-6

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