Senate Bill S1391

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires food vendors to provide a trash receptacle

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee

  • 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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2017-S1391 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-u, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S5104

2017-S1391 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires food vendors to provide a trash receptacle and post signs instructing patrons to dispose of trash; defines food vendor.

2017-S1391 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1391 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1391
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- 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 requiring  food
   vendors to provide a trash receptacle
 
   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
 391-u to read as follows:
   § 391-U. FOOD VENDORS; REQUIRED TRASH RECEPTACLE. 1. EVERY FOOD VENDOR
 SHALL PROVIDE A TRASH RECEPTACLE WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF HIS OR
 HER VENDING VEHICLE OR PUSH CART. SIGNS INSTRUCTING PATRONS  TO  DISPOSE
 OF  TRASH  IN  THE RECEPTACLE AND KEEP THE AREA CLEAN SHALL BE POSTED TO
 THE VENDING VEHICLE OR PUSH CART IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A  FOOD  VENDOR  IS  ANY  PERSON  WHO
 HAWKS,  PEDDLES,  SELLS, OR OFFERS FOOD FOR SALE AT RETAIL IN ANY PUBLIC
 SPACE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01038-01-7

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