Senate Bill S6205

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of live fish in any manner in any pedicure procedure

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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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2009-S6205 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9202
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-b, Gen Bus L

2009-S6205 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of live fish in any manner in any pedicure procedure.

2009-S6205 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6205 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6205

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             October 7, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the use of live
  fish in pedicure procedures

  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
404-b to read as follows:
  S  404-B.  USE  OF LIVE FISH IN PEDICURE PROCEDURES PROHIBITED. 1.  NO
OWNER OR OPERATOR OF AN APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT BUSINESS SHALL KNOWINGLY:
  A. PERFORM A PEDICURE PROCEDURE THAT INVOLVES THE USE OF LIVE FISH  IN
ANY MANNER, OR
  B.  DIRECT AN AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF SUCH BUSINESS TO PERFORM A PEDICURE
PROCEDURE THAT INVOLVES THE USE OF LIVE FISH IN ANY MANNER.
  2. A FIRST VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE  BY  A  CIVIL
PENALTY  OF  NOT  MORE  THAN  TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS. A SECOND OR ANY
SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14822-02-9


              

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