Senate Bill S3637

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools and playgrounds

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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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2011-S3637 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3659
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §397-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2958, A5635
2013-2014: S2727, S6269, A3646
2015-2016: S2869, A5901
2017-2018: S2713, A6978
2019-2020: S4999, A1861
2021-2022: S5464, A2523
2023-2024: S7143

2011-S3637 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools and playgrounds; defines billboards.

2011-S3637 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3637 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3637

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 28, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ADAMS  -- 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  billboards
  advertising alcoholic beverages

  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 397-b to read as follows:
  S  397-B.    BILLBOARDS  ADVERTISING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. NO BILLBOARD
ADVERTISING ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SHALL BE ERECTED OR MAINTAINED WITHIN
ONE THOUSAND FEET OF (1) ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY  OR  SECONDARY
SCHOOL  OR (2) ANY PLAYGROUND ADJACENT TO OR WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET OF
ANY PRIVATE OR PUBLIC ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF
THIS  SECTION,  THE  TERM "BILLBOARD" SHALL INCLUDE ANY BILLBOARD, SIGN,
NOTICE, POSTER, DISPLAY OR OTHER STATIONARY DEVICE INTENDED  TO  ATTRACT
OR  WHICH  DOES  ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF OPERATORS OF MOTOR VEHICLES OR
PEDESTRIANS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect one year after the date  on  which  it
shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04002-01-1


              

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