Assembly Bill A6010

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires persons offering weight loss services to provide notice of certain weight loss and dieting information

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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-A6010 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 30-B ยงยง641 - 645, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3302
2011-2012: A1953
2013-2014: A6259
2017-2018: A6767
2019-2020: A6884
2021-2022: A3173

2015-A6010 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires persons selling or offering to sell weight loss services or weight loss products to provide consumers with a weight loss and dieting information notice; sets forth such notice which includes the dangers of rapid weight loss, dieting information, risks associated with certain medications used with weight loss programs; delineates deceptive practices; provides for penalties, including fines and injunctions

2015-A6010 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6010

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 10, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. COOK, ORTIZ, ZEBROWSKI -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, DINOWITZ, GLICK, HIKIND, MARKEY,  RIVERA,
  SCARBOROUGH  --  read  once  and referred to the Committee on Consumer
  Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general  business  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
  persons  offering  weight  loss  services to provide notice of certain
  risks

  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 article
30-B to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 30-B
                          WEIGHT LOSS SERVICES
SECTION 641. WEIGHT LOSS SERVICES AND PRODUCTS.
        642. WEIGHT LOSS SERVICES; NOTICE.
        643. DECEPTIVE PRACTICES.
        644. LOCAL REGULATION.
        645. PENALTIES.
  S  641.  WEIGHT  LOSS  SERVICES AND PRODUCTS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
ARTICLE:
  1. "WEIGHT LOSS SERVICES" SHALL MEAN COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIV-
ITIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RECOMMENDING  THE  USE  OF  WEIGHT
LOSS  PRODUCTS,  WHICH  HAVE  THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF HELPING INDIVIDUALS
REDUCE BODY WEIGHT.   WEIGHT LOSS SERVICES DOES  NOT  INCLUDE  PROVIDING
INFORMATION  TO  THE PUBLIC REGARDING INDIVIDUAL WEIGHT LOSS PRODUCTS IF
THE PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION IS NOT ALSO ENGAGED IN COUNSELING ACTIV-
ITIES.
  2. "WEIGHT LOSS PRODUCTS" SHALL MEAN ANY FOODS, INGREDIENTS OR  COMPO-
NENTS OF FOODS, NUTRITIONAL FORMULAS OR SUPPLEMENTS, DRUGS, EQUIPMENT OR
ANY  OTHER  PRODUCTS  SOLD OR OFFERED FOR THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF HELPING
INDIVIDUALS REDUCE BODY WEIGHT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06988-01-5
              

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