Senate Bill S6074

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale and distribution of sexual performance dietary supplements or foods containing an unsafe sexual performance food additive

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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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2015-S6074 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-t, Gen Bus L; amd §§480, 1605 & 1607, Tax L; amd §§105, 106 & 118, ABC L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S577

2015-S6074 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale and distribution of sexual performance dietary supplements or foods containing an unsafe sexual performance food additive; establishes penalties for violations; requires the department of agriculture and markets to perform inspections and the department of health to provide information on products on its website; requires the department of agriculture and markets to implement an outreach program to inform wholesalers, manufacturers, and retailers of the ban on sexual performance dietary supplements and food additives.

2015-S6074 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6074 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6074

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            October 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  PERALTA, 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 prohibiting the
  sale and distribution of sexual  performance  dietary  supplements  or
  foods  containing  an  unsafe sexual performance food additive; and to
  amend the tax law and alcoholic beverage control law, in  relation  to
  the  denial,  suspension  or  cancellation  of  certain  licenses  for
  repeated violations of the ban  on  the  sale  of  sexual  performance
  dietary  supplements  or foods containing an unsafe sexual performance
  food additive

  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-t to read as follows:
  S  391-T.  SEXUAL  PERFORMANCE DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS AND FOOD ADDITIVES;
PROHIBITION. 1. NO PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,
LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY, OR OTHER ENTITY SHALL SELL OR OFFER TO SELL
OR GIVE AWAY, AS EITHER A RETAIL OR WHOLESALE PROMOTION,  BY  ANY  MEANS
INCLUDING VIA THE INTERNET, A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE DIETARY SUPPLEMENT OR A
FOOD  CONTAINING  AN  UNSAFE  SEXUAL  PERFORMANCE  FOOD  ADDITIVE TO ANY
PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION,  LIMITED  LIABILITY
COMPANY, OR OTHER ENTITY LOCATED WITHIN NEW YORK STATE.
  2.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE FOLLOW-
ING MEANINGS:
  (A) "DIETARY SUPPLEMENT" MEANS (1)  A  PRODUCT  THAT  IS  INTENDED  TO
SUPPLEMENT  THE  DIET  AND  THAT  BEARS  OR  CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE
FOLLOWING DIETARY INGREDIENTS: A VITAMIN, A MINERAL, AN  HERB  OR  OTHER
BOTANICAL,  AN AMINO ACID, OR ANY OTHER DIETARY SUBSTANCE FOR THE USE BY
A PERSON TO SUPPLEMENT THE DIET BY INCREASING THE TOTAL DAILY INTAKE, OR
A CONCENTRATE, METABOLITE,  CONSTITUENT,  EXTRACT,  OR  COMBINATIONS  OF
THESE  INGREDIENTS;  (2)  INTENDED FOR INGESTION IN ANY MANNER INCLUDING

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13054-05-5
              

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