Assembly Bill A4785A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits the production, sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps

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    • Passed Assembly
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A4785 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6314
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-tt, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10052

2023-A4785 - Summary

Prohibits the importation, manufacture, sale, distribution and use of glue traps, glue boards, and other adhesive-based animal traps.

2023-A4785 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4785
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
   production, sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps
 
   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
 399-tt to read as follows:
   §  399-TT.  ADHESIVE-BASED  RODENT  TRAPS;  PROHIBITION.  1.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE  THE  FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   (A) "ADHESIVE-BASED TRAP" SHALL MEAN ANY DEVICE THAT IS DESIGNED OR IS
 CAPABLE  OF  BEING  USED  TO  CAPTURE  A  RODENT BY MEANS OF AN ADHESIVE
 SUBSTANCE, INCLUDING DEVICES COMMONLY KNOWN AS GLUE TRAPS, GLUE  BOARDS,
 AND ANY SIMILAR RODENT TRAP.
   (B) "DISTRIBUTOR" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON WHO DELIVERS TO A PERSON OTHER
 THAN A PURCHASER, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETAIL SALE.
   (C)  "EXTERMINATOR"  SHALL  MEAN  A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT IS LICENSED,
 CERTIFIED, PERMITTED OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED  UNDER  THE  LAWS  OF  THIS
 STATE  TO  PROVIDE  RODENT AND PEST CONTROL SERVICES AND ANY EMPLOYEE OR
 AGENT THEREOF ENGAGING IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES.
   (D) "MANUFACTURER" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON, FIRM, ASSOCIATION,  PARTNER-
 SHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, OR CORPORATION THAT PRODUCES, PREPARES,
 FORMULATES,  OR  COMPOUNDS  AN  ADHESIVE-BASED  TRAP  AS DEFINED IN THIS
 SUBDIVISION. IN THE CASE OF AN ADHESIVE-BASED  TRAP  IMPORTED  INTO  THE
 UNITED  STATES, "MANUFACTURER" SHALL MEAN THE IMPORTER OR FIRST DOMESTIC
 DISTRIBUTOR OF SUCH PRODUCT IF THE ENTITY THAT MANUFACTURES THE  PRODUCT
 OR  WHOSE  BRAND NAME IS AFFIXED TO THE PRODUCT DOES NOT HAVE A PRESENCE
 IN THE UNITED STATES.
   (E) "PERSON" SHALL MEAN A NATURAL PERSON, FIRM,  CORPORATION,  LIMITED
 LIABILITY  COMPANY,  ASSOCIATION,  OR  AN EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF A NATURAL
 PERSON OR AN ENTITY INCLUDED IN THIS DEFINITION.
   (F) "RETAILER" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON OR ENTITY  WHO  OFFERS  ADHESIVE-
 BASED  TRAPS  FOR  SALE FOR USE OR CONSUMPTION BY PERSONS IN THIS STATE,
 
              

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2023-A4785A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6314
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-tt, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10052

2023-A4785A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the importation, manufacture, sale, distribution and use of glue traps, glue boards, and other adhesive-based animal traps.

2023-A4785A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4785--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. EPSTEIN, GALLAGHER, LEVENBERG -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Economic Development  --  recommitted  to
   the Committee on Economic Development in accordance with Assembly Rule
   3,  sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
   production, sale and use of adhesive-based animal traps
 
   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
 399-tt to read as follows:
   §  399-TT.  ADHESIVE-BASED  ANIMAL  TRAPS;  PROHIBITION.  1.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE  THE  FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   (A)  "ADHESIVE-BASED  ANIMAL  TRAP"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  DEVICE  THAT IS
 DESIGNED OR IS CAPABLE OF BEING USED TO CAPTURE AN ANIMAL THE SIZE OF  A
 RODENT  OR  LARGER, BY MEANS OF AN ADHESIVE SUBSTANCE, INCLUDING DEVICES
 COMMONLY KNOWN AS GLUE TRAPS, GLUE BOARDS, AND ANY SIMILAR TRAP.
   (B) "DISTRIBUTOR" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON WHO DELIVERS TO A PERSON OTHER
 THAN A PURCHASER, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETAIL SALE.
   (C) "EXTERMINATOR" SHALL MEAN A PERSON OR  ENTITY  THAT  IS  LICENSED,
 CERTIFIED,  PERMITTED  OR  OTHERWISE  AUTHORIZED  UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS
 STATE TO PROVIDE RODENT AND PEST CONTROL SERVICES AND  ANY  EMPLOYEE  OR
 AGENT THEREOF ENGAGING IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES.
   (D)  "INSECT  TRAP"  SHALL MEAN ANY DEVICE THAT IS DESIGNED TO CAPTURE
 INSECTS BY MEANS OF AN ADHESIVE SUBSTANCE.
   (E) "MANUFACTURER" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON, FIRM, ASSOCIATION,  PARTNER-
 SHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, OR CORPORATION THAT PRODUCES, PREPARES,
 FORMULATES,  OR  COMPOUNDS  AN  ADHESIVE-BASED ANIMAL TRAP AS DEFINED IN
 THIS SUBDIVISION. IN THE CASE OF AN ADHESIVE-BASED ANIMAL TRAP  IMPORTED
 INTO  THE UNITED STATES, "MANUFACTURER" SHALL MEAN THE IMPORTER OR FIRST
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03492-05-4
              

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