Assembly Actions -
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Jun 18, 2010 |
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Assembly Bill A11509
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MAGNARELLI
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Gary Finch
2009-A11509 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A11509 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 11509 I N A S S E M B L Y June 18, 2010 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Magnarelli) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law and public health law, in relation to criminal possession and unlawful sale of embalming fluid THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 220.78 to read as follows: S 220.78 CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF EMBALMING FLUID. 1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF EMBALMING FLUID WHEN HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY POSSESSES EMBALMING FLUID WITH THE INTENT: (A) TO USE SUCH EMBALMING FLUID FOR PURPOSES OF HUMAN INGESTION OR INHALATION; OR (B) TO SELL SUCH EMBALMING FLUID TO ANOTHER PERSON UNDER CIRCUM- STANCES EVINCING KNOWLEDGE THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON OR A THIRD PERSON INTENDS TO USE SUCH EMBALMING FLUID FOR PURPOSES OF HUMAN INGESTION OR INHALATION. 2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "EMBALMING FLUID" MEANS ANY CHEMICALS OR SUBSTANCES MANUFACTURED PRIMARILY FOR USE BY LICENSED FUNERAL DIREC- TORS, UNDERTAKERS OR EMBALMERS, OR REGISTERED RESIDENTS, TO PREPARE, DISINFECT OR PRESERVE, EITHER HYPODERMICALLY, ARTERIALLY OR BY ANY OTHER RECOGNIZED MEANS THE BODY OF A DECEASED PERSON FOR BURIAL, CREMATION OR OTHER FINAL DISPOSITION. CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF EMBALMING FLUID IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. S 2. Section 3400 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision (l) to read as follows: (L) "EMBALMING FLUID" MEANS ANY CHEMICALS OR SUBSTANCES MANUFACTURED PRIMARILY FOR USE BY LICENSED FUNERAL DIRECTORS, UNDERTAKERS OR EMBAL- MERS, OR REGISTERED RESIDENTS, TO PREPARE, DISINFECT OR PRESERVE, EITHER HYPODERMICALLY, ARTERIALLY OR BY ANY OTHER RECOGNIZED MEANS THE BODY OF A DECEASED PERSON FOR BURIAL, CREMATION OR OTHER FINAL DISPOSITION. S 3. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 1 of section 3455 of the public health law is relettered paragraph (g) and a new paragraph (f) is added to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14710-07-0
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