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Assembly Bill A1378

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires an authorized agent of the department of agriculture and markets to be present at all disposal rendering plants

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2009-A1378 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง96-z-8, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A4516

2009-A1378 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires an authorized agent of the department of agriculture and markets to be present at all disposal rendering plants during all hours of operation.

2009-A1378 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1378

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MARKEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Agriculture

AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir-
  ing an authorized agent of the department of agriculture  and  markets
  to  be  present  at  all disposal rendering plants during all hours of
  operation

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 96-z-8 of the agriculture and markets law, as added
by chapter 391 of the laws of 1968, is amended to read as follows:
  S 96-z-8. Access to premises; records. 1. The commissioner may inspect
as  often  as  he OR SHE deems necessary, each disposal plant or vehicle
licensed under the provisions of this article. For the purpose of making
such inspection, the commissioner and his OR HER authorized agents shall
have free access to all disposal plants licensed [hereunder] UNDER  THIS
ARTICLE  and  to  all  premises  where vehicles used in a transportation
service are located.  Licensees  shall  maintain  such  records  as  the
commissioner  may  require  pertaining to the origin, movement, storage,
distribution or other disposition of  inedible  meat  and  such  records
shall be open to inspection by the commissioner or his OR HER authorized
agents at any time during normal working hours.
  2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE A DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR TO BE PRESENT
AT  ALL  DISPOSAL PLANTS DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION OF SUCH PLANT FOR
THE PURPOSES OF ENFORCING THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  AND  MAKING
DAILY  INSPECTIONS.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION A "DEPARTMENT
INSPECTOR" SHALL MEAN  AN  AUTHORIZED  GOVERNMENT  OFFICIAL  HAVING  THE
JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03022-01-9

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