Assembly Bill A3060

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale of morning glory seeds to minors without parent or guardian present

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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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2009-A3060 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-ccc, Gen Bus L

2009-A3060 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale of morning glory seeds to minors without parent or guardian present; defines morning glory seeds; sets fine for violation at $250.

2009-A3060 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3060

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BENJAMIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to the sale of
  morning glory seeds to minors

  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-ccc to read as follows:
  S  399-CCC. SALE OF MORNING GLORY SEEDS. 1. NO PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPO-
RATION SHALL SELL OR OFFER TO SELL MORNING GLORY  SEEDS  TO  ANY  PERSON
LESS  THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, UNLESS SUCH PERSON IS ACCOMPANIED BY A
PARENT OR GUARDIAN.
  2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM  "MORNING  GLORY  SEEDS"
MEANS  SEEDS FROM ANY SPECIES OF THE IPOMOEA GENUS OF THE CONVOLVULACEAE
FAMILY.
  3. ANY PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPORATION WHO  VIOLATES  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05763-01-9

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