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Assembly Bill A3997

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of health to establish and implement a uniform letter grading system to classify health inspection results

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2009-A3997 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1350, Pub Health L

2009-A3997 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to establish and implement a uniform letter grading system to classify health inspection results for any place engaged in the preparation, sale or service of food for and to the general public in this state; directs the commissioner, upon establishment and implementation of such system, to require the display of any letter grade received pursuant to such system; requires the commissioner to consult with representatives of the food service industry.

2009-A3997 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3997

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BRENNAN, PHEFFER, ROBINSON -- read once and referred to the  Committee
  on Health

AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing for the
  establishment  of  a  uniform  letter  grading  system   to   classify
  inspection results for food places

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

  Section 1. Section 1350 of the public health law is amended by  adding
a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT, AFTER INVESTIGATION
AND  PUBLIC  HEARING,  AN  OFFICIAL  AND UNIFORM SYSTEM OF STANDARDS FOR
GRADING AND CLASSIFYING INSPECTION RESULTS FOR ANY PLACE ENGAGED IN  THE
PREPARATION,  SALE  OR  SERVICE OF FOOD FOR AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN
THIS STATE. SUCH SYSTEM SHALL USE LETTERS TO IDENTIFY AND REPRESENT SUCH
GRADING AND CLASSIFICATION.
  A. IN ESTABLISHING SUCH STANDARDS AND SYSTEM, THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
TAKE  INTO  ACCOUNT  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE, THE PROVISIONS OF THE
SANITARY CODE AND PROVISIONS OF LOCAL ORDINANCES OR REGULATIONS.
  B. UPON ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH SYSTEM,  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER  SHALL  REQUIRE  ANY  PLACE  ENGAGED  IN THE PREPARATION, SALE OR
SERVICE OF FOOD FOR AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THIS STATE  TO  DISPLAY
ANY  LETTER  GRADE  OR CLASSIFICATION RECEIVED BY SUCH PLACE PURSUANT TO
THIS SUBDIVISION, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION AND  NEAR  THE  ENTRANCE  OF
SUCH PLACE, WITH LETTERING THAT IS LEGIBLE AND THAT SHALL BE IN AT LEAST
THREE-QUARTERS  OF AN INCH BOLDFACE TYPE. SUCH REQUIRED DISPLAY SHALL BE
IN A FORM APPROVED BY AND  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
  C.  IN  ESTABLISHING AND IMPLEMENTING THE SYSTEM OF STANDARDS PURSUANT
TO THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT WITH REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02911-01-9

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