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Assembly Bill A9173

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that pallets used in the transportation or storage of food or perishable goods and items be made from impermeable materials

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2009-A9173 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง156-j, Ag & Mkts L

2009-A9173 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that pallets used in the transportation or storage of food or perishable goods and items be made from impermeable materials.

2009-A9173 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9173

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                           September 30, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BOYLAND -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  provid-
  ing  certain standards for pallets used in the transportation or stor-
  age of food and other perishable goods

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

  Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
section 156-j to read as follows:
  S 156-J. TRANSPORTATION AND  STORAGE  OF  FOOD  AND  OTHER  PERISHABLE
GOODS.  ANY PALLETS USED IN THE TRANSPORTATION AND/OR STORAGE OF FOOD OR
OTHER PERISHABLE ITEMS AND GOODS SHALL BE MADE OF IMPERMEABLE MATERIALS.
SUCH PALLETS SHALL BE  RESISTANT  TO  INFESTATION  OR  CONTAMINATION  OF
PESTICIDES,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO, INSECTICIDES, ALGAECIDES,
FUNGICIDES, BACTERICIDES, AND HERBICIDES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14718-01-9

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