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Senate Bill S2332

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes municipal regulation of the sale of aerosol paint cans and broad tipped indelible markers

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2009-S2332 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 39-DDD ยง898, Gen Bus L

2009-S2332 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes municipal regulation of the sale of aerosol paint cans and broad tipped indelible markers through the issuance of licenses and permits in order to limit the amount of vandalism caused by graffiti.

2009-S2332 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2332 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2332

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 18, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PADAVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  the  licensing
  of  sellers  of  aerosol  spray  paint cans and broad tipped indelible
  markers

  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 article
39-DDD to read as follows:
                             ARTICLE 39-DDD
                         GRAFFITI PARAPHERNALIA
SECTION  898. LICENSING OF SELLERS OF AEROSOL SPRAY PAINT CANS AND BROAD
               TIPPED INDELIBLE MARKERS.
  S 898. LICENSING OF SELLERS OF AEROSOL  SPRAY  PAINT  CANS  AND  BROAD
TIPPED  INDELIBLE  MARKERS.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY GENERAL OR LOCAL LAW TO
THE CONTRARY, ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE MAY REGULATE THE SALE OF
AEROSOL SPRAY PAINT CANS AND BROAD TIPPED INDELIBLE MARKERS  WITHIN  ITS
BOUNDARIES  THROUGH  THE  ISSUANCE  OF  LICENSES AND PERMITS THEREFOR. A
COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE WHICH ISSUES A LICENSE OR PERMIT AUTHORIZ-
ING ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION TO ENGAGE IN THE SELLING OR OFFERING
FOR SALE OF ANY MERCHANDISE MAY REVOKE SUCH LICENSE  OR  PERMIT  UPON  A
FINDING,  PURSUANT  TO A HEARING HELD THEREON, THAT SUCH PERSON, FIRM OR
CORPORATION HAS SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE AEROSOL  SPRAY  PAINT  CANS  OR
BROAD TIPPED INDELIBLE MARKERS WITHOUT OR IN VIOLATION OF THE TERMS OF A
LICENSE OR PERMIT SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZING SUCH SALE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09388-01-9

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