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Senate Bill S3437

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of agriculture and markets to inspect and test optical scanning devices and systems

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2009-S3437 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง179, Ag & Mkts L

2009-S3437 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of agriculture and markets to inspect and test, either personally or through his agents, optical scanning devices and systems used to scan the price or determine the identity of commodities or other things sold, in order to ascertain if such devices and systems are correct and are being used correctly; adds optical scanning devices and systems to the existing provisions authorizing inspection and testing of weights and measures, weighing and measuring devices and systems, and accessories relating thereto.

2009-S3437 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3437 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3437

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 19, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONSERRATE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to  amend  the  agriculture  and  markets  law,  in  relation  to
  inspection and testing of optical scanning devices and systems

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 13  of  section  179  of  the  agriculture  and
markets  law,  as amended by chapter 402 of the laws of 1998, is amended
to read as follows:
  13. Inspect and test, either  personally  or  through  his  authorized
agents,  weights  and  measures,  weighing  and  measuring  devices  and
systems, and accessories relating thereto, AND OPTICAL SCANNING  DEVICES
AND SYSTEMS, which are used commercially within the state by any person,
firm  or  corporation  in  determining  the  weight, measure or count of
commodities or things sold, or offered or exposed for sale on the  basis
of weight, measure or count, or in computing the basic charge or payment
for  services  rendered  on the basis of weight, measure or count, or in
the case of coin counting machines which are  used  commercially  within
the  state  by  any  coin  processor required to be licensed pursuant to
article twenty-seven-A of the  general  business  law  ("coin  processor
licensing  act"), in determining an accurate count of coins, OR IN SCAN-
NING THE PRICE OR DETERMINING  THE  IDENTITY  OF  COMMODITIES  OR  OTHER
THINGS  SOLD, in order to ascertain if such weights and measures, weigh-
ing and measuring devices and systems, or accessories related thereto OR
OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS are  correct  and  are  being  used
correctly;  and  charge  fees  commensurate  with  the cost of each such
inspection or test for inspections and tests  which  are  not  otherwise
conducted  by  municipalities.  The  commissioner  is also authorized to
charge fees commensurate with the cost of each such inspection  or  test
for inspections and tests conducted for the purpose of certifying munic-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07205-02-9

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