| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2010 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S6456
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S6456 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S6456 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6456
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to candy and
food products packaged as tobacco products or drug paraphernalia
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
To eliminate the sale of candy and other food products that may be
attractive to or marketed to children, but which are packaged to
resemble tobacco products, such as cigarettes, cigars, snuff, or
chewing tobacco or various forms of drug paraphernalia. A violation of
this offense shall constitute a "violation" as defined in the penal
law.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1: Adds General Business Law section 399-i to prohibit the
sale of candy or other food products in New York that are packaged to
lock like any type of tobacco product or drug paraphernalia. A
violation of this section of law shall constitute a violation and be
punishable by a fine of no more than $250.00 or a jail term not to
exceed 15 days.
JUSTIFICATION :
There are a number of candy items and other food products, such as
2009-S6456 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6456
I N S E N A T E
January 13, 2010
___________
Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to candy and food
products packaged as tobacco products or drug paraphernalia
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-i to read as follows:
S 399-I. CANDY AND FOOD PRODUCTS PACKAGED AS TOBACCO PRODUCTS OR DRUG
PARAPHERNALIA. 1. NO CANDY, CONFECTION OR OTHER FOOD PRODUCT SHALL BE
SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTED IN THIS STATE WHICH SHALL BE PACK-
AGED, SHAPED OR MANUFACTURED TO RESEMBLE ANY TYPE OF TOBACCO PRODUCT
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CIGARETTES, CIGARS, POWDERED TOBACCO OR
CHEWING TOBACCO, OR ANY DRUG PARAPHERNALIA INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, GELATINE CAPSULES, GLASSINE ENVELOPES, VIALS, CAPSULES OR ANY OTHER
MATERIAL SUITABLE FOR THE PACKAGING OF NARCOTIC DRUGS OR STIMULANTS.
2. A VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL CONSTITUTE A
VIOLATION AS DEFINED IN THE PENAL LAW.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06932-02-0
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