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Assembly Bill A1041

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires stores that sell meat, poultry or seafood to place a conspicuous sign informing consumers of their right to know when the food was cut and packaged

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2011-A1041 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง213-a, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A269

2011-A1041 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires stores that sell meat, poultry or seafood to place a conspicuous sign informing consumers of their right to know when the food was cut and packaged.

2011-A1041 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1041

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  provid-
  ing notice of packaging date for meats, poultry and seafood

  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 213-a to read as follows:
  S  213-A.  CONSUMER  NOTICE.  1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: "RETAIL FOOD
STORE" MEANS ANY STORE SELLING FOOD AT RETAIL, WHICH STORE IS NOT PRIMA-
RILY ENGAGED IN THE SALE OF FOOD FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES.
  2. A RETAIL FOOD STORE WHICH OFFERS FOR SALE FRESH OR PROCESSED MEATS,
POULTRY OR SEAFOOD SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY POST A SIGN SITUATED SO AS TO  BE
CLEARLY  VISIBLE TO ANY CONSUMER INSPECTING SUCH PRODUCT. THE SIGN SHALL
READ:
  "NOTICE: YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW WHERE AND WHEN FRESH OR  PROCESSED
MEATS,  POULTRY  OR  SEAFOOD  OFFERED FOR SALE WERE CUT AND PACKAGED. IN
ADDITION, YOU HAVE THE  RIGHT  TO  KNOW  WHAT  STORE  PRACTICES  ARE  IN
RELATION TO THE DATE MARKED ON SUCH PRODUCTS.
  IF  YOU  HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PACKAGING OF THESE PRODUCTS,
PLEASE SEE THE STORE MANAGEMENT OR PERSONNEL FOR ASSISTANCE."
  3. SUCH SIGN SHALL BE PRINTED WITH LETTERING THAT IS LEGIBLE AND SHALL
BE THREE-FOURTHS OF AN INCH BOLDFACE TYPE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00382-01-1

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