Assembly Actions -
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Sep 04, 2012 |
enacting clause stricken |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to agriculture |
Feb 08, 2011 |
referred to agriculture |
Assembly Bill A4825
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RIVERA P
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
multi-Sponsors
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
2011-A4825 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 10-B ยงยง147-k - 147-n, Ag & Mkts L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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A7644
2011-A4825 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts the "genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crop act"; prohibits the growth, sale, raising, transportation and cultivation of genetically engineered pharmaceutical or industrial crops; imposes a civil penalty of between $250,000 and $1,000,000 for any violation thereof; authorizes the attorney general to seek equitable relief against such violations
2011-A4825 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4825 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 8, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. P. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to enacting the "genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crop act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crop act". S 2. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new arti- cle 10-B to read as follows: ARTICLE 10-B GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PHARMACEUTICAL AND INDUSTRIAL CROPS SECTION 147-K. DEFINITIONS. 147-L. PROHIBITION. 147-M. PENALTIES. 147-N. ENFORCEMENT. S 147-K. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE: 1. "GENETICALLY ENGINEERED" SHALL MEAN THAT GENETIC MATERIAL HAS BEEN CHANGED THROUGH MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY IN A WAY THAT DOES NOT OCCUR NATURALLY BY MULTIPLICATION OR NATURAL RECOMBINATION. 2. "INDUSTRIAL CROP" SHALL MEAN GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PLANTS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PRODUCE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, SUBSTANCES FOR USE IN INDUS- TRIAL PRODUCTS, INDUSTRIAL OR RESEARCH CHEMICALS, OR INDUSTRIAL OR RESEARCH ENZYMES. 3. "MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY" SHALL MEAN: A. RECOMBINANT DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID, THE DIRECT INJECTION OF NUCLEIC ACID INTO CELLS OR ORGANELLES, AND OTHER IN VITRO NUCLEIC ACID TECH- NIQUES; B. FUSION OF CELLS BEYOND THE TAXONOMIC FAMILY, IF THE FUSION: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00429-01-1
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