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Assembly Bill A1372A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to candy and other food products packaged as tobacco products

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2011-A1372 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S616
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-j, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9922, S6456
2013-2014: A4417
2015-2016: A2890
2017-2018: A4197

2011-A1372 - Summary

Prohibits the sale or offering for sale at retail of candy or other food products packaged or shaped to emulate or resemble tobacco products; violations of such provisions shall constitute a violation as defined in the penal law.

2011-A1372 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1372

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Consumer Affairs and Protection

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-j to read as follows:
  S  399-J. 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.
                                                           LBD03861-01-1

2011-A1372A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S616
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-j, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9922, S6456
2013-2014: A4417
2015-2016: A2890
2017-2018: A4197

2011-A1372A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale or offering for sale at retail of candy or other food products packaged or shaped to emulate or resemble tobacco products; violations of such provisions shall constitute a violation as defined in the penal law.

2011-A1372A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 1372--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Consumer  Affairs  and  Protection  --  committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to candy and food
  products packaged as tobacco products

  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-j to read as follows:
  S  399-J.  CANDY AND FOOD PRODUCTS PACKAGED AS TOBACCO PRODUCTS. 1. NO
CANDY, CONFECTION OR OTHER FOOD PRODUCT SHALL BE  SOLD  OR  OFFERED  FOR
SALE  AT  RETAIL  IN  THIS  STATE  WHICH  SHALL BE PACKAGED OR SHAPED TO
EMULATE OR RESEMBLE ANY TYPE OF  TOBACCO  PRODUCTS  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
LIMITED TO, CIGARETTES, CIGARS OR POWDERED TOBACCO.
  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.
                                                           LBD03861-05-1

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