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Assembly Bill A3064

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools or playgrounds

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2011-A3064 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง397-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2475
2013-2014: A3622
2015-2016: A2571
2017-2018: A783
2019-2020: A4297
2021-2022: A1762
2023-2024: A4738
2025-2026: A7500

2011-A3064 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools or playgrounds; defines "billboard".

2011-A3064 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3064

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

AN ACT to amend the general business  law,  in  relation  to  billboards
  advertising alcoholic beverages

  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 397-b to read as follows:
  S  397-B.    BILLBOARDS  ADVERTISING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. NO BILLBOARD
ADVERTISING ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SHALL BE ERECTED OR MAINTAINED WITHIN
ONE THOUSAND FEET OF:
  1.  ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL; OR
  2. ANY PLAYGROUND ADJACENT TO OR  WITHIN  ONE  THOUSAND  FEET  OF  ANY
PRIVATE OR PUBLIC ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL.
  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "BILLBOARD" SHALL INCLUDE ANY
BILLBOARD, SIGN, NOTICE, POSTER,  DISPLAY  OR  OTHER  STATIONARY  DEVICE
INTENDED  TO ATTRACT OR WHICH DOES ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF OPERATORS OF
MOTOR VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02470-01-1

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