Assembly Bill A3659

2011-2012 Legislative Session

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

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A3659 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3637
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §397-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5635, S2958
2013-2014: A3646, S2727, S6269
2015-2016: A5901, S2869
2017-2018: A6978, S2713
2019-2020: A1861, S4999
2021-2022: A2523, S5464
2023-2024: S7143

2011-A3659 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2011-A3659 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3659

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 26, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CAMARA,  MAISEL,  DenDEKKER, CASTRO, JAFFEE,
  BARRON, WEISENBERG, LANCMAN, MILLMAN, BOYLAND, SCHIMEL, THIELE, FINCH,
  REILLY, ARROYO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  CALHOUN,  GABRYSZAK,
  MENG,  MOLINARO,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  TITONE -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

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 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.
                                                           LBD04002-01-1


              

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