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Assembly Bill A7657

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to maple syrup packaging; exempts wash water from maple syrup processing from environmental permit requirements

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2011-A7657 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5499
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §160-u, Ag & Mkts L; amd §17-0807, En Con L

2011-A7657 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to maple syrup packaging; exempts wash water from maple syrup processing from environmental permit requirements.

2011-A7657 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7657

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to consumer
  packaging of maple syrup; and to amend the environmental  conservation
  law, in relation to wash water from maple syrup processing

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision b of  section  160-u  of  the  agriculture  and
markets  law,  as amended by chapter 478 of the laws of 1971, is amended
to read as follows:
  b. Every consumer package of maple syrup offered or exposed  for  sale
shall be plainly AND CONSPICUOUSLY marked as to the grade.
  S  2. Section 17-0807 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY, WASH WATER  PRODUCED
DURING  THE  PROCESS  OF  MAKING  MAPLE  SYRUP SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED A
POLLUTANT UNDER THIS TITLE AND SHALL BE EXEMPTED FROM ANY  STATE  POLLU-
TANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11542-01-1

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