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Assembly Bill A8812

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the restriction of certain foods and beverages in certain places

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2011-A8812 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง264, Pub Health L

2011-A8812 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the restriction of certain foods and beverages in certain places.

2011-A8812 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8812

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 4, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CASTRO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to restricting the
  display of certain foods and beverages in certain places

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

  Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
264 to read as follows:
  S 264.  RESTRICTIONS ON THE DISPLAY OF CERTAIN FOODS AND BEVERAGES. 1.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  A. "CANDY" SHALL MEAN A CONFECTION MADE WITH SUGAR OR SUGAR SUBSTITUTE
AND CONSISTING OF OR COMBINING CHOCOLATE, FRUIT OR NUTS.
  B. "SUGARED BEVERAGE" SHALL MEAN ANY SOFT DRINK, COLA,  FRUIT  CONCEN-
TRATE OR CARBONATED BEVERAGE MADE WITH SUGAR OR SYRUP.
  2.  GROCERY STORES, MARKETS, SUPERMARKETS OR GENERAL STORES, THAT SELL
GROCERIES OR FOODSTUFFS SHALL BE PROHIBITED  FROM  DISPLAYING  CANDY  OR
SUGARED BEVERAGES AT THE CHECKOUT COUNTER OR AISLE.
  3.  NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, STORES EMPLOYING
LESS THAN TEN EMPLOYEES SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM SUCH REQUIREMENTS.
  4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  TO  IMPLEMENT
THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect June 1, 2012.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13252-02-2

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