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Assembly Bill A2901

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the inspection of live poultry markets by the department of agriculture and markets

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2013-A2901 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง96-f-1, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1969
2011-2012: A3663
2015-2016: A4533

2013-A2901 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the inspection of live poultry markets by the department of agriculture and markets; provides for the commissioner, or his or her authorized agent, to notify the zoning or planning board of the municipality in which such market is located if the market commences additional slaughtering operations over which the department has no statutory jurisdiction on the same premises.

2013-A2901 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2901

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. CLARK, TITUS, ORTIZ, COOK, SCARBOROUGH -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law,  in  relation  to  live
  poultry markets

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

  Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a  new
section 96-f-1 to read as follows:
  S 96-F-1. NOTIFICATION OF MUNICIPALITIES IN CERTAIN INSTANCES. 1. UPON
INSPECTION  OF  A  LIVE  POULTRY  MARKET  PURSUANT  TO THIS ARTICLE, THE
COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR HER AUTHORIZED AGENT SHALL NOTIFY THE  ZONING  OR
PLANNING  BOARD  OF THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH SUCH MARKET IS LOCATED IF,
FOLLOWING THE INITIAL ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE PURSUANT  TO  THIS  ARTICLE,
THE  MARKET  COMMENCES ADDITIONAL SLAUGHTERING OPERATIONS OVER WHICH THE
DEPARTMENT HAS NO STATUTORY  JURISDICTION  ON  THE  SAME  PREMISES.  THE
COMMISSIONER  OR  HIS  OR HER AUTHORIZED AGENT MAY ALSO NOTIFY ANY ADDI-
TIONAL MUNICIPAL ENTITY AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY  OF
THE PUBLIC.
  2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF LAW, THIS SECTION SHALL
APPLY WHETHER OR NOT THE  DEPARTMENT  HAS  ENTERED  INTO  A  CONTRACTUAL
AGREEMENT  TO  INSPECT  SUCH  ADDITIONAL SLAUGHTERING OPERATIONS FOR THE
USDA FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, THAT
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT ENTER INTO SUCH CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS IF  SUCH
OPERATIONS ARE FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF ANY LOCAL ZONING LAW OR REGU-
LATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06667-01-3

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