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Assembly Bill A2980

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcohol or tobacco products within a one mile radius of schools or daycare centers

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2013-A2980 (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: A6545
2011-2012: A1019

2013-A2980 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcohol or tobacco products within a one mile radius of schools or daycare centers; defines the term "billboard".

2013-A2980 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2980

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ORTIZ, WEISENBERG, RIVERA, CLARK -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.   CAHILL,  CYMBROWITZ,  GALEF,  LIFTON,  MILLMAN,
  ROBINSON,  SCARBOROUGH,  SWEENEY  --  read  once  and  referred to the
  Committee on Economic Development

AN ACT to amend the general business  law,  in  relation  to  billboards
  advertising alcohol or tobacco products

  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 ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS. NO BILL-
BOARD  ADVERTISING  ANY  ALCOHOL  OR TOBACCO PRODUCT SHALL BE ERECTED OR
MAINTAINED WITHIN A ONE MILE RADIUS OF (1) ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMEN-
TARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL, OR (2) ANY DAYCARE CENTER.   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 January 1, 2014.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06967-01-3

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