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Assembly Bill A8220

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to inspections of certain retail or wholesale entities involved in the handling of food

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2013-A8220 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §23-a, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A4436

2013-A8220 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to inspections of certain retail or wholesale entities involved in the handling of food.

2013-A8220 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8220

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            October 24, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SILVER, JAFFEE, ABBATE, BRINDISI, CAHILL, CLARK,
  COLTON, CUSICK, CYMBROWITZ, DINOWITZ, ENGLEBRIGHT, LAVINE, MAGNARELLI,
  MARKEY, MILLMAN, MORELLE, PEOPLES-STOKES,  ROBERTS,  ROSA,  ROSENTHAL,
  SCARBOROUGH,  SCHIMEL,  SEPULVEDA, THIELE, TITONE, ZEBROWSKI -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.   ABINANTI,  BRAUNSTEIN,  BUCHWALD,  FARRELL,
  GLICK,  GOTTFRIED,  HEVESI,  JACOBS,  LENTOL, MAGEE, McDONALD, MILLER,
  MOSLEY, MOYA, NOLAN,  OTIS,  ROBINSON,  RODRIGUEZ,  SIMOTAS,  SWEENEY,
  WEINSTEIN,  WEISENBERG  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
  Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  certain
  inspections

  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 23-a to read as follows:
  S  23-A.  INSPECTIONS OF ENTITIES INVOLVING FOOD.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE  AVAILABLE  AND
PROMINENTLY POST ON ITS WEBSITE, OR ANOTHER AGENCY OR EXECUTIVE WEBSITE,
ANY  VIOLATION, FOR THE MOST RECENT THREE YEARS FOR WHICH DATA IS AVAIL-
ABLE, RESULTING FROM AN  INSPECTION  CONDUCTED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT,  OF
RETAIL  OR  WHOLESALE  ENTITIES INVOLVED IN HANDLING FOOD INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, RETAIL FOOD STORES, FOOD WAREHOUSES, FOOD  MANUFACTURERS
AND  FOOD PROCESSORS. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
TO, THE FOLLOWING:
  1. THE NAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESS OF THE VIOLATOR, INCLUDING  THE  NAME
OF  THE  BUSINESS  AND  ADDRESS OF THE PREMISES WHERE THE VIOLATION TOOK
PLACE IF DIFFERENT;
  2. FOR A MANUFACTURER  OR  PROCESSOR,  THE  BRAND  NAMES  OF  PRODUCTS
PRODUCED, MANUFACTURED, OR PROCESSED AT THE PREMISES WHERE THE VIOLATION
OR  VIOLATIONS  OCCURRED, PROVIDED HOWEVER, IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11782-03-3

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