Assembly Bill A6609

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires products sold as not safe for human consumption to be labeled with their ingredients and active chemical compounds

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A6609 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2446
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §390-d, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10447, S7096
2015-2016: A1162
2017-2018: A5219

2013-A6609 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires products sold as not safe for human consumption or not intended for human consumption to be labeled with their ingredients and active chemical compounds; violations of such provisions shall constitute a class A misdemeanor.

2013-A6609 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6609

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 12, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN  ACT  to  amend the general business law, in relation to the sale and
  labeling of products not safe for human consumption

  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
390-d to read as follows:
  S 390-D. SALE AND LABELING OF PRODUCTS NOT SAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
1.    EVERY PRODUCT SOLD IN THIS STATE WHICH IS LABELED OR THE CONTAINER
OF WHICH IS LABELED "NOT SAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION", "UNFIT  FOR  HUMAN
CONSUMPTION"  OR  WITH  SIMILAR LANGUAGE, AND EVERY PRODUCT SOLD IN THIS
STATE WHICH IS NOT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION  SHALL  HAVE  A  LABEL
AFFIXED  THERETO,  UPON  WHICH  THERE SHALL BE PLAINLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY
PRINTED A LIST OF ALL INGREDIENTS AND ACTIVE  CHEMICAL  COMPOUNDS  WHICH
COMPRISE  SUCH PRODUCT IN LETTERS AND FIGURES COMMENSURATE WITH THE SIZE
OF THE PRODUCT OR CONTAINER AS SHALL BE  DETERMINED  AND  FIXED  BY  THE
COMMISSIONER  OF  AGRICULTURE  AND  MARKETS,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH THE
COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH.
  2. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY  IN  ADDITION  TO  ANY
OTHER  LABELING REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER PROVISION
OF LAW.
  3. ANY VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided that,  effective  immediately,  any
rules  and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act
on its effective date are authorized and directed to be completed on  or
before such date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06802-01-3


              

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