Senate Bill S7730

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to labeling requirements for fish wholesalers

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee


  • 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-S7730 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §214-o, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S1147
2017-2018: S1422

2013-S7730 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to labeling requirements for fish wholesalers.

2013-S7730 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7730 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7730

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 3, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to labeling
  requirements for fish wholesalers

  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 214-o to read as follows:
  S 214-O. LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR FISH WHOLESALERS.   ANY  WHOLESALER
OF FISH AND/OR SEAFOOD MAY ONLY SELL SUCH FISH OR SEAFOOD THAT IS EDIBLE
OR  OTHERWISE  SALEABLE  FOR  CONSUMPTION  PURPOSES,  IN SEALED, CLEARLY
LABELED CONTAINERS. THE LABELS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:  1. THE IDEN-
TITY OF THE COMMODITY, 2. THE WEIGHT OF THE COMMODITY, 3. THE  NAME  AND
ADDRESS  OF  THE  SHIPPER,  PACKER, OR DISTRIBUTOR, AND 4. THE STATE AND
COUNTY OF COMMODITY ORIGIN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15124-01-4


              

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