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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. SILVER, JAFFEE, BRINDISI, CAHILL, COLTON, CUSICK,
  CYMBROWITZ,  DINOWITZ,  MAGNARELLI,  MARKEY,  ROSENTHAL,  SCARBOROUGH,
  SCHIMEL, THIELE, TITONE, ZEBROWSKI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.
  ABINANTI,  BRAUNSTEIN,  BUCHWALD, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, HEVESI, RODRIGUEZ,
  SIMOTAS -- 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
THAT ANY PRODUCTS WERE NOT AFFECTED BY SUCH VIOLATIONS THE NAME OF  SUCH
PRODUCTS NEED NOT BE LISTED;
  3. THE DATE OF INSPECTION OF THE PREMISES BY THE DEPARTMENT;
  4. THE VIOLATION OR VIOLATIONS THAT OCCURRED; AND
  5. THE PENALTY WHICH HAS BEEN IMPOSED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06782-01-5