Assembly Bill A5155

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the manufacturing and sale of imitation birch and walnut syrups and the branding and labeling of such syrups

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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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2015-A5155 - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§203 & 204, Ag & Mkts L

2015-A5155 - Summary

Relates to the manufacturing and sale of imitation birch and walnut syrups and the branding and labeling of such syrups.

2015-A5155 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5155

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets  law,  in  relation  to  the
  manufacturing  and  sale  of imitation birch and walnut syrups and the
  branding and labeling of such syrups

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section 203 of the agriculture and markets law is amended
to read as follows:
  S 203. Manufacture and sale of imitation maple, BIRCH OR WALNUT  sugar
and  syrup prohibited. (A) 1. No person shall manufacture for sale, keep
for sale, or offer or  expose  for  sale,  any  sugar  in  imitation  or
semblance of maple sugar which is not pure maple sugar, nor any syrup in
imitation  or  semblance  of maple syrup, which is not pure maple syrup,
nor shall any person manufacture, offer or expose for sale any sugar  as
and  for maple sugar which is not pure maple sugar, nor any syrup as and
for maple syrup which is not pure maple syrup.
  2. For the purpose of this article the term  "maple  sugar"  shall  be
deemed  to  mean sugar made from pure maple sap or pure maple syrup, and
the term "maple syrup" shall be deemed to  mean  syrup  made  from  pure
maple sap.
  (B)  1.  NO PERSON SHALL MANUFACTURE FOR SALE, KEEP FOR SALE, OR OFFER
OR EXPOSE FOR SALE, ANY SUGAR IN LIMITATION OF SEMBLANCE OF BIRCH  SUGAR
WHICH  IS  NOT PURE BIRCH SUGAR, NOR ANY SYRUP IN IMITATION OR SEMBLANCE
OF BIRCH SYRUP, WHICH IS NOT BIRCH SYRUP, NOR SHALL ANY PERSON  MANUFAC-
TURE, OFFER OR EXPOSE FOR SALE ANY SUGAR AS AND FOR BIRCH SUGAR WHICH IS
NOT  PURE BIRCH SUGAR, NOR ANY SYRUP AS AND FOR BIRCH SYRUP WHICH IS NOT
PURE BIRCH SYRUP.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE THE TERM  "BIRCH  SUGAR"  SHALL  BE
DEEMED  TO  MEAN SUGAR MADE FROM PURE BIRCH SAP OR PURE BIRCH SYRUP, AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07769-01-5

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2015-A5155A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§203 & 204, Ag & Mkts L

2015-A5155A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the manufacturing and sale of imitation birch and walnut syrups and the branding and labeling of such syrups.

2015-A5155A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5155--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE, BARRETT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  DUPREY -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Agriculture  --
  reported   and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets  law,  in  relation  to  the
  manufacturing  and  sale  of imitation birch and walnut syrups and the
  branding and labeling of such syrups

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section 203 of the agriculture and markets law is amended
to read as follows:
  S 203. Manufacture and sale of imitation maple, BIRCH OR WALNUT  sugar
and  syrup prohibited. (A) 1. No person shall manufacture for sale, keep
for sale, or offer or  expose  for  sale,  any  sugar  in  imitation  or
semblance of maple sugar which is not pure maple sugar, nor any syrup in
imitation  or  semblance  of maple syrup, which is not pure maple syrup,
nor shall any person manufacture, offer or expose for sale any sugar  as
and  for maple sugar which is not pure maple sugar, nor any syrup as and
for maple syrup which is not pure maple syrup.
  2. For the purpose of this article the term  "maple  sugar"  shall  be
deemed  to  mean sugar made from pure maple sap or pure maple syrup, and
the term "maple syrup" shall be deemed to  mean  syrup  made  from  pure
maple sap.
  (B)  1.  NO PERSON SHALL MANUFACTURE FOR SALE, KEEP FOR SALE, OR OFFER
OR EXPOSE FOR SALE, ANY SUGAR IN IMITATION OR SEMBLANCE OF  BIRCH  SUGAR
WHICH  IS  NOT PURE BIRCH SUGAR, NOR ANY SYRUP IN IMITATION OR SEMBLANCE
OF BIRCH SYRUP, WHICH IS NOT BIRCH SYRUP, NOR SHALL ANY PERSON  MANUFAC-
TURE, OFFER OR EXPOSE FOR SALE ANY SUGAR AS AND FOR BIRCH SUGAR WHICH IS
NOT  PURE BIRCH SUGAR, NOR ANY SYRUP AS AND FOR BIRCH SYRUP WHICH IS NOT
PURE BIRCH SYRUP.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07769-03-5

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