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Assembly Bill A8406

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits mass transit facilities in N.Y. city advertising the sale or use of tobacco products or alcohol

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2015-A8406 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1399-mm-1, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6411
2011-2012: A1064
2013-2014: A3112
2017-2018: A3559
2019-2020: A2952

2015-A8406 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits mass transit facilities in a city with a population of one million or more from advertising the sale or use of tobacco products or alcohol.

2015-A8406 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8406

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             October 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ, GALEF, CLARK -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  prohibiting  the
  advertisement  of tobacco products and alcohol at mass transit facili-
  ties

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

  Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
1399-mm-1 to read as follows:
  S 1399-MM-1. ADVERTISING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND ALCOHOL AT MASS TRAN-
SIT FACILITIES PROHIBITED. 1. FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION  THE
FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  A.  "TOBACCO PRODUCTS" SHALL MEAN CIGARETTES, CIGARS, CHEWING TOBACCO,
OR ANY OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCT;
  B. "MASS TRANSIT FACILITIES" SHALL MEAN A TRAIN, SUBWAY, BUS, TAXICAB,
OR FERRY OR ANY BUILDING OR AREA WHERE PEOPLE GATHER TO RIDE SUCH TRAIN,
SUBWAY, BUS, TAXICAB OR FERRY; AND
  C. "PERSON" SHALL MEAN A PERSON, FIRM, COMPANY, CORPORATION,  PARTNER-
SHIP, SOLE PROPRIETOR, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABIL-
ITY COMPANY OR LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP, WHETHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE,
THAT RECEIVES FUNDING FROM THE STATE TO OPERATE A MASS TRANSIT FACILITY.
  2.  NO  PERSON  OPERATING A MASS TRANSIT FACILITY WITHIN A CITY WITH A
POPULATION OF ONE MILLION  OR  MORE  LOCATED  WITHIN  THIS  STATE  SHALL
DISPLAY  ANY  ADVERTISEMENT OF ANY TYPE OR MANNER TO PROMOTE THE SALE OR
USE OF ANY TOBACCO PRODUCT OR ALCOHOL.
  3. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED  NINETY-
NINE-EE  OF THIS ARTICLE, ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A  CIVIL  PENALTY  IN  THE  AMOUNT  OF  FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY FOR EACH SUCH VIOLATION.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04084-01-5

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