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Assembly Bill A8631

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring that genetically modified salmon that is sold or offered for sale be labeled

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2015-A8631 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1356, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4846
2019-2020: A4595
2021-2022: A3180
2023-2024: A3667
2025-2026: A7260

2015-A8631 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring genetically modified salmon that is sold or offered for sale be labeled.

2015-A8631 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8631

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            December 23, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  requiring  that
  genetically  modified  salmon  that  is  sold  or  offered for sale be
  labeled

  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
1356 to read as follows:
  S 1356. LABELING GENETICALLY  MODIFIED  SALMON.  GENETICALLY  MODIFIED
SALMON  THAT  IS SOLD, OFFERED OR EXPOSED FOR SALE IN PACKAGING SHALL BE
PLAINLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY LABELED  OR  MARKED  AS  GENETICALLY  MODIFIED
SALMON. GENETICALLY MODIFIED SALMON THAT IS SOLD AT A MARKET OR DELI AND
IS  NOT  PACKAGED,  SHALL  BE  MARKED OR LABELED AS GENETICALLY MODIFIED
SALMON WITH A PLAINLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY LABELED SIGN LOCATED  NEAR  SUCH
SALMON.  UNDER  THIS SECTION, GENETICALLY MODIFIED SALMON MEANS A SALMON
THAT HAS BEEN ALTERED USING GENETIC ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13258-02-5

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