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Assembly Bill A8636A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale of cosmetics tested on animals

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2015-A8636 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-aaaa, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5145
2019-2020: A496
2021-2022: A5653

2015-A8636 - Summary

Prohibits the sale of cosmetics tested on animals; punishable by fine of not more than five hundred dollars for the first violation and not more than one thousand dollars for each subsequent violation.

2015-A8636 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8636

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            December 23, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Economic Development

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
  sale of cosmetics tested on animals

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
399-aaaa to read as follows:
  S 399-AAAA. SELLING OF ANIMAL TESTED COSMETICS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A)  "COSMETIC" SHALL MEAN (1) ARTICLES INTENDED TO BE RUBBED, POURED,
SPRINKLED, OR SPRAYED ON, INTRODUCED INTO, OR OTHERWISE APPLIED  TO  THE
HUMAN  BODY  OR  ANY  PART THEREOF FOR CLEANSING, BEAUTIFYING, PROMOTING
ATTRACTIVENESS, OR ALTERING THE APPEARANCE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS SUCH AS DEODORANT, SHAMPOO OR CONDITIONER, AND
(2) ARTICLES INTENDED FOR USE AS A COMPONENT OF ANY SUCH ARTICLES.
  (B) "COSMETIC ANIMAL TESTING" SHALL  MEAN  THE  INTERNAL  OR  EXTERNAL
APPLICATION OR EXPOSURE OF ANY COSMETIC TO THE SKIN, EYES, OR OTHER BODY
PART  OF  A  LIVE NON-HUMAN VERTEBRATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF EVALUATING THE
SAFETY OR EFFICACY OF A COSMETIC.
  2. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP  OR  CORPO-
RATION  TO KNOWINGLY IMPORT FOR PROFIT, SELL AT RETAIL OR OFFER FOR SALE
AT RETAIL, ANY COSMETIC IF THE FINAL PRODUCT OR  ANY  COMPONENT  THEREOF
WAS  DEVELOPED  OR MANUFACTURED USING COSMETIC ANIMAL TESTING AFTER THIS
SECTION SHALL HAVE BECOME A LAW.
  3. A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A  FINE  OF  NOT
MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION AND NOT MORE THAN
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11999-01-5

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2015-A8636A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-aaaa, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5145
2019-2020: A496
2021-2022: A5653

2015-A8636A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale of cosmetics tested on animals; punishable by fine of not more than five hundred dollars for the first violation and not more than one thousand dollars for each subsequent violation.

2015-A8636A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8636--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            December 23, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Economic Development -- recommitted to the  Committee  on
  Economic  Development  in  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
  sale of cosmetics tested on animals

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
399-aaaa to read as follows:
  S 399-AAAA. SELLING OF ANIMAL TESTED COSMETICS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A) "COSMETIC" SHALL MEAN (1) ARTICLES INTENDED TO BE RUBBED,  POURED,
SPRINKLED,  OR  SPRAYED ON, INTRODUCED INTO, OR OTHERWISE APPLIED TO THE
HUMAN BODY OR ANY PART THEREOF  FOR  CLEANSING,  BEAUTIFYING,  PROMOTING
ATTRACTIVENESS, OR ALTERING THE APPEARANCE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS SUCH AS DEODORANT, SHAMPOO OR CONDITIONER, AND
(2) ARTICLES INTENDED FOR USE AS A COMPONENT OF ANY SUCH ARTICLES.
  (B)  "COSMETIC  ANIMAL  TESTING"  SHALL  MEAN THE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL
APPLICATION OR EXPOSURE OF ANY COSMETIC TO THE SKIN, EYES, OR OTHER BODY
PART OF A LIVE NON-HUMAN VERTEBRATE FOR THE PURPOSE  OF  EVALUATING  THE
SAFETY OR EFFICACY OF A COSMETIC.
  2.  IT  SHALL  BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP OR CORPO-
RATION TO KNOWINGLY IMPORT FOR PROFIT, SELL AT RETAIL OR OFFER FOR  SALE
AT  RETAIL,  ANY  COSMETIC IF THE FINAL PRODUCT OR ANY COMPONENT THEREOF
WAS DEVELOPED OR MANUFACTURED USING COSMETIC ANIMAL TESTING  AFTER  THIS
SECTION SHALL HAVE BECOME A LAW.
  3.  A  VIOLATION  OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT
MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION AND NOT MORE THAN
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION.  THIS SECTION  SHALL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11999-02-6

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