Assembly Bill A2429

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to providing notice upon requests for public information regarding certain farm operations

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  • Introduced
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    • 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-A2429 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3117
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §308-b, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8596, S4904
2017-2018: A9644, S722
2019-2020: S121

2015-A2429 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing notice upon requests for public information regarding certain farm operations.

2015-A2429 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2429

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BARRETT, GUNTHER, GOODELL, DiPIETRO, DUPREY,
  CROUCH, FINCH, STECK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, CERET-
  TO, CORWIN, GALEF, MAGEE, RIVERA -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requests
  for public information regarding certain farm operations

  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 308-b to read as follows:
  S  308-B.  NOTIFICATION  OF  FOIL  REQUEST.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW, UPON THE REQUEST OF  ANY  PERSON  OR  ENTITY  FOR  ANY
RECORDS  OF A FARM OPERATION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE OF
THIS ARTICLE, FROM AN AGENCY OR OTHER STATE ENTITY; THE AGENCY OR  STATE
ENTITY  OF WHICH THE REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE SHALL INFORM THE OWNER AND/OR
OPERATOR OF SUCH FARM OPERATION IN WRITING THAT A  REQUEST  FOR  RECORDS
CONCERNING   THEIR   FARM   OPERATION  HAS  BEEN  SUBMITTED,  PROVIDE  A
DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS REQUESTED AND PROVIDE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE
PERSON OR ENTITY REQUESTING SUCH RECORDS. NOTIFICATION OF THE FARM OPER-
ATION IS TO BE MADE BY THE AGENCY OR STATE ENTITY WITHIN  FIVE  BUSINESS
DAYS  OF SUBMISSION OF THE RECORDS REQUEST BY THE PERSON OR ENTITY SEEK-
ING SUCH RECORDS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  the  commissioner  of
agriculture and markets is hereby authorized to add, amend and/or repeal
any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on
its effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02030-01-5

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