S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9940--A
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 2, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. MAGEE -- (at request of the Department of Agri-
culture and Markets) -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means -- 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
misuse of federal food stamps; to amend the agriculture and markets
law, in relation to agricultural districts law improvements; to repeal
article 12 of the agriculture and markets law, relating to the manu-
facture and sale of adulterated turpentine and linseed oil; to repeal
section 149 of the agriculture and markets law, relating to the inter-
state pest control compact; and to repeal section 214-k of the agri-
culture and markets law, relating to the sale and labeling of charcoal
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article 12 of the agriculture and markets law is REPEALED.
S 2. Section 149 of the agriculture and markets law is REPEALED.
S 3. Section 214-k of the agriculture and markets law is REPEALED.
S 4. Section 45-b of the agriculture and markets law, as added by
chapter 1031 of the laws of 1965, is amended to read as follows:
S 45-b. Unauthorized possession, sale, or exchange of [food order
stamps] SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS issued under
[food stamp plan] SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Any person,
other than a person authorized by the regulations and conditions
prescribed by the secretary of agriculture of the United States govern-
ing the [food stamp plan] SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, who
shall have in his OR HER possession, or who shall purchase, sell or
exchange any [food stamps, books, book covers] SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS or any other instruments or documents relat-
ing to [food stamps] SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS,
for money or for any article or articles other than those foods author-
ized by the regulations and conditions prescribed by the secretary of
agriculture of the United States governing the [food stamp plan] SUPPLE-
MENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, or for food the value of which is
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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less than the [face] amount of such [food stamps] SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS, or in any other manner in violation of
[the] STATE AND FEDERAL LAW OR regulations and conditions prescribed by
the secretary of agriculture of the United States governing the [food
stamp plan] SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor. As used herein, the word "person" shall mean any indi-
vidual, partnership, corporation, or association, whether or not such
individual, partnership, corporation or association is eligible to
participate or is participating in the [food stamp plan] SUPPLEMENTAL
NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
S 5. Paragraph m of subdivision 4 of section 301 of the agriculture
and markets law, as added by chapter 547 of the laws of 2014, is amended
to read as follows:
m. Land used in silvopasturing, WHICH IS PART OF A SINGLE OPERATION
THAT OTHERWISE SATISFIES THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR AN AGRI-
CULTURAL ASSESSMENT, shall be limited to up to ten fenced acres per
large livestock, including cattle, horses and camelids, and up to five
fenced acres per small livestock, such as sheep, hogs, goats and poul-
try. For the purposes of this subdivision, "silvopasturing" shall mean
the intentional combination of trees, forages and livestock managed as a
single integrated practice for the collective benefit of each, including
the planting of appropriate grasses and legume forages among trees for
sound grazing and livestock husbandry.
S 6. Subdivision 4 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets law
is amended by adding a new paragraph n to read as follows:
N. LAND, WHICH IS PART OF A SINGLE OPERATION THAT OTHERWISE SATISFIES
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AN AGRICULTURAL ASSESSMENT, AND IS USED FOR THE
PRODUCTION FOR SALE OF CROPS, LIVESTOCK OR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS DURING THE
TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE APPLICABLE TAXABLE STATUS DATE.
S 7. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to assess-
ment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring on or
after such date.