NY State Senate Bill 2015-S201

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2016	referred to agriculture
Jan 07, 2015	referred to agriculture

2015-S201 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5948
Current Committee:: Senate Agriculture
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Add §84, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S7949, A11272
2011-2012: S80, A5582
2013-2014: S233, A769
2017-2018: S1844, S7037, A8575
2019-2020: S2367
2021-2022: S3115

2015-S201 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to restrictions on non-therapeutic use of antimicrobial agents in animals in the absence of any clinical sign of disease in the animals.

2015-S201 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S201

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in
relation to non-therapeutic use of antimicrobial agents in animals

 PURPOSE :  To prohibit the non-therapeutic use of antimicrobial
agents in animals raised for human consumption.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 of the bill adds a new section 84 to the agriculture and
markets law to prohibit the non-therapeutic use of antimicrobial
agents in animals raised for human consumption, including animals that
provide non-meat food products such as eggs and milk. The new section
84 defines antimicrobial agent and the non-therapeutic use of
antimicrobial agents, prohibits the sale and transport of such animal
products, and allows the commissioner of the department of agriculture
and markets to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations to give
effect to the law. The legislation provides that violation of this
section will constitute a class A misdemeanor.

Section 2 of the bill sets forth the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :  The purpose of the bill is to address concerns about
antibiotic resistant infections in humans and other potentially
adverse effects of routine exposure to antimicrobial agents in the

food supply, as well as the resulting increase in health care costs.
This legislation would ban the non-therapeutic use of antimicrobial
agents in cattle, poultry, sheep, swine, and any other animal raised
for human consumption, including animals that provide non-meat food
products.  Banning the use of antimicrobial agents in healthy animals
is important, as excessive use may result in stronger and more
drug-resistant strains of bacteria, viruses, parasites, and other
microorganisms that endanger human health.

European Union regulation 1831/2003/EC bans antibiotics in livestock
outright, while a federal bill, the "Preservation of Antibiotics for
Medical Treatment Act," (HR 1150-2013) exemplifies the momentum behind
this movement in the United States. Well-known organizations concerned
about antibiotic resistance include the Centers for Disease Control,
the World Health Organization, and the American Medical Association.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :  2013-2014: S233/A769- REFERRED TO
AGRICULTURE/referred to agriculture 2011-2012: S80/A5582- NOTICE OF
COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION REQUESTED/referred to agriculture 2009-2010:
S7949/A11272- REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE/referred to agriculture

 FISCAL IMPACT ON THE STATE : None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :  This act shall take effect on the one hundred
eightieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however,
that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of
any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on
its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.

2015-S201 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   201

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law,  in  relation  to  non-
  therapeutic use of antimicrobial agents in animals

  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 84 to read as follows:
  S  84. NON-THERAPEUTIC USE OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS. 1. AS USED IN THIS
SECTION:
  (A) "ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT" SHALL MEAN ANY DRUG OR DERIVATIVE OF A  DRUG
THAT IS USED IN HUMANS OR INTENDED FOR USE IN HUMANS TO TREAT OR PREVENT
DISEASE  OR  INFECTION, OR ANY SUBSTANCE, WHETHER PRODUCED SYNTHETICALLY
OR NATURALLY, USED TO KILL OR INHIBIT THE GROWTH OF  BACTERIA,  VIRUSES,
FUNGI, PARASITES, OR OTHER MICROORGANISMS.
  (B)"NON-THERAPEUTIC USE OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS" SHALL MEAN ANY USE OF
ANTIMICROBIAL  AGENTS,  INCLUDING  WITHOUT LIMITATION AS A FEED OR WATER
ADDITIVE, FOR AN ANIMAL FOR GROWTH PROMOTION,  FEED  EFFICIENCY,  WEIGHT
GAIN,  ROUTINE  DISEASE  PREVENTION,  OR  OTHER  ROUTINE PURPOSE, IN THE
ABSENCE OF ANY CLINICAL SIGN OF DISEASE IN THE ANIMAL.
  2. (A) NO PERSON SHALL ENGAGE IN THE NON-THERAPEUTIC USE OF ANTIMICRO-
BIAL AGENTS IN CATTLE, POULTRY, SHEEP, SWINE, OR ANY ANIMAL  RAISED  FOR
THE  PURPOSE  OF PROVIDING FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, INCLUDING ANIMALS
THAT PROVIDE NON-MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS SUCH AS EGGS AND MILK.
  (B) NO PERSON SHALL SELL, EXPOSE FOR SALE, OR TRANSPORT FOR SALE WITH-
IN THIS STATE, REGARDLESS OF PLACE OF ORIGIN, ANY FOOD  PRODUCT  DERIVED
FROM  AN  ANIMAL THAT HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO NON-THERAPEUTIC USE OF ANTIMI-
CROBIAL AGENTS.
  3. VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL CONSTITUTE A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00845-01-5

S. 201                              2

  4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE AND ADOPT RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
TO GIVE FULL EFFECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
effective date.

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