Senate Bill S7745

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to annual awards recognizing certain New York farms, businesses and institutions

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • 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-S7745 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9756
Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §309, Ag & Mkts L; amd §100, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S1333, A4051

2015-S7745 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the advisory council on agriculture shall advise the commissioner in establishing procedures for making annual awards recognizing New York farms, agricultural and food businesses, and institutions that are successful in producing, processing, marketing, and/or promoting New York farm and food products; makes related provisions.

2015-S7745 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7745 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7745

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 and the economic  devel-
  opment  law, in relation to annual awards recognizing certain New York
  farms, businesses and institutions

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

  Section  1.  Section 309 of the agriculture and markets law is amended
by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9. A. THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE SHALL ADVISE THE COMMISSION-
ER IN ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR MAKING ANNUAL AWARDS  RECOGNIZING  NEW
YORK  FARMS, AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD BUSINESSES, AND INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE
SUCCESSFUL IN PRODUCING, PROCESSING,  MARKETING,  AND/OR  PROMOTING  NEW
YORK  FARM AND FOOD PRODUCTS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL COORDINATE WITH THE
COMMISSIONER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO DETERMINE WHICH DEPARTMENT SHALL
MAKE AWARDS IN CATEGORIES THAT MAY BE SIMILAR TO THOSE LISTED IN  SUBDI-
VISION  EIGHTEEN-C  OF  SECTION  ONE HUNDRED OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
LAW. THESE AWARDS SHALL BE GIVEN IN RECOGNITION OF EXCEPTIONAL  PERFORM-
ANCE  AND  SUPPORT FOR NEW YORK AGRICULTURE BY PERSONS, FIRMS AND ORGAN-
IZATIONS THAT ARE PRINCIPALLY LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW  YORK  AND
ENGAGED  IN THE OPERATION OF NEW YORK STATE FARMS, BUSINESSES AND INSTI-
TUTIONS.
  B. THE COUNCIL MAY ANNUALLY NOMINATE AND FORWARD SUCH NOMINATIONS  FOR
AWARDS TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR HIS OR HER CONSIDERATION IN THE FOLLOWING
CATEGORIES:
  (I) INNOVATIVE AND UNIQUE FARM PRODUCTS DEVELOPED FOR FOOD, BEVERAGES,
OR HORTICULTURE;
  (II) AGRI-TOURISM;
  (III)  FOODS OR BEVERAGES PROCESSED OR MANUFACTURED FROM NEW YORK FARM
PRODUCTS;
  (IV) RETAIL FOOD STORES;
  (V) RESTAURANTS AND OTHER FOOD SERVICE BUSINESSES; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14900-01-6

              

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