Assembly Bill A1047

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Increases fines for misbranding of fur-bearing articles of clothing

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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-A1047 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7815
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §399-aaa, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A6936

2015-A1047 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases fines for misbranding of fur-bearing articles of clothing; $1,000 for first violation; $2,000 for subsequent violations.

2015-A1047 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1047

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business  law,  in  relation  to  increasing
  fines for selling and manufacturing fur-bearing articles of clothing

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 399-aaa of  the  general  business
law,  as added by chapter 611 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as
follows:
  4. A violation of this section shall be punishable by a  fine  of  not
more  than  [five  hundred] ONE THOUSAND dollars for the first violation
and not more  than  [one]  TWO  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.
                                                           LBD04143-01-5

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