NY State Senate Bill 2015-S6805

Senate Bill S6805

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes and implements the NY pride/NY certified program for agricultural products produced in the state meeting certain quality requirements

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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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 16, 2016	referred to aging delivered to assembly passed senate
May 16, 2016	advanced to third reading
May 11, 2016	2nd report cal.
May 10, 2016	1st report cal.758
Feb 24, 2016	referred to agriculture

Votes

- Jun 16, 2016 - Floor Vote
  S6805
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 16, 2016
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Panepinto
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Persaud
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Venditto
      
      Young
      
      nay (1)
      
      Espaillat
      
      excused (1)
      
      Diaz
  May 10, 2016 - Agriculture Committee Vote
  S6805
  
  12
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Agriculture Committee Vote: May 10, 2016
      
      aye (12)
      
      Comrie
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Hamilton
      
      Montgomery
      
      O'Mara
      
      Panepinto
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Serrano
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      excused (1)
      
      Seward

2015-S6805 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Aging
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 24-A §291, Ag & Mkts L

2015-S6805 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes and implements the NY pride/NY certified program for agricultural products produced in the state meeting certain quality requirements.

2015-S6805 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6805

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to
establishing and implementing the NY pride/NY certified program for
the voluntary labeling of agricultural products grown and produced in
this state

 PURPOSE :

To establish and implement a NY Pride/NY certified program for
agricultural products produced in this state and which meet certain
quality requirements.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 creates a new Article 24-A within the Agriculture and
Markets Law to establish the NY Pride/NY Certified program

Section 2 provides for an immediate effective date.

 EXISTING LAW :

This legislation adds a new Article 24-A to the Agriculture and
Markets Law

 JUSTIFICATION :

This legislation is necessary to provide clarity to both producers of
agricultural products and consumers of those products that commodities
bearing the NY Pride/NY Certified label have been produced in
accordance with certain requirements.

Consumers will know that NY Pride/NY Certified labeled products have
been grown or produced by agricultural producer who has been certified
by the United States Department of Agriculture as using good
agricultural practices, or has received a similar certification from
the USDA that relates to the agricultural product. In addition, to
receive the NY Pride/NY Certified label, a producer must participate
in an applicable county soil and water conservation district when the
producer implements an agricultural management plan.

Agricultural producers will benefit from receiving certification from
the New York State Department of Agricultural and Markets, and
consumers can rely on purchasing such products with the confidence
that they meet these high standards. Only products meeting such high
standards will be authorized to bear this label.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

None. This is new legislation.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

2015-S6805 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6805

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 24, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- 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  estab-
  lishing  and  implementing  the  NY pride/NY certified program for the
  voluntary labeling of agricultural products grown and produced in this
  state

  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
article 24-A to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 24-A
                     NY PRIDE / NY CERTIFIED PROGRAM
SECTION 291. NY PRIDE/NY CERTIFIED PROGRAM; ESTABLISHED.
  S 291. NY PRIDE/NY CERTIFIED PROGRAM; ESTABLISHED. 1.  THE  DEPARTMENT
SHALL  ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A NY PRIDE/NY CERTIFIED PROGRAM FOR AGRI-
CULTURAL PRODUCTS PRODUCED IN  THIS  STATE  WHICH  ARE  SO  PRODUCED  IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
  2. AN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT PRODUCED IN THIS STATE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO
BE LABELED AS "NY PRIDE/NY CERTIFIED" IF IT WAS PRODUCED:
  (A)  BY  A  PRODUCER  WHICH  HAS  BEEN  CERTIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AS USING  GOOD  AGRICULTURAL  PRACTICES  OR  A
SIMILAR  CERTIFICATION  FROM  SUCH DEPARTMENT RELATING TO THE PARTICULAR
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT; AND
  (B) BY A PRODUCER WHICH PARTICIPATES IN THE APPROPRIATE COUNTY'S  SOIL
AND  WATER  CONSERVATION DISTRICT IN IMPLEMENTING THE AGRICULTURAL ENVI-
RONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO  ARTICLE  ELEVEN-A  OF
THIS CHAPTER.
  3.  THE  PRODUCER  OF AN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT WHICH MEETS THE REQUIRE-
MENTS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION MAY APPLY TO THE DEPARTMENT  TO
HAVE  SUCH  PRODUCT  CERTIFIED  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL SO CERTIFY EACH SUCH PRODUCT WITH THIRTY DAYS  OF  RECEIPT  OF  AN
APPLICATION.
  4.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A LABEL OF SUCH DESIGN, AS SHALL BE
DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER, FOR THE  MARKETING  OF  AGRICUL-

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

                                                           LBD14237-01-6

S. 6805                             2

TURAL  PRODUCTS  THAT  HAVE  BEEN  CERTIFIED  TO BE LABELED "NY PRIDE/NY
CERTIFIED". ONLY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
THREE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO BEAR SUCH LABEL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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