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Assembly Bill A10362A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to developing a beekeeper registry program

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2017-A10362 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8274
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §169-d, Ag & Mkts L

2017-A10362 - Summary

Relates to developing a beekeeper registry program; provides notification of such program to purchasers of bees and beekeeping equipment so purchasers can voluntarily register.

2017-A10362 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10362
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 17, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to develop-
   ing a beekeeper registry program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  169-d  of  the  agricultural  and markets law is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. (A) APIARY INDUSTRY REGISTRY. THE COMMISSIONER, IN COOPERATION WITH
 THE APIARY INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, IS AUTHORIZED TO DEVELOP A BEEK-
 EEPER REGISTRY PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL BEEKEEPERS,  PART-TIME  BEEKEEPERS
 AND  HOBBYIST  BEEKEEPERS. SUCH PROGRAM MAY BE MANAGED BY AN INSTITUTION
 OF HIGHER EDUCATION WITH EXPERTISE IN BEEKEEPING  AND  BEE  HEALTH.  THE
 PURPOSE  OF SUCH REGISTRY PROGRAM SHALL BE TO MAINTAIN A CENSUS OF BEEK-
 EEPERS AND BEEHIVES AND PROVIDE A MEANS OF  COMMUNICATION  TO  AND  FROM
 BEEKEEPERS  AND  BEE  RESEARCH PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE FOR MONITORING OF THE
 BEE POPULATION IN NEW YORK STATE WITH THE GOAL OF PROTECTING THE  HEALTH
 AND WELLBEING OF BEES, PREVENTING DISEASE AND MAINTAINING THE PRODUCTIV-
 ITY OF BEES FOR POLLINATION AND HONEY PRODUCTION.
   (B) REGISTRY NOTIFICATION BY SELLERS OF BEES AND BEEKEEPING EQUIPMENT.
 AS  PART  OF  A  BEEKEEPER  REGISTRY  PROGRAM DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THIS
 SUBDIVISION, ANY PERSON, FIRM, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR  CORPORATION
 THAT  SELLS  BEES  AND  BEEKEEPING EQUIPMENT TO NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS
 SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO NEW  YORK  STATE
 PURCHASERS OF SUCH BEES OR BEEKEEPING EQUIPMENT INFORMING THEM ABOUT THE
 BEEKEEPER  REGISTRY  PROGRAM, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PURPOSE
 OF SUCH PROGRAM AND HOW SUCH PURCHASERS MAY REGISTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15465-02-8

co-Sponsors

2017-A10362A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8274
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §169-d, Ag & Mkts L

2017-A10362A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to developing a beekeeper registry program; provides notification of such program to purchasers of bees and beekeeping equipment so purchasers can voluntarily register.

2017-A10362A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10362--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 17, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE, CROUCH, SANTABARBARA, FITZPATRICK -- read
   once and referred to the Committee  on  Agriculture  --  reported  and
   referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to develop-
   ing a beekeeper registry program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 169-d  of  the  agricultural  and  markets  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. (A) APIARY INDUSTRY REGISTRY. THE COMMISSIONER, IN COOPERATION WITH
 THE APIARY INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, IS AUTHORIZED TO DEVELOP A BEEK-
 EEPER  REGISTRY  PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL BEEKEEPERS, PART-TIME BEEKEEPERS
 AND HOBBYIST BEEKEEPERS.  THE PURPOSE OF SUCH REGISTRY PROGRAM SHALL  BE
 TO  MAINTAIN  A CENSUS OF BEEKEEPERS AND BEEHIVES AND PROVIDE A MEANS OF
 COMMUNICATION TO AND  FROM  BEEKEEPERS  AND  BEE  RESEARCH  PROGRAMS  TO
 PROVIDE  FOR MONITORING OF THE BEE POPULATION IN NEW YORK STATE WITH THE
 GOAL OF PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF BEES, PREVENTING  DISEASE
 AND  MAINTAINING  THE  PRODUCTIVITY  OF  BEES  FOR POLLINATION AND HONEY
 PRODUCTION.
   (B) REGISTRY NOTIFICATION BY SELLERS OF BEES AND BEEKEEPING EQUIPMENT.
 AS PART OF A BEEKEEPER  REGISTRY  PROGRAM  DEVELOPED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SUBDIVISION,  ANY PERSON, FIRM, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION
 THAT SELLS BEES AND BEEKEEPING EQUIPMENT TO  NEW  YORK  STATE  RESIDENTS
 SHALL  BE  ENCOURAGED  TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE DEPARTMENT'S
 BEEKEEPER REGISTRY PROGRAM TO NEW YORK STATE PURCHASERS OF SUCH BEES  OR
 BEEKEEPING EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PURPOSE OF SUCH
 PROGRAM AND HOW SUCH PURCHASERS MAY VOLUNTARILY REGISTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15465-06-8

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