S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10565
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 7, 2018
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Introduced by M. of A. D. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to annual
reporting requirements for farmers markets
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 263 of the agriculture and markets
law, as amended by chapter 524 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read
as follows:
1. The commissioner shall quinquennially report to the governor and
the legislature on or before January first, two thousand seven and on or
before January first of each fifth year thereafter on the status of the
state farmers' markets program, as provided under this article. Such
report shall include:
(A) THE NUMBER, NATURE AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS OF FARMERS MARKETS IN
THE STATE OF NEW YORK;
[(a)] (B) the number and nature of proposals made to the department
for state assistance;
[(b)] (C) the number, nature and geographic location of approved farm-
ers' markets development or improvement projects, and the amounts of
each award made thereto;
[(c)] (D) an assessment of the effectiveness of existing farmers'
markets to facilitate New York producers to direct market their farm and
food products to retail and wholesale consumers; [and]
(E) THE NUMBER, NATURE AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF FOOD DESERTS IN THE
STATE OF NEW YORK; SUCH ASSESSMENT SHALL PROVIDE DETAILED DEMOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION, THE NUMBER AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FOOD SOURCES IN FOOD
DESERTS, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS APPROPRIATE
FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF FOOD DESERTS;
(F) AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SUCCESSES, FAILURES AND BARRIERS IN ESTAB-
LISHING FARMERS MARKETS IN FOOD DESERTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OVERCOM-
ING THE FAILURES AND BARRIERS IN ESTABLISHING FARMERS MARKETS IN FOOD
DESERTS;
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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