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Assembly Bill A790

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Includes mentally disabled as among those veterans qualified to hold licenses granted under section 35-a of the general business law

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2017-A790 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §35-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9304
2015-2016: A956
2019-2020: A1231

2017-A790 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes mentally disabled as among those veterans qualified to hold licenses granted under section 35-a of the general business law.

2017-A790 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    790
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Veterans' Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to veterans of the
   armed forces who vend in cities having a population of one million  or
   more
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  1  of  section  35-a  of  the
 general  business  law,  as added by chapter 227 of the laws of 1998, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) In cities having a population of one million or more, the official
 designated by a local law or ordinance to issue a local license to hawk,
 peddle, vend and sell goods, wares or merchandise or solicit trade  upon
 the  streets and highways within such city shall issue specialized vend-
 ing licenses to honorably discharged members of the armed forces of  the
 United States who are EITHER physically OR MENTALLY disabled as a result
 of  injuries  received while in the service of said armed forces and who
 are eligible to hold licenses granted pursuant to section thirty-two  of
 this  article. Such specialized vending licenses shall authorize holders
 thereof to hawk or peddle  within  such  city  in  accordance  with  the
 provisions  contained  in  this  section.  Specialized  vending licenses
 issued under this section shall permit the holders thereof  to  vend  on
 any  block  face, and no licensee authorized under this section shall be
 restricted in any way from vending in any area, except  as  provided  in
 this section.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02780-01-7

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