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Senate Bill S3877A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the governance of food labels or the portion of food produced, processed, transported, stored, marketed, distributed, sold or offered for sale by the state

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2017-S3877 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2 & 16, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S4933

2017-S3877 - Summary

Relates to the governance of food labels or the portion of food produced, processed, transported, stored, marketed, distributed, sold or offered for sale by the state; vests jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to such exclusively in the state; preempts any local rule or ordinance on such subject.

2017-S3877 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3877 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3877
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- 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  the
   governance  of food labels or the portion of food produced, processed,
   transported, stored, marketed, distributed, sold or offered  for  sale
   by the state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2 of the agriculture and markets law is amended  by
 adding two new subdivisions 6 and 7 to read as follows:
   6. "PORTION" MEANS THE AMOUNT OF A GIVEN FOOD SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE SIZE OF THE CONTAINER OR PACKAGING IN
 WHICH THE FOOD IS SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE.
   7.  "FOOD  LABEL"  MEANS  ANY AFFIXATION TO OR MARKING ON A PACKAGE OF
 FOOD AS TO ITS NATURE OR QUALITY, OR THE CONTENTS OF A MATERIAL, PACKAGE
 OR CONTAINER OR THE NAME OF THE MAKER.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 16 of the agriculture and  markets  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  639 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. Execute and carry into effect the laws of the state and  the  rules
 of  the  department, relative to agriculture, horticulture, farm, fruit,
 and dairy products, aquaculture, and the production, processing,  trans-
 portation,  storage,  marketing  and  distributing  of food; enforce and
 carry into effect the provisions of the laws of the  state  relative  to
 weights and measures. JURISDICTION IN ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE FOOD
 LABEL  OR  THE PORTION OF FOOD PRODUCED, PROCESSED, TRANSPORTED, STORED,
 MARKETED, DISTRIBUTED, SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN THIS STATE IS  VESTED
 EXCLUSIVELY  IN  THE STATE. ANY PROVISION OF ANY LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE,
 OR ANY RULE OR REGULATION PROMULGATED THERETO, GOVERNING THE FOOD  LABEL
 OR THE PORTION OF FOOD PRODUCED, PROCESSED, TRANSPORTED, STORED, MARKET-
 ED,  DISTRIBUTED,  SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE STATE SHALL, UPON THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2017-S3877A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2 & 16, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S4933

2017-S3877A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the governance of food labels or the portion of food produced, processed, transported, stored, marketed, distributed, sold or offered for sale by the state; vests jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to such exclusively in the state; preempts any local rule or ordinance on such subject.

2017-S3877A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3877A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3877--A
     Cal. No. 493
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture -- recom-
   mitted to the Committee on Agriculture in accordance with Senate  Rule
   6,  sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first
   report, amended on first  report,  ordered  to  a  second  report  and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
   governance of food labels or the portion of food produced,  processed,
   transported,  stored,  marketed, distributed, sold or offered for sale
   by the state
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 2 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
 adding two new subdivisions 6 and 7 to read as follows:
   6. "PORTION" MEANS THE AMOUNT OF A GIVEN FOOD SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE SIZE OF THE CONTAINER OR PACKAGING IN
 WHICH THE FOOD IS SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE.
   7. "FOOD LABEL" MEANS ANY AFFIXATION TO OR MARKING  ON  A  PACKAGE  OF
 FOOD AS TO ITS NATURE OR QUALITY, OR THE CONTENTS OF A MATERIAL, PACKAGE
 OR CONTAINER OR THE NAME OF THE MAKER.
   §  2.  Subdivision 1 of section 16 of the agriculture and markets law,
 as amended by chapter 639 of the laws of 2004, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  Execute  and carry into effect the laws of the state and the rules
 of the department, relative to agriculture, horticulture,  farm,  fruit,
 and  dairy products, aquaculture, and the production, processing, trans-
 portation, storage, marketing and  distributing  of  food;  enforce  and
 carry  into  effect  the provisions of the laws of the state relative to
 weights and measures. JURISDICTION IN ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE FOOD
 LABEL OR THE PORTION OF FOOD PRODUCED, PROCESSED,  TRANSPORTED,  STORED,
 MARKETED,  DISTRIBUTED, SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN THIS STATE IS VESTED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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