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Jan 03, 2018 |
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May 11, 2017 |
referred to agriculture |
Senate Bill S6112
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-S6112 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §16-b, Ag & Mkts L
2017-S6112 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6112 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to enacting the homemade business opportunity act PURPOSE : To assist home kitchen-based businesses or cottage-food entrepreneurs by reducing burdensome regulations and other barriers to their expansion, while maintaining food product safety and public health SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of the bill provides the title for this Act - the "homemade business opportunity act" Section two provides the legislative intent for this legislation. Section three amends the agriculture and markets law to require the commissioner of the department of agriculture and markets to promulgate rules and regulations governing homemade or cottage businesses, in accordance with this legislation. Section four provides the effective date - immediately. EXISTING LAW :
2017-S6112 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6112 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 11, 2017 ___________ 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 enacting the homemade business opportunity act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "homemade business opportunity act". § 2. Legislative intent. Every day, New Yorkers are using their skills, talents and creativity to build home kitchen-based businesses to provide unique, quality food products, increasingly sourced using local ingredients for direct sale to consumers, farmers markets and other retail outlets. By practicing and perfecting their products, many of these craft culinary enterprises have succeeded and grown into thriving and vibrant small businesses, creating jobs, supporting local economies and local farmers. It is the legislature's intent that home kitchen- based or "cottage food" entrepreneurs should be supported and encouraged in their efforts. The homemade business opportunity act modernizes regu- lations impacting these enterprises and reduces artificial barriers to business growth, and expands potential markets and products that can be offered for direct and indirect sales to consumers, while recognizing the state's legitimate interest in preserving food product safety and public health. § 3. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new section 16-b to read as follows: § 16-B. HOMEMADE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO EXECUTE AND CARRY INTO EFFECT THE FOLLOWING: 1. AN EXPANSION OF THE TYPES OF FOODS THAT CAN BE HOME-PROCESSED AND OFFERED FOR SALE TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11679-01-7
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