Senate Bill S6258

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to providing an exemption for drugs and medicines for companion and farm animals

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S6258 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4950
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1115, 1107 & 1210, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6633, A9321
2019-2020: S2005, A602
2021-2022: S522, A1200
2023-2024: S401, A756

2017-S6258 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing an exemption for drugs and medicines for companion and farm animals.

2017-S6258 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6258 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6258
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  TEDISCO,  BOYLE, SERINO -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
   gations and Government Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing an  exemption  for
   drugs and medicines for companion and farm animals

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law  is  amended
 by adding a new paragraph 3-b to read as follows:
   (3-B)  DRUGS AND MEDICINES INTENDED FOR USE, INTERNALLY OR EXTERNALLY,
 IN THE  CURE,  MITIGATION,  TREATMENT  OR  PREVENTION  OF  ILLNESSES  OR
 DISEASES IN COMPANION ANIMALS, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION
 THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY  OF  THE  AGRICULTURE  AND  MARKETS  LAW, AND FARM
 ANIMALS, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY
 OF  THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (INCLUDING COMPO-
 NENT PARTS THEREOF) AND SUPPLIES REQUIRED FOR SUCH USE OR TO CORRECT  OR
 ALLEVIATE PHYSICAL INCAPACITY.
   §  2.  Subdivision  (b)  of  section 1107 of the tax law is amended by
 adding a new clause 12 to read as follows:
   (12) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, THE  EXEMPTION  PROVIDED  BY
 PARAGRAPH  THREE-B  OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTEEN
 OF THIS ARTICLE RELATING TO DRUGS AND  MEDICINES  INTENDED  FOR  USE  IN
 COMPANION  ANIMALS  AND  FARM  ANIMALS SHALL BE APPLICABLE PURSUANT TO A
 LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY  A  CITY  SUBJECT  TO  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  CLAUSE.  SUCH CITY IS EMPOWERED TO ADOPT OR REPEAL
 SUCH A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. SUCH ADOPTION OR REPEAL SHALL
 ALSO BE DEEMED TO AMEND ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR  RESOLUTION  ENACTED
 BY  SUCH  A CITY IMPOSING TAXES PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF SUBDIVISION
 (A) OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 3. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph 1 of subdivision  (a)  of  section
 1210 of the tax law, as amended by section 2 of part WW of chapter 60 of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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