The New York State Senate

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                                 521--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 9, 2017
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection  --  recommitted  to  the
  Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in accordance with Assem-
  bly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to menstrual prod-
  uct labeling

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
399-aaaa to read as follows:
  §  399-AAAA.  MENSTRUAL  PRODUCT  LABELING.  1.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION:
  (A) "INGREDIENT" SHALL MEAN A SUBSTANCE PRESENT IN ANY QUANTITY IN THE
MENSTRUAL PRODUCT;
  (B) "MENSTRUAL PRODUCT" SHALL MEAN PRODUCTS USED FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF
CATCHING  MENSTRUATION  AND VAGINAL DISCHARGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO TAMPONS, PADS, AND MENSTRUAL  CUPS.  THESE  PRODUCTS  MAY  BE  EITHER
DISPOSABLE OR REUSABLE.
  2.  EACH  PACKAGE  OR  BOX  CONTAINING MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS SOLD IN THIS
STATE SHALL CONTAIN A PLAIN AND CONSPICUOUS PRINTED LIST OF ALL INGREDI-
ENTS WITH PERCENTAGES OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS.  SUCH
LIST SHALL EITHER BE PRINTED ON THE PACKAGE OR AFFIXED THERETO.
  3.  MANUFACTURERS OF SUCH MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS SHALL ALSO PROVIDE LABELS
FOR PRODUCT DISPENSERS WHICH PROVIDE AN INDIVIDUAL  WITH  A  SINGLE  USE
MENSTRUAL  PRODUCT,  WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL IS NOT OBTAINING THE MENSTRUAL
PRODUCT IN ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGE OR BOX.
  4. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY  IN  ADDITION  TO  ANY
OTHER  LABELING REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER PROVISION
OF LAW.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01786-02-8

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  5. WHENEVER A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION HAS OCCURRED, A CIVIL  PENALTY
OF  ONE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  PER  PACKAGE  OR BOX SHALL BE IMPOSED ON THE
MANUFACTURER. WHERE THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE A  LABEL  FOR
PRODUCT  DISPENSERS  PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, THE
MANUFACTURER  SHALL  BE IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION AND A CIVIL PENALTY
OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS SHALL BE IMPOSED.
  § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.