assembly Bill A9644

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to providing notice upon requests for public information regarding certain farm operations

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Jan 30, 2018 referred to agriculture

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A9644 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S722
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §308-b, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8596, S4904
2015-2016: A2429, S3117
2019-2020: S121

A9644 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing notice upon requests for public information regarding certain farm operations.

A9644 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9644

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2018
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. JENNE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requests
  for public information regarding certain farm operations

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

  Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
section 308-b to read as follows:
  § 308-B. NOTIFICATION  OF  FOIL  REQUEST.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
PROVISION  OF  LAW,  UPON  THE  REQUEST  OF ANY PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY
RECORDS OF A FARM OPERATION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE  OF
THIS  ARTICLE, FROM AN AGENCY OR OTHER STATE ENTITY; THE AGENCY OR STATE
ENTITY OF WHICH THE REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE SHALL INFORM THE OWNER  AND/OR
OPERATOR  OF  SUCH  FARM OPERATION IN WRITING THAT A REQUEST FOR RECORDS
CONCERNING  THEIR  FARM  OPERATION  HAS  BEEN   SUBMITTED,   PROVIDE   A
DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS REQUESTED AND PROVIDE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE
PERSON OR ENTITY REQUESTING SUCH RECORDS. NOTIFICATION OF THE FARM OPER-
ATION  IS  TO BE MADE BY THE AGENCY OR STATE ENTITY WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS
DAYS OF SUBMISSION OF THE RECORDS REQUEST BY THE PERSON OR ENTITY  SEEK-
ING SUCH RECORDS.
  §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and the commissioner of
agriculture and markets is hereby authorized to add, amend and/or repeal
any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this  act  on
its effective date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04335-01-7