Assembly Bill A1057

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the use of polystyrene containers by restaurants and food vendors to package unconsumed food

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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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2019-A1057 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2823
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-eee, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8408
2017-2018: A2199, S8079
2021-2022: S2869

2019-A1057 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the use of polystyrene containers by restaurants and food vendors to package unconsumed food.

2019-A1057 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1057
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI, SIMON, ORTIZ, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored
   by  --  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED, THIELE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
   use of polystyrene containers by restaurants and food vendors

   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-eee to read as follows:
   §  399-EEE.  PROHIBITING  THE USE OF POLYSTYRENE CONTAINERS BY RESTAU-
 RANTS AND OTHER FOOD VENDORS TO PACKAGE UNCONSUMED FOOD. 1. DEFINITIONS.
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS AS  USED  IN  THIS
 SECTION:
   (A)  "POLYSTYRENE"  OR  "POLYSTYRENE FOAM" MEANS BLOWN POLYSTYRENE AND
 EXPANDED FOAMS UTILIZING A STYRENE MONOMER AND PROCESSED BY  ANY  NUMBER
 OF  TECHNIQUES.  POLYSTYRENE FOAM IS GENERALLY USED TO MAKE CUPS, BOWLS,
 PLATES, TRAYS, CLAMSHELL CONTAINERS, MEAT TRAYS AND EGG CARTONS.
   (B) "FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT" MEANS  ANY  AREA,  INCLUDING  OUTDOOR
 SEATING AREAS, IN WHICH THE BUSINESS IS THE SALE OF FOOD FOR ON-PREMISES
 CONSUMPTION.
   (C) "FOOD VENDOR" MEANS ANY STORE, SHOP, SALES OUTLET, OR OTHER ESTAB-
 LISHMENT,  INCLUDING  A  DELICATESSEN  OR RESTAURANT THAT SELLS PREPARED
 FOODS AND PROVIDES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION OF SUCH FOODS.
   (D) "DISPOSABLE  FOOD  SERVICE  WARE"  MEANS  ALL  CONTAINERS,  BOWLS,
 PLATES,  TRAYS,  CARTONS,  CUPS, LIDS, AND OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE DESIGNED
 FOR ONE-TIME USE FOR PREPARED FOODS AND MAY BE USED TO PACKAGE LEFTOVERS
 FROM PARTIALLY CONSUMED MEALS PREPARED BY  FOOD  SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENTS
 AND/OR FOOD VENDORS.
   2.  USE  OF  POLYSTYRENE  DISPOSABLE  FOOD SERVICE WARE PROHIBITED FOR
 PACKAGING UNCONSUMED FOOD. NO FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT OR FOOD  VENDOR
 SHALL  USE POLYSTYRENE DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE WARE FOR THE PACKAGING OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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