Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Jan 31, 2019 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A3792
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MCDONOUGH
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Edward Ra
Peter Lawrence
Andrew Raia
Angelo J. Morinello
2019-A3792 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §399-dddd, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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A8647
2019-A3792 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3792 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 31, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONOUGH, D'URSO, RA, LAWRENCE, RAIA, MORINELLO, DAVILA -- 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 sale of snortable chocolate-based powder 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-dddd to read as follows: § 399-DDDD. PROHIBITION ON THE IMPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION OR SALE OF SNORTABLE CHOCOLATE-BASED POWDER. 1. NO PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, OR ASSOCIATION SHALL IMPORT, DISTRIBUTE, SELL OR OFFER TO SELL ANY SNORTA- BLE CHOCOLATE-BASED POWDER. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "SNORTABLE CHOCOLATE BASED-POWDER" MEANS ANY SNORTABLE CHOCOLATE-BASED POWDER WHICH INCLUDES CACAO POWDER, AS WELL AS GINGKO BILOBA, TAURINE AND GUARANA. 3. WHENEVER THERE SHALL BE A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION AN APPLICATION MAY BE MADE BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO A COURT OR JUSTICE HAVING JURISDICTION BY A SPECIAL PROCEEDING TO ISSUE AN INJUNCTION, AND UPON NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE DAYS, TO ENJOIN AND RESTRAIN THE CONTINUANCE OF SUCH VIOLATIONS; AND IF IT SHALL APPEAR TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COURT OR JUSTICE THAT THE DEFENDANT HAS, IN FACT, VIOLATED THIS SECTION, AN INJUNCTION MAY BE ISSUED BY THE COURT OR JUSTICE, ENJOINING AND RESTRAINING ANY FURTHER VIOLATIONS, WITHOUT REQUIRING PROOF THAT ANY PERSON HAS, IN FACT, BEEN INJURED OR DAMAGED THEREBY. IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING, THE COURT MAY MAKE ALLOWANCES TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH SIX OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION EIGHTY-THREE HUNDRED THREE OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, AND DIRECT RESTITU- TION. WHENEVER THE COURT SHALL DETERMINE THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION HAS OCCURRED, THE COURT MAY IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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