S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6852
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 21, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir-
ing the department of agriculture and markets to post the results of
its graded inspections on their website
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 500 of the agri-
culture and markets law, as amended by section 8 of part I1 of chapter
62 of the laws of 2003, is amended and a new subdivision 6 is added to
read as follows:
(b) "Retail food store" means any establishment or section of an
establishment where food and food products are offered to the consumer
and intended for off-premises consumption, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, A SUPERMARKET, BODEGA OR DELICATESSEN. The term does not include
establishments which handle only pre-packaged, non-potentially hazardous
foods, roadside markets that offer only fresh fruits and fresh vegeta-
bles for sale, food service establishments, or food and beverage vending
machines. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "BODEGA" SHALL MEAN A SMALL
GROCERY OR CONVENIENCE STORE AND "DELICATESSEN" SHALL MEAN A STORE SELL-
ING COLD CUTS, CHEESES, AND A VARIETY OF SALADS, AS WELL AS A SELECTION
OF UNUSUAL OR FOREIGN PREPARED FOODS.
6. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST THE RESULTS OF ITS GRADED INSPECTIONS ON
THEIR WEBSITE, INCLUDING THE RETAIL FOOD STORE'S NAME, ADDRESS, DATE OF
INSPECTION, GRADE AND A LIST OF ANY VIOLATIONS CITED WITHIN FOURTEEN
DAYS OF A GRADED INSPECTION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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