senate Bill S6182A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to bee health and the beekeeping industry; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee


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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020 referred to agriculture
Jun 10, 2019 print number 6182a
Jun 10, 2019 amend (t) and recommit to agriculture
May 21, 2019 referred to agriculture

Co-Sponsors

S6182 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §169-d, amd Art 15 §§173 - 175-b, §301, Ag & Mkts L; amd §483, RPT L

S6182 - Summary

Establishes the apiary industry advisory committee; defines terms; requires the commissioner of agriculture and markets to give a beekeeper advanced notice of any inspection of an apiary; establishes the cooperative honeybee health improvement program (view more) makes related provisions.

S6182 - Sponsor Memo

S6182 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  6182

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 21, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. METZGER -- (at request of the Department of Agricul-
  ture and Markets) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed
  to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

AN  ACT  to  amend the agriculture and markets law and the real property
  tax law, in relation to bee health and the beekeeping industry; and to
  repeal certain provisions of such laws relating thereto

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

  Section  1.  Section  169-d  of  the  agriculture  and  markets law is
REPEALED.
  § 2. Article 15 of the agriculture and markets law, as added by  chap-
ter 166 of the laws of 1925, sections 173, 174, 175 and 175-b as amended
by  chapter  430  of  the  laws of 1985, subdivision 9 of section 174 as
added by chapter 276 of the laws of 2000, section 175-c  as  amended  by
chapter  310  of  the laws of 1962 and section 175-d as added by chapter
398 of the laws of 1938, is amended to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE XV

                              BEE DISEASES

Section 173.   APIARY INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
        173-A. DEFINITIONS.
        173-B. Eradication of bee diseases and certain insects affecting
                 bees.
        173-C. COOPERATIVE HONEYBEE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
        174.   Keeping of diseased and banned bees prohibited; existence
                 of disease to be reported.
        175.   [Transportation of bees and bee material.
        175-b.] Rules and regulations.
        [175-c] 175-A. Review by court.
        [175-d] 175-B. Violations  remedies.

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

Co-Sponsors

S6182A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §169-d, amd Art 15 §§173 - 175-b, §301, Ag & Mkts L; amd §483, RPT L

S6182A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the apiary industry advisory committee; defines terms; requires the commissioner of agriculture and markets to give a beekeeper advanced notice of any inspection of an apiary; establishes the cooperative honeybee health improvement program (view more) makes related provisions.

S6182A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S6182A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 6182--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 21, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  METZGER,  MAY -- (at request of the Department of
  Agriculture and Markets) -- read twice and ordered printed,  and  when
  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Agriculture -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and  the  real  property
  tax law, in relation to bee health and the beekeeping industry; and to
  repeal  certain provisions of the agriculture and markets law relating
  thereto

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

  Section  1.  Section  169-d  of  the  agriculture  and  markets law is
REPEALED.
  § 2. Article 15 of the agriculture and markets law, as added by  chap-
ter 166 of the laws of 1925, sections 173, 174, 175 and 175-b as amended
by  chapter  430  of  the  laws of 1985, subdivision 9 of section 174 as
added by chapter 276 of the laws of 2000, section 175-c  as  amended  by
chapter  310  of  the laws of 1962 and section 175-d as added by chapter
398 of the laws of 1938, is amended to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE XV

                              BEE DISEASES

Section 173.   APIARY INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
        173-A. DEFINITIONS.
        173-B. Eradication of bee diseases and certain insects affecting
                 bees.
        173-C. COOPERATIVE HONEYBEE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
        174.   Keeping of diseased and banned bees prohibited; existence
                 of disease to be reported.
        175.   [Transportation of bees and bee material.

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

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