Senate Bill S7837

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation of an advisory board within the department of agriculture and markets on food safety and inspection programs

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee


  • 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-S7837 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §26-a, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S5511
2023-2024: S5602

2019-S7837 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the creation of a thirteen member advisory board within the department of agriculture and markets on food safety and inspection programs; such board is to advise, counsel and confer with the commissioner of agriculture and markets on matters dealing with enforcement of laws and regulations regarding food safety and protection and shall make recommendations regarding any necessary statutory or regulatory changes.

2019-S7837 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7837 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7837
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 25, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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, in relation to creating
   an advisory board on food safety protection and inspection programs in
   the department of agriculture and markets
 
   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 26-a to read as follows:
   § 26-A. ADVISORY  BOARD  ON  DEPARTMENT  FOOD  SAFETY  PROTECTION  AND
 INSPECTION  PROGRAMS.  1.  THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT
 AN ADVISORY BOARD ON FOOD SAFETY PROTECTION AND INSPECTION  WHICH  SHALL
 CONSIST  OF  THIRTEEN MEMBERS.   SEVEN MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE
 GOVERNOR, INCLUDING AT LEAST TWO REPRESENTATIVES, WITH EXPERTISE IN FOOD
 SAFETY, FROM NEW YORK STATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES, ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF
 THE RETAIL FOOD INDUSTRY, ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE  FOOD  MANUFACTURING
 OR PROCESSING INDUSTRY, AND ONE FARMER.  THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND
 THE  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SHALL EACH HAVE TWO APPOINTMENTS.
 EACH SHALL APPOINT A MEMBER WHO  IS  A  CONSUMER  OR  REPRESENTATIVE  OF
 CONSUMER  INTERESTS AND EACH WILL APPOINT A MEMBER REPRESENTING THE FOOD
 INDUSTRY.  THE MINORITY LEADERS OF THE ASSEMBLY  AND  THE  SENATE  SHALL
 EACH  HAVE ONE APPOINTMENT.  IN ADDITION, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOLLOW-
 ING AGENCIES SHALL BE INVITED TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN ALL  MEETINGS
 OF THE ADVISORY BOARD AND, AT THEIR OPTION, SHALL BE EX OFFICIO MEMBERS:
   (A) A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT;
   (B) THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;
   (C) THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION SERVICE;
 AND
   (D) THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
   2.  IT  SHALL  BE THE DUTY OF THE ADVISORY BOARD HEREBY ESTABLISHED TO
 ADVISE, COUNSEL AND CONFER WITH THE COMMISSIONER ON MATTERS OF POLICY IN
 CONNECTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT  OF  LAWS  AND  REGU-
 LATIONS  RELATING TO FOOD SAFETY.  THE ADVISORY BOARD SHALL SPECIFICALLY
 EXAMINE THE ADEQUACY OF FOOD SAFETY PROTECTION  AND  INSPECTION  BY  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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