assembly Bill A8431

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to bee health and the beekeeping industry; repealer

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to agriculture
Jun 18, 2019 referred to agriculture

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A8431 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly 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
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A7568

A8431 (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.

A8431 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  8431

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 18, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO -- (at request of the Department of Agri-
  culture  and  Markets)  --  read once and referred 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 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REPEALED.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.
        175-b.] Rules and regulations.
        [175-c] 175-A. Review by court.

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