Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Jan 11, 2021 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A1517
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL L
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
Deborah Glick
Aileen Gunther
multi-Sponsors
Donna Lupardo
N. Nick Perry
2021-A1517 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A1517 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1517 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 11, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, GLICK, GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPARDO, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to labeling and sale of cloned animals and food products from cloned animals or the progeny of such animals 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 210-b to read as follows: § 210-B. LABELING OF FOOD PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM CLONED ANIMALS. 1. ANY PERSON WHO MANUFACTURES OR PROCESSES FOOD PRODUCTS, INCLUDING FRESH OR FROZEN MEAT, MEAT PREPARATIONS, MEAT BY-PRODUCTS, POULTRY, EGGS OR OTHER DAIRY FOOD OR DAIRY FOOD PRODUCTS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION SHALL INDICATE ON THE LABEL OF SUCH FOOD PRODUCTS WHEN PACKAGED, OR BY A SIGN WHEN NOT PACKAGED, AS THE CASE MAY BE, THAT SUCH FOOD CONTAINS THE PROD- UCT OF A CLONED ANIMAL OR ITS PROGENY. 2. AN IMPORTER OF FOOD PRODUCTS FROM OUT-OF-STATE MANUFACTURERS OR PROCESSORS OF FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION THAT CONTAINS ANY PRODUCT FROM A CLONED ANIMAL OR ITS PROGENY SHALL LABEL THE FOOD TO INDICATE THAT THE FOOD INCLUDES THE PRODUCT OF A CLONED ANIMAL OR ITS PROGENY IF THE IMPORTER HAS REASONABLE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE FOOD CONTAINS SUCH PRODUCT. 3. ANY PERSON WHO PURCHASES OR OTHERWISE OBTAINS ANY FOOD PRODUCT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION WHICH IS LABELED SO AS TO DISCLOSE THAT THE FOOD CONTAINS A PRODUCT FROM A CLONED ANIMAL OR ITS PROGENY, AND WHO RESELLS SUCH FOOD PRODUCT TO ANOTHER PERSON SHALL ENSURE THAT THE FOOD IS LABELED TO DISCLOSE THAT THE FOOD CONTAINS A PRODUCT FROM A CLONED ANIMAL OR ITS PROGENY. 4. THE INFORMATION ON THE LABEL REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DISPLAYED IN A CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY LEGIBLE BOLDFACE PRINT OR TYPE THAT IS IN CLEAR CONTRAST TO OTHER MATTER ON THE PACKAGE. THE LABEL EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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