Assembly Bill A7403A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the department of agriculture and markets to establish a database of New York state farms and farm products

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  • 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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2021-A7403 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6330
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A7403, S6330

2021-A7403 - Summary

Requires the department of agriculture and markets to establish a publicly available searchable database of New York state farms which includes the products available for purchase, produce grown and contact information for each farm.

2021-A7403 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7403
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SEPTIMO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  requir-
   ing  the department of agriculture and markets to develop and maintain
   a database of New York state farms and farm products

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 52 to read as follows:
   52.  DEVELOP  AND MAINTAIN A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF
 NEW YORK STATE FARMS AND FARM PRODUCTS.  THE DATABASE SHALL INCLUDE  ALL
 FARMS LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE AND SHALL LIST THE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR
 PURCHASE, PRODUCE GROWN, AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR EACH FARM, UNLESS A
 FARM OPTS OUT OF BEING INCLUDED IN THE DATABASE BY NOTIFYING THE DEPART-
 MENT  OF  SUCH  OPTION.   THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE EASILY ACCESSIBLE
 ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO THE DATABASE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE AND  SHALL
 UPDATE THE DATABASE AT LEAST EVERY TWO YEARS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09761-03-1

2021-A7403A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6330
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A7403, S6330

2021-A7403A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of agriculture and markets to establish a publicly available searchable database of New York state farms which includes the products available for purchase, produce grown and contact information for each farm.

2021-A7403A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7403--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SEPTIMO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Agriculture --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir-
   ing the department of agriculture and markets to develop and  maintain
   a database of New York state farms and farm products
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 52 to read as follows:
   52. DEVELOP AND  MAINTAIN,  IN  COOPERATION  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  AND  URBAN  DEVELOPMENT  CORPORATION,  A PUBLICLY
 AVAILABLE SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF NEW YORK STATE FARMS AND FARM PRODUCTS.
 THE DATABASE SHALL INCLUDE ALL FARMS LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE AND  SHALL
 LIST  THE  PRODUCTS  AVAILABLE  FOR PURCHASE AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR
 EACH FARM, UNLESS A FARM OPTS OUT OF BEING INCLUDED IN THE  DATABASE  BY
 NOTIFYING  THE  DEPARTMENT OF SUCH OPTION.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE
 EASILY ACCESSIBLE ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO THE DATABASE ON THE  DEPARTMENT'S
 WEBSITE AND SHALL UPDATE THE DATABASE AT LEAST EVERY TWO YEARS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09761-04-1

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