assembly Bill A7568

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to bee health and the beekeeping industry; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7111 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed by Governor

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 26, 2021 signed chap.160
Jun 17, 2021 delivered to governor
Jun 07, 2021 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.484
substituted for a7568
Jun 07, 2021 substituted by s7111
rules report cal.484
reported
May 26, 2021 reported referred to rules
May 25, 2021 reported referred to ways and means
May 19, 2021 reported referred to codes
May 14, 2021 referred to agriculture

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A7568 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7111
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §169-d, amd Art 15, §301, Ag & Mkts L; amd §483, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8431

A7568 (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.

A7568 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7568
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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 HONEY BEE 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.
   § 173. APIARY INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 1. THERE IS  HEREBY  ESTAB-
 LISHED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AN APIARY INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHICH