S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7992
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 4, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
misbranding of food products not containing meat
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 201-j to read as follows:
§ 201-J. MISBRANDING OF FOOD PRODUCTS NOT CONTAINING MEAT. A FOOD
PRODUCT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE MISBRANDED IF THE FOOD PRODUCT IS LABELED
OR BRANDED IN A FALSE, DECEPTIVE OR MISLEADING MANNER THAT MISREPRESENTS
THE PRODUCT AS MEAT OR MEAT FOOD PRODUCT AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED IN
SECTION NINETY-SIX-G OF THIS CHAPTER OR AS POULTRY AS DEFINED IN SECTION
NINETY-B OF THIS CHAPTER.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or
before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09718-01-1