S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1507
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 12, 2021
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Introduced by Sens. MAY, BIAGGI, BRESLIN, GAUGHRAN, KRUEGER, LIU, MYRIE,
THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
adding cider to the list of returnable beverage containers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 27-1003 of the environmental
conservation law, as amended by section 2 of part SS of chapter 59 of
the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
1. "Beverage" means carbonated soft drinks, water, CIDER, beer, other
malt beverages and a wine product as defined in subdivision thirty-six-a
of section three of the alcoholic beverage control law. "Malt beverages"
means any beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation or infusion or
decoction of barley, malt, hops, or other wholesome grain or cereal and
water including, but not limited to ale, stout or malt liquor. "Water"
means any beverage identified through the use of letters, words or
symbols on its product label as a type of water, including any flavored
water or nutritionally enhanced water, provided, however, that "water"
does not include any beverage identified as a type of water to which a
sugar has been added. "CIDER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN
SECTION THREE OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. Effective immediate-
ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04464-01-1