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Jan 05, 2022 | referred to environmental conservation |
Feb 16, 2021 | referred to environmental conservation |
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
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Richard Gottfried
Deborah Glick
Amy Paulin
Jo Anne Simon
A5383 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8264
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 27 Title 32 §§27-3201 - 27-3205, En Con L; add §399-tt, Gen Bus L
A5383 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5383 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 16, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the general busi- ness law, in relation to prohibitions on single-use plastic cutlery in restaurants THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new title 32 to read as follows: TITLE 32 PLASTIC CUTLERY RESTRICTIONS SECTION 27-3201. DEFINITIONS. 27-3203. SINGLE-USE PLASTIC CUTLERY. 27-3205. ENFORCEMENT. § 27-3201. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, "RESTAURANT" MEANS ANY DINER OR OTHER EATING OR BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENT, WHICH OFFERS FOR SALE FOOD OR BEVERAG- ES TO THE PUBLIC, GUESTS, MEMBERS, OR PATRONS, WHETHER CONSUMPTION OCCURS ON OR OFF THE PREMISES. § 27-3203. SINGLE-USE PLASTIC CUTLERY. 1. (A) RESTAURANTS SHALL ONLY PROVIDE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC CUTLERY TO CUSTOMERS WHEN EXPLICITLY REQUESTED BY THE CUSTOMER. (B) NO INQUIRY INTO THE REASON FOR THE REQUEST SHALL BE MADE BY A RESTAURANT OR ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES IN CARRYING OUT THE REQUEST AUTHOR- IZED BY PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. 2. (A) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PRECLUDE A RESTAURANT FROM PROVIDING CUSTOMERS WITH NON-PLASTIC CUTLERY AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO SINGLE-USE PLASTIC CUTLERY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CUTLERY MADE FROM METAL, SUGAR CANE, BAMBOO, WOOD OR COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08882-01-1