Senate Bill S1608

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to permitting farmers markets in state and local parks

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-S1608 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4905
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3.09, Pks & Rec L; ren §72-p to be §72-q, amd §72-q, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S1608, A4905

2023-S1608 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits farmers markets in state and local parks.

2023-S1608 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1608 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1608
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SERRANO,  HELMING,  MAY, O'MARA -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law and
   the general municipal law, in relation to farmers'  markets  in  state
   and local parks

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic  preser-
 vation  law,  is  amended  by  adding  a  new  subdivision 24 to read as
 follows:
   24. PERMIT FARMERS'  MARKETS  WHICH  OFFER  FOR  SALE  FARM  AND  FOOD
 PRODUCTS,  AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY OF THE
 AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, AT STATE PARKS WHEN  SUCH  FARMERS'  MARKET
 DOES NOT HARM THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OR INTEGRITY OF THE PARK.
   §  2.  Section  72-p of the general municipal law, as added by chapter
 506 of the laws of 1989, is  renumbered  section  72-q  and  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MAY PERMIT FARMERS' MARKETS WHICH OFFER
 FOR SALE FARM AND FOOD PRODUCTS, AS SUCH TERMS ARE  DEFINED  IN  SECTION
 TWO  HUNDRED  SIXTY OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, IN ANY PARK OVER
 WHICH SUCH CORPORATION HAS JURISDICTION;  PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT  SUCH
 FARMERS'  MARKET  DOES  NOT  UNDULY BURDEN NEARBY RESIDENTS AND DOES NOT
 HARM THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OR INTEGRITY OF THE PARK.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04805-01-3

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