Senate Bill S3046

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the production, sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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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2025-S3046 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A54
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-tt, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A10052
2023-2024: S6314, A4785

2025-S3046 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the importation, manufacture, sale, distribution and use of glue traps, glue boards, and other adhesive-based animal traps.

2025-S3046 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S3046 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3046
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. BRISPORT, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MARTINEZ, SALAZAR -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
   production, sale and use of adhesive-based animal traps

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 399-tt to read as follows:
   §  399-TT.  ADHESIVE-BASED  ANIMAL  TRAPS;  PROHIBITION.  1.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   (A) "ADHESIVE-BASED  ANIMAL  TRAP"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  DEVICE  THAT  IS
 DESIGNED  OR IS CAPABLE OF BEING USED TO CAPTURE AN ANIMAL THE SIZE OF A
 RODENT OR LARGER, BY MEANS OF AN ADHESIVE SUBSTANCE,  INCLUDING  DEVICES
 COMMONLY KNOWN AS GLUE TRAPS, GLUE BOARDS, AND ANY SIMILAR TRAP.
   (B) "DISTRIBUTOR" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON WHO DELIVERS TO A PERSON OTHER
 THAN A PURCHASER, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETAIL SALE.
   (C)  "EXTERMINATOR"  SHALL  MEAN  A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT IS LICENSED,
 CERTIFIED, PERMITTED OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED  UNDER  THE  LAWS  OF  THIS
 STATE  TO  PROVIDE  RODENT AND PEST CONTROL SERVICES AND ANY EMPLOYEE OR
 AGENT THEREOF ENGAGING IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES.
   (D) "INSECT TRAP" SHALL MEAN ANY DEVICE THAT IS  DESIGNED  TO  CAPTURE
 INSECTS BY MEANS OF AN ADHESIVE SUBSTANCE.
   (E)  "MANUFACTURER" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON, FIRM, ASSOCIATION, PARTNER-
 SHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, OR CORPORATION THAT PRODUCES, PREPARES,
 FORMULATES, OR COMPOUNDS AN ADHESIVE-BASED ANIMAL  TRAP  AS  DEFINED  IN
 THIS  SUBDIVISION. IN THE CASE OF AN ADHESIVE-BASED ANIMAL TRAP IMPORTED
 INTO THE UNITED STATES, "MANUFACTURER" SHALL MEAN THE IMPORTER OR  FIRST
 DOMESTIC DISTRIBUTOR OF SUCH PRODUCT IF THE ENTITY THAT MANUFACTURES THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00528-01-5
 S. 3046                             2
              

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