BILL NO A01843
SAME AS No same as
SPONSOR Gunther (MS)
COSPNSR Steck, Clark, Hooper, Abinanti, Montesano, Tenney
MLTSPNSR Lupinacci, Perry, Rivera, Schimel
Add S96-z-30, Ag & Mkts L
Requires poultry products treated with antibiotics containing arsenic to bear a
label so indicating.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1843
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 13, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, STECK, CLARK, HOOPER, CAMARA, ABINANTI,
MONTESANO, TENNEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPINACCI, PERRY,
RIVERA, SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agricul-
ture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir-
ing poultry products treated with antibiotics containing arsenic to
bear a label so indicating
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
2 section 96-z-30 to read as follows:
3 S 96-Z-30. ARSENIC LABELING. NO POULTRY OR POULTRY PRODUCT FOR HUMAN
4 CONSUMPTION WHICH HAS RECEIVED FOOD TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS CONTAINING
5 ARSENIC, SHALL BE SOLD, EXPOSED FOR SALE, EXCHANGED OR TRANSPORTED WITH-
6 IN THE STATE UNLESS THE SAME SHALL BEAR A LABEL INDICATING SUCH PRODUCT
7 WAS "FED WITH ANTIBIOTICS CONTAINING ARSENIC".
8 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
9 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
10 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
11 tation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on or
12 before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01536-01-5
