STATE OF NEW YORK
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4632
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation 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:
1 Section 1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
2 vation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 24 to read as follows:
3 24. Encourage and promote farmers' markets which offer for sale farm
4 and food products, as such terms are defined in section two hundred
5 sixty of the agriculture and markets law, at state parks when such farm-
6 ers' market does not harm the natural environment or integrity of the
7 park. Such promotion shall include but not be limited to:
8 (a) posting information on the office's website pertaining to
9 locations and times of operation for such farmers' markets held in state
10 parks;
11 (b) identifying opportunities to expand farmers' markets to additional
12 state park locations; and
13 (c) coordinating with other state agencies, including but not limited
14 to empire state development and the department of agriculture and
15 markets, to further the goals of this subdivision.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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