STATE OF NEW YORK
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1143
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 10, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, LUPARDO, GOTTFRIED, ROSENTHAL, BARRETT --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, GLICK, HYNDMAN -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the sale, use
and application of styrene and products containing styrene by appear-
ance enhancement businesses
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
2 404-c to read as follows:
3 § 404-c. Styrene. 1. No owner or operator of an appearance enhancement
4 business shall knowingly:
5 a. sell, use or apply to any person styrene or a product containing
6 styrene; or
7 b. direct any agent or employee of such business to sell, use or apply
8 to any person styrene or a product containing styrene.
9 2. A first violation of this section shall be punishable by a civil
10 penalty of not more than one thousand dollars. A second or any subse-
11 quent violation of this section shall be a class B misdemeanor.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00970-01-7
