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A01231 Summary:

A01231 Actions:

A01231 Committee Votes:

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:06/06/2016AYE/NAY:21/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Lentol
Aye
Graf
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
McKevitt
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Wright
Absent
Ra
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Tenney
Aye
Cook
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Titus
Aye
O'Donnell
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:06/07/2016AYE/NAY:29/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Aye
Kolb
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Tedisco
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Farrell
Aye
Butler
Aye
Gantt
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Finch
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Raia
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Duprey
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Cook
Aye
Glick
Aye
Morelle
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Wright
Excused
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Markey
Aye

A01231 Floor Votes:

A01231 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         1231--B
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 8, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JAFFEE,  DINOWITZ, MOSLEY, COLTON, ARROYO --
          Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRON, COOK, CROUCH,  GLICK,  McLAUGH-
          LIN, RIVERA, ROBINSON, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee  on  Agriculture -- recommitted to the Committee on Agriculture in
          accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
          tee -- reported and referred to the Committee on  Codes  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  agriculture  and  markets  law,  in relation to
          misbranding of certain fish species
 
          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 201-i to read as follows:
     3    § 201-i. Misbranding of certain fish species. 1.    As  used  in  this
     4  section:  (a) "escolar" shall mean any variety of fish known as escolar,
     5  walu, snake mackerel, or any other common name of the scientific species
     6  name lepidocybium flavorbrunneum.
     7    (b)  "oilfish"  shall mean any variety of fish known as oilfish or any
     8  other common name of the scientific species name ruvettus pretiosus.
     9    (c) "white tuna" shall mean the fish species known as  albacore  tuna,
    10  long fin tuna, or the scientific species name thunnus alalunga.
    11    2.  No  person,  wholesaler,  distributor,  retail  food store or food
    12  service establishment shall willfully sell, offer for sale,  distribute,
    13  import, or export the species of fish commonly known as escolar or oilf-
    14  ish under the name tuna, albacore tuna, white tuna, or any other species
    15  name,  common  or scientific, other than the recognized common or scien-
    16  tific species names for such species defined in subdivision one of  this
    17  section.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06132-04-6
        A. 1231--B                          2
 
     1    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
     2  it shall have become a law, provided, however, that effective immediate-
     3  ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
     4  necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
     5  authorized  and directed to be made and completed by the commissioner of
     6  agriculture and markets on or before such effective date.