STATE OF NEW YORK
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1843
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
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 § 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 § 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.
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