Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcohol or tobacco products within a one mile radius of schools or daycare centers; defines the term "billboard".
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6892
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 25, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, RIVERA, RYAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
of A. CAHILL, CYMBROWITZ, GALEF, LIFTON -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to billboards
advertising alcohol or tobacco products
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
2 section 397-b to read as follows:
3 § 397-b. Billboards advertising alcohol or tobacco products. No bill-
4 board advertising any alcohol or tobacco product shall be erected or
5 maintained within a one mile radius of (1) any public or private elemen-
6 tary or secondary school, or (2) any daycare center. For purposes of
7 this section, the term "billboard" shall include any billboard, sign,
8 notice, poster, display or other stationary device intended to attract
9 or which does attract the attention of operators of motor vehicles or
10 pedestrians.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
12 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10921-01-9
