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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8220
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    October 24, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. SILVER, JAFFEE, ABBATE, BRINDISI, CAHILL, CLARK,
          COLTON, CUSICK, CYMBROWITZ, DINOWITZ, ENGLEBRIGHT, LAVINE, MAGNARELLI,
          MARKEY, MILLMAN, MORELLE, PEOPLES-STOKES,  ROBERTS,  ROSA,  ROSENTHAL,
          SCARBOROUGH,  SCHIMEL,  SEPULVEDA, THIELE, TITONE, ZEBROWSKI -- Multi-
          Sponsored by -- M. of A.   ABINANTI,  BRAUNSTEIN,  BUCHWALD,  FARRELL,

          GLICK,  GOTTFRIED,  HEVESI,  JACOBS,  LENTOL, MAGEE, McDONALD, MILLER,
          MOSLEY, MOYA, NOLAN,  OTIS,  ROBINSON,  RODRIGUEZ,  SIMOTAS,  SWEENEY,
          WEINSTEIN,  WEISENBERG  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
          Agriculture
 
        AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  certain
          inspections
 
          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 23-a to read as follows:
     3    §  23-a.  Inspections of entities involving food.  Notwithstanding any
     4  other law, rule or regulation, the department shall make  available  and
     5  prominently post on its website, or another agency or executive website,

     6  any  violation, for the most recent three years for which data is avail-
     7  able, resulting from an  inspection  conducted  by  the  department,  of
     8  retail  or  wholesale  entities involved in handling food including, but
     9  not limited to, retail food stores, food warehouses, food  manufacturers
    10  and  food processors. Such information shall include, but not be limited
    11  to, the following:
    12    1. the name and business address of the violator, including  the  name
    13  of  the  business  and  address of the premises where the violation took
    14  place if different;
    15    2. for a manufacturer  or  processor,  the  brand  names  of  products
    16  produced, manufactured, or processed at the premises where the violation

    17  or  violations  occurred, provided however, if the department determines
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11782-03-3
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     1  that any products were not affected by such violations the name of  such
     2  products need not be listed;
     3    3. the date of inspection of the premises by the department;
     4    4. the violation or violations that occurred; and
     5    5. the penalty which has been imposed by the department.
     6    §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
     7  have become a law.