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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         3396--A
            Cal. No. 418
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    January 29, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by Sens. MAY, BIAGGI, BROUK, HELMING, HINCHEY, MANNION, PARK-
          ER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed
          to  the  Committee  on  Agriculture  --  reported  favorably from said
          committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered  to  a  third
          reading,  passed  by  Senate  and delivered to the Assembly, recalled,
          vote reconsidered, restored to  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
          reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
          promotion of New York state animal and plant fiber
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 2-g to read as follows:
     3    2-g.  Aid, in cooperation with the department of economic development,
     4  in the promotion, marketing and sale, both within and outside the state,
     5  of New York state animal and plant fiber and  products  made  from  such
     6  fiber.   For the purposes of this subdivision animal fiber means natural
     7  fibers that have formed the covering, or fleece, of sheep or other hairy
     8  animals such as goats or alpacas, shorn for  the  purposes  of  creating
     9  textile products, and plant fiber means natural fibers that are obtained
    10  from  plants  and  used  to  create  textile products including, but not
    11  limited to, hemp. Such aid shall include, but not be limited to:
    12    (a) the opportunity for producers of animal and plant  fibers  in  the
    13  state  to  participate in programs that offer seals or logos identifying
    14  such fibers as grown in New York state and certified for their  quality,
    15  for product labeling, advertising, and displays; and
    16    (b)  the  development  of educational materials about animal and plant
    17  fiber, especially for young  people,  in  cooperation  with  cooperative
    18  extension,  boards of cooperative educational services, local fairs, and
    19  the state fair.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08936-06-1