Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to develop and conduct a public awareness campaign regarding Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5873
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 16, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to a public
awareness campaign regarding Lyme disease and other tick-borne
diseases
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 16-b to read as follows:
3 § 16-b. Public awareness campaign regarding Lyme disease and other
4 tick-borne diseases. The commissioner, in consultation with the commis-
5 sioner of health, shall develop and conduct a public awareness campaign
6 regarding Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. The campaign may
7 utilize public forums, social media and mass media, including but not
8 limited to internet, radio, and print advertising and shall include
9 materials and information on the department's website. The campaign
10 shall be tailored to educate farmers, farm workers, and other agricul-
11 tural employees regarding: (a) Lyme disease and other tick-borne
12 diseases; (b) recognition of the symptoms of Lyme disease and other
13 tick-borne diseases; (c) the available treatments for Lyme disease and
14 other tick-borne diseases; and (d) preventive measures that may be taken
15 to lessen the threat posed by ticks carrying Lyme disease or other tick-
16 borne diseases.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11790-01-9
