STATE OF NEW YORK
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5380--B
Cal. No. 205
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 16, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO, WOERNER, BARRETT, STIRPE, STECK, THIELE,
PAULIN, HAWLEY, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO, MONTESANO, SCHMITT, ANGELINO,
LEMONDES, McDONOUGH, B. MILLER, MORINELLO, TAGUE, SIMON, BUTTENSCHON,
OTIS, BLANKENBUSH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GALEF -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading,
amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on 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.
LBD08936-07-1
