Assembly Bill A9901

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale of alcoholic energy drinks

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A9901 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-ddd, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1557
2013-2014: A5217
2015-2016: A8444
2017-2018: A4228
2019-2020: A3760

2009-A9901 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale of alcoholic energy drinks and provides definition thereof.

2009-A9901 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9901 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9901

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, M. MILLER, MAYERSOHN, COOK, CASTRO, DINOW-
  ITZ,  ERRIGO,  McDONOUGH,  FINCH  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A.
  CALHOUN, HIKIND, MENG -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
  Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
  sale of alcoholic energy drinks

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
399-ddd to read as follows:
  S 399-DDD. PROHIBITION ON THE IMPORTATION,  DISTRIBUTION  OR  SALE  OF
ALCOHOLIC ENERGY DRINKS. 1. NO PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, OR ASSOCIATION
SHALL  IMPORT,  DISTRIBUTE,  SELL  OR OFFER TO SELL ANY ALCOHOLIC ENERGY
DRINK.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "ALCOHOLIC ENERGY DRINK"
MEANS ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO  WHICH  CAFFEINE  OR  OTHER  STIMULANTS
WHICH ARE METABOLIZED AS CAFFEINE ARE ADDED.
  3.  WHENEVER THERE SHALL BE A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION AN APPLICATION
MAY BE MADE BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE NAME OF  THE  PEOPLE  OF  THE
STATE OF NEW YORK TO A COURT OR JUSTICE HAVING JURISDICTION BY A SPECIAL
PROCEEDING  TO  ISSUE AN INJUNCTION, AND UPON NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT OF
NOT LESS THAN FIVE DAYS, TO ENJOIN AND RESTRAIN THE CONTINUANCE OF  SUCH
VIOLATIONS;  AND  IF IT SHALL APPEAR TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COURT OR
JUSTICE THAT THE DEFENDANT HAS,  IN  FACT,  VIOLATED  THIS  SECTION,  AN
INJUNCTION  MAY  BE  ISSUED  BY  THE  COURT  OR  JUSTICE,  ENJOINING AND
RESTRAINING ANY FURTHER VIOLATIONS, WITHOUT  REQUIRING  PROOF  THAT  ANY
PERSON  HAS,  IN  FACT,  BEEN  INJURED  OR  DAMAGED THEREBY. IN ANY SUCH
PROCEEDING, THE COURT MAY MAKE ALLOWANCES TO  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL  AS
PROVIDED  IN  PARAGRAPH  SIX  OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION EIGHTY-THREE
HUNDRED THREE OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, AND  DIRECT  RESTITU-
TION.  WHENEVER  THE  COURT  SHALL  DETERMINE  THAT  A VIOLATION OF THIS
SECTION HAS OCCURRED, THE COURT MAY IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY OF  NOT  MORE
THAN  ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION. EACH SALE OF AN ALCOHOLIC
ENERGY DRINK IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL  CONSTITUTE  A  SEPARATE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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