Senate Bill S1856

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Bans the retail sale of aerosol spray paint to persons under the age of 18

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee

  • 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-S1856 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-i, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S532
2013-2014: S2251
2015-2016: S849
2017-2018: S1785
2019-2020: S83
2021-2022: S94

2009-S1856 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Bans the sale of aerosol spray paint that is not water soluble to persons under the age of 18; establishes civil penalty not to exceed $250 for violation.

2009-S1856 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1856 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1856

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 9, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  the  sale  of
  aerosol spray paint to persons under the age of eighteen

  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-i to read as follows:
  S 399-I. SALE OF AEROSOL SPRAY PAINT TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGH-
TEEN. 1. NO AEROSOL SPRAY PAINT CAN CONTAINING A FLUID THAT IS NOT WATER
SOLUBLE SHALL BE SOLD AT RETAIL WITHIN THE STATE TO  PERSONS  UNDER  THE
AGE OF EIGHTEEN.
  2.  A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL PENALTY
NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02647-01-9

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