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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to consumer protection |
Feb 25, 2009 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S2629
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
(R, C, Ind, WF) Senate District
2009-S2629 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A604
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง392-j, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A320
2013-2014: A1372
2015-2016: A1215
2017-2018: A101
2019-2020: A171
2021-2022: A1156
2009-S2629 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2629 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to preserving the integrity and safety of pharmaceutical drugs PURPOSE : To preserve the integrity and safety of pharmaceutical drugs; to protect consumers from false labeling and misrepresentations concerning pharmaceutical drugs. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This legislation would add section 392-j to article 26 of the general business law, related to false labels and misrepresentations concerning pharmaceutical drugs. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : S.86 of 2007-08; S.6924 of 2005-06. JUSTIFICATION : Trademark counterfeiting is a serious problem which is reportedly getting worse. The counterfeit goods trade comprises the sale of so-called knock-offs of brand-name products; pirated intellectual property; and, increasingly, falsely labeled pharmaceutical drugs.
2009-S2629 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2629 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 25, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PADAVAN, DeFRANCISCO, GRIFFO, LARKIN, MORAHAN -- 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 preserving the integrity and safety of pharmaceutical drugs 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 392-j to read as follows: S 392-J. FALSE LABELS AND MISREPRESENTATIONS OF PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS. 1. A PERSON, WHO WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD: A. PUTS UPON A PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG, OR UPON A CASK, BOTTLE, STOPPER, VESSEL, CASE, COVER, WRAPPER, PACKAGE, BAND, TICKET, LABEL OR OTHER THING, CONTAINING OR COVERING SUCH PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG, OR WITH WHICH SUCH A PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG IS INTENDED TO BE SOLD, OR IS SOLD, ANY FALSE DESCRIPTION OR OTHER INDICATION OF OR RESPECTING THE TYPE OF PHARMACEU- TICAL SUBSTANCE OR COMPOUND, KIND, NUMBER, QUANTITY, WEIGHT OR MEASURE OF SUCH SUBSTANCE, OR ANY PART THEREOF, OR THE PLACE OR COUNTRY WHERE IT WAS MANUFACTURED OR PRODUCED OR THE QUALITY OR GRADE OF ANY SUCH SUBSTANCE, IF THE QUALITY OR GRADE THEREOF IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE MARKED, BRANDED OR OTHERWISE INDICATED ON OR WITH SUCH PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG; OR B. SELLS OR OFFERS FOR SALE A PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG, WHICH TO HIS OR HER KNOWLEDGE IS FALSELY DESCRIBED OR INDICATED UPON ANY SUCH PACKAGE, OR VESSEL CONTAINING THE SAME, OR LABEL THEREUPON, IN ANY OF THE PARTIC- ULARS SPECIFIED; OR C. DISTRIBUTES, SELLS OR EXPOSES FOR SALE ANY GOODS IN BULK TO WHICH NO NAME OR TRADEMARK SHALL BE ATTACHED, AND ORALLY OR OTHERWISE REPRES- ENTS THAT SUCH PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS ARE THE MANUFACTURE OR PRODUCTION OF SOME OTHER THAN THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURER OR PRODUCER; OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00565-01-9
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