Assembly Actions -
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Jan 14, 2011 |
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Senate Bill S1961
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
2011-S1961 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง201-d, Ag & Mkts L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S905
2013-2014: S3126
2011-S1961 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs commissioner of agriculture and markets to require that the proprietor of a business where a kosher food violation of law occurred to post a report of such violation in the public portion of every premises in which a food business is conducted, for a period of time beginning with the date the sanction, penalty or both are imposed; requires such report be posted for a period of at least six months.
2011-S1961 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1961 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requiring a report of violations by kosher food establishments to be posted on the premises in which business is conducted SUMMARY: To require kosher food establishments to report violations of the law, by posting a record of such violation, on the premises. This bill amends Section 201-d of the Agriculture and Markets law, to require any hotel, restaurant, caterer, food establishment, or other places where kosher food products are sold for. consumption on or off the premises, to conspicuously post records of any .violation relating to the non-compliance with kosher enforcement laws. The record shall contain the nature of the violation and the sanction or penalty imposed. This record shall be posted for a period of at least six months beginning with the date the sanction or penalty is imposed. JUSTIFICATION: Currently, the kosher consumer has no knowledge of which food establishment, hotel or caterer, have been cited for_ violating kosher enforcement laws. In the past we have found
2011-S1961 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1961 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir- ing a report of violations by kosher food establishments to be posted on the premises in which business is conducted THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 201-d of the agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new closing paragraph to read as follows: IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTY PROVIDED BY LAW, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE THE PROPRIETOR OF ANY HOTEL, RESTAURANT, CATERER, FOOD ESTABLISHMENT OR OTHER PLACE WHERE FOOD PRODUCTS ARE SOLD FOR CONSUMP- TION ON OR OFF THE PREMISES AND WHERE A VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED ONE-A, TWO HUNDRED ONE-B OR TWO HUNDRED ONE-C OF THIS ARTICLE HAS OCCURRED TO CONSPICUOUSLY POST A RECORD OF SUCH VIOLATION IN THE PORTION OF EVERY PREMISES IN WHICH A FOOD BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY SUCH PROPRIETOR, WHICH RECORD SHALL CONTAIN THE NATURE OF THE VIOLATION AND THE SANCTION AND PENALTY IMPOSED IN SUCH FORM AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DETERMINE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE SUCH RECORD TO BE CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST SIX MONTHS, BEGINNING WITH THE DATE THE SANCTION OR PENALTY, OR BOTH, ARE IMPOSED. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law, provided, however, that effective immediate- ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the implementation of the foregoing section of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07088-01-1
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