Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Jan 22, 2013 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A2986
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ORTIZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Sandy Galef
multi-Sponsors
Barbara Clark
Richard Gottfried
Rhoda Jacobs
2013-A2986 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A2986 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2986 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 22, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, GALEF, BOYLAND -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK, GOTTFRIED, JACOBS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting restaurants from selling foods containing trans fats and requiring the posting of calorie, fat and sodium content in food items sold 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 396-jj to read as follows: S 396-JJ. RESTAURANTS; TRANS FATS PROHIBITED. 1. ANY RESTAURANT OR OTHER FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED OR COOKED AND OFFERED FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC FOR CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES SHALL NOT UTILIZE ANY TRANS FATS IN THE PREPARATION OR COOKING OF ANY FOOD ITEM OFFERED FOR SALE IN SUCH ESTABLISHMENT AND SHALL NOT OFFER FOR SALE OR SERVE ANY FOOD CONTAINING ANY TRANS FATS. 2. 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 RESPONDENT 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 RESPONDENT HAS, IN FACT, VIOLATED THIS SECTION, AN INJUNCTION MAY BE ISSUED BY SUCH COURT OR JUSTICE, ENJOINING AND RESTRAINING ANY FURTHER VIOLATION, WITHOUT REQUIRING PROOF THAT ANY PERSON HAS, IN FACT, BEEN INJURED OR DAMAGED THEREBY. WHENEVER THE COURT SHALL DETERMINE THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION HAS OCCURRED, THE COURT MAY IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY OF FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH DAY THAT SUCH VIOLATION OCCURS, BUT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL PENALTY THEREFOR EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH APPLICATION, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS AUTHORIZED TO TAKE PROOF AND MAKE A DETERMI- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06966-01-3
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